Table 1 Descriptive statistics by gender and type of household, 2007
From: Women’s and men’s responses to in-work benefits: the influence of children
Variables | Women without children | Women with children | Men without children | Men with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Individual characteristics | ||||
Age (in years) | 47.1 | 38.0 | 49.1 | 40.5 |
Educational level (%) | ||||
Normal school | 11.7 | 10.2 | 13.1 | 12.4 |
High school | 42.7 | 47.0 | 46.8 | 51.5 |
University | 45.6 | 42.8 | 40.1 | 36.1 |
Worked hour per week (H) (%) | ||||
H > 34 | 65.7 | 46.2 | 80.7 | 82.5 |
0 < H < 34 | 25.9 | 38.8 | 12.0 | 12.6 |
H = 0 | 8.4 | 15.0 | 7.3 | 4.9 |
Hourly wage (SEK),a by H | ||||
H > 34 | 156 | 155 | 197 | 188 |
0 < H < 34 | 146 | 135 | 155 | 148 |
H = 0 | - | - | - | |
Household characteristics | ||||
Children 1–5 years (%) | - | 49.2 | - | 49.2 |
Children 6–11 years (%) | - | 44.9 | - | 44.9 |
Children 12–18 years (%) | - | 43.6 | - | 43.6 |
Received housing allowance (%) | 1.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
Received welfare allowance (%) | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 4.9 |
Swedish born (both) | 79.6 | 71.9 | 79.6 | 71.9 |
Swedish born (one of them) | 11.2 | 14.9 | 11.2 | 14.9 |
Foreign-born | 9.2 | 13.2 | 9.2 | 13.2 |
Number of observations | 824 | 1051 | 824 | 1051 |