Table 1.
Means and (Standard Deviations) for Human Capital and Attitudinal Characteristics by Provider Role Group
| Main-secondary (n = 94 couples) | Coprovider (n = 32 couples) | Ambivalent coprovider (n = 19 couples) | Mismatched (n = 127 couples) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | ||||
| Wives | 13.81 (1.90) | 16.19 (2.16) | 15.16 (1.98) | 14.66 (2.21) |
| Husbands | 14.07 (2.15) | 15.59 (2.03) | 15.05 (2.41) | 14.06 (2.35) |
| Couple a | 13.94b (1.77) | 15.89a (1.94) | 15.10a,c (1.93) | 14.36b,c (1.96) |
| H –W b | .27b (1.97) | −.59a (1.60) | −.10a,b (2.16) | −.61a (2.33) |
| Income | ||||
| Wives | 17,787 (10,438) | 36,126 (20,634) | 26,819 (11,900) | 26,796 (12,472) |
| Husbands | 41,666 (17,704) | 36,838 (14,264) | 55,568 (45,292) | 36,087 (16,335) |
| Couple a | 29,416a (9,909) | 36,482b (13,909) | 41,193b (20,229) | 31,406a (10,893) |
| H –W b | 23,257b (17,981) | 712a (22,014) | 28,750b (52,432) | 9,363a (19,383) |
| Work Hours | ||||
| Wives | 33.97 (8.43) | 40.17 (7.05) | 37.74 (8.55) | 39.67 (6.30) |
| Husbands | 48.69 (9.16) | 45.64 (8.36) | 48.18 (5.41) | 47.64 (9.21) |
| Couple a | 41.33b (5.82) | 42.90a,b (6.03) | 42.96a,b (5.69) | 43.67a (5.36) |
| H –W b | 14.72b (13.21) | 5.47a (9.67) | 10.44a,b (8.69) | 7.99a (11.65) |
| Gender-Role Attitudes | ||||
| Wives | 27.68 (5.10) | 20.35 (4.24) | 23.24 (3.00) | 25.21 (5.00) |
| Husbands | 29.33 (5.24) | 22.65 (4.43) | 25.71 (4.45) | 27.97 (4.65) |
| Couple a | 28.50b (3.90) | 21.50c (3.73) | 24.47a (3.02) | 26.60a (3.75) |
| H –W b | 1.66 (6.78) | 2.29 (4.44) | 2.47 (4.60) | 2.76 (6.10) |
Note. With the exception of education, scores for husbands and wives are averaged across 3 points of measurement. Group differences for significant effects determined by Tukey HSD tests are indicated by means in the same row that do not share subscripts.
a
Scores represent the average of husbands’ and wives’ reports.
b
Scores represent husbands’ –wives’ difference.