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Table 1 Socio-demographic and family-related characteristics of the study sample (n = 3129)

From: Applying the effort-reward imbalance model to household and family work: a population-based study of German mothers

 

n

%

Mothers' age (yr)

17-19

4

0.1

20-29

291

9.4

30-39

1328

42.8

40-49

1339

43.2

50-60

137

4.4

Missing

30

 

School education

Secondary general school

1008

32.6

Intermediate secondary school

1256

40.6

Upper secondary school

830

26.8

Missing

35

 

Per capita income 1 (€)

≤ 925

959

35.5

926-1542

1212

44.9

≥ 1543

530

19.6

Missing

427

 

Number of children

1

1187

40.5

2

1277

43.5

>2

470

16.0

Missing

196

 

Age of youngest child (yr)

0-2

479

15.5

3-5

500

16.2

6-11

1008

32.6

12-15

687

22.2

16-18

420

13.6

Missing

35

 

Marital status

Married

2214

71.9

Married but separated

80

2.6

Single

400

13.0

Divorced

362

11.8

Widowed

24

0.8

Missing

49

 

Single motherhood

Yes

506

16.8

No

2511

83.2

Missing

112

 

Employment status

Housewife

439

14.3

Maternity leave

127

4.1

Unemployed

97

3.2

Early retirement

28

0.9

Work ≤ 19 hours/week

669

21.8

Work half time (20-37 hours/week)

1163

37.8

Work full time (≥ 38 hours/week)

550

17.9

Missing

56

 

Division of housework 2

Mainly woman

1865

74.4

Woman and man alike

598

23.9

Mainly man

24

1.0

Other persons (as grandparents)

19

0.8

Missing

4

 

Spillover from work to family

No spillover

851

37.3

Moderate

935

41.0

Marked

494

21.7

Not employed

733

 

Missing

84

 

Effort-Reward Imbalance

Ratio > 1

598

19.3

Ratio ≤ 1

2499

80.7

Missing

32

 

Overcommitment

Score > 11

737

23.8

Score ≤ 11

2358

76.2

Missing

34

 
  1. Notes: 1 For calculation of per capita income information on household size and number of children were required resulting in higher frequency of missing data, 2 Single mothers were excluded from calculation.