Table 1.
Weighted sample descriptive statistics.
| Variables | Traditional Women | Egalitarian Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| %, Mean | SD | %, Mean | SD | |
| GHQ-12 | 23.87 | 6.27 | 24.32 | 5.79 |
| Job status, % | ||||
| Remain to be housewives | 79.19% | 73.08% | ||
| Transition into paid employment | 20.81% | 26.92% | ||
| Age | 41.49 | 8.77 | 38.93 | 10.37 |
| Age Groups, % | ||||
| 18–30 years old | 8.85% | 25.17% | ||
| 31–43 years old | 55.19% | 41.76% | ||
| 43–55 years old | 26.81% | 25.11% | ||
| 56–68 years old | 9.15% | 7.96% | ||
| Marital status, % | ||||
| Never married | 15.61% | 28.60% | ||
| Married | 74.15% | 62.39% | ||
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 10.24% | 9.01% | ||
| Presence of children, % | ||||
| No | 18.44% | 20.12% | ||
| Yes | 81.56% | 79.88% | ||
| Presence of longstanding illness, % | ||||
| Yes | 27.27% | 28.16% | ||
| No | 72.73% | 71.84% | ||
| Logged income | 5.96 | 1.66 | 6.12 | 1.58 |
| Ethic group | ||||
| British | 75.22% | 83.99% | ||
| Not British | 24.78% | 16.01% | ||
| Number of respondents (N = 1222) | N = 326 (24.64%) | N = 896 (75.36%) | ||
Note: % = Proportion, M = Mean, SD = Standard deviation; Weighted analysis.