Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics
| Men |
Women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Single | Married | Single | Married |
| Job status: unemployed | 0.14 (251) | 0.04 (230) | 0.09 (152) | 0.03 (155) |
| Working | 0.86 (1548) | 0.96 (5138) | 0.90 (1381) | 0.97 (5208) |
| Hourly wage | 8.55 (1756) | 13.11 (5043) | 8.11 (1742) | 10.04 (5254) |
| Age | 29.33 (2422) | 44.03 (7307) | 28.63 (2276) | 43.49 (8282) |
| Region: Greater London | 0.05 (167) | 0.04 (372) | 0.06 (183) | 0.04 (378) |
| Southeast and East of England | 0.13 (399) | 0.14 (1248) | 0.12 (388) | 0.14 (1341) |
| Southwest | 0.05 (145) | 0.06 (533) | 0.04 (134) | 0.06 (566) |
| Midlands | 0.09 (265) | 0.11 (901) | 0.08 (247) | 0.10 (941) |
| Northwest | 0.06 (171) | 0.06 (534) | 0.06 (186) | 0.06 (565) |
| Yorks, Humberside, and rest of North | 0.09 (302) | 0.08 (805) | 0.07 (224) | 0.08 (857) |
| Wales | 0.15 (47) | 0.17 (1533) | 0.16 (491) | 0.17 (1639) |
| Scotland | 0.18 (544) | 0.17 (1501) | 0.16 (503) | 0.17 (1600) |
| Northern Ireland | 0.19 (567) | 0.16 (1384) | 0.23 (699) | 0.16 (1517) |
| Education: No qualifications | 0.18 (543) | 0.27 (2405) | 0.16 (498) | 0.29 (2687) |
| CSE or O-Level | 0.37 (1123) | 0.27 (2370) | 0.39 (1171) | 0.32 (3022) |
| HND, HNC, teaching or A-level | 0.32 (974) | 0.30 (2593) | 0.31 (930) | 0.25 (2312) |
| First or Higher degree | 0.13 (398) | 0.16 (1406) | 0.14 (431) | 0.15 (1387) |
| Children: Preschool kids | 0.02 (3090) | 0.15 (8926) | 0.09 (3080) | 0.14 (9524) |
| School age kids | 0.18 (3090) | 0.25 (8926) | 0.27 (3080) | 0.27 (9524) |
| Non-labour income | 4672.59 (3090) | 3270.18 (8924) | 5063.95 (3080) | 5672.39 (9523) |
| Job Experience (years) | 4.86 (1821) | 7.52 (5124) | 4.20 (1804) | 7.19 (5321) |
| Sector: Public | 0.16 (285) | 0.20 (1030) | 0.22 (407) | 0.40 (2140) |
| Private | 0.84 (1543) | 0.80 (4116) | 0.78 (1407) | 0.60 (3205) |
| Job Size: Between 1 and 25 employees | 0.22 (401) | 0.18 (907) | 0.24 (422) | 0.22 (1161) |
| Between 25 and 100 employees | 0.42 (764) | 0.38 (1962) | 0.46 (827) | 0.43 (2227) |
| Between 100 and 500 employees | 0.19 (346) | 0.25 (1286) | 0.16 (297) | 0.18 (967) |
| Between 500 and 1000 employees | 0.09 (157) | 0.08 (430) | 0.06 (100) | 0.07 (359) |
| 1000 or more employees | 0.09 (155) | 0.11 (551) | 0.09 (168) | 0.11 (573) |
| Hours Worked: Part time | 0.20 (394) | 0.07 (449) | 0.37 (692) | 0.41 (2328) |
| Full time | 0.80 (1615) | 0.93 (5863) | 0.63 (1179) | 0.60 (3407) |
| Occupation: Professional | 0.05 (99) | 0.12 (731) | 0.04 (69) | 0.05 (299) |
| Manager | 0.153 (271) | 0.27 (1679) | 0.12 (233) | 0.18 (1038) |
| Skilled | 0.15 (306) | 0.16 (1032) | 0.01 (13) | 0.01 (67) |
| Semi-skilled | 0.59 (1187) | 0.41 (2566) | 0.80 (1516) | 0.72 (4136) |
| Unskilled/Other | 0.07 (154) | 0.05 (302) | 0.03 (54) | 0.03 (198) |
| Health: Very Poor | 0.01 (29) | 0.02 (145) | 0.02 (50) | 0.02 (183) |
| Poor | 0.04 (131) | 0.06 (549) | 0.06 (179) | 0.08 (751) |
| Fair | 0.17 (529) | 0.19 (1726) | 0.18 (538) | 0.19 (1961) |
| Good | 0.48 (1478) | 0.48 (4237) | 0.48 (1469) | 0.46 (4410) |
| Excellent | 0.30 (920) | 0.25 (2269) | 0.27 (842) | 0.24 (2215) |
| BMI | 24.80 (2528) | 26.99 (7956) | 24.55 (2112) | 26.70 (7250) |
| Healthy weight | 0.56 (2528) | 0.34 (7956) | 0.56 (2112) | 0.40 (7250) |
| Overweight | 0.29 (2528) | 0.46 (7956) | 0.25 (2112) | 0.35 (7250) |
| Obese | 0.12 (2528) | 0.20 (7956) | 0.13 (2112) | 0.23 (7250) |
| n (marital status) | 3090 | 8926 | 3080 | 9524 |
Note: ( ) show sample size. With the exception of age, job experience, hourly wage, non-labour income, BMI, and the three weight groups all variables shown are percentages.