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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Consum Aff. 2012 Spring;46(1):90–106. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2011.01221.x

TABLE 4.

Percent of Women and Men Reporting Mostly Me, Equal, Mostly Partner for Financial Tasks

Mostly Female (%)
Male (%)
Me Equal Partner Me Equal Partner
Paying bills 51.2 22.1 26.7 36.9 22.1 41.1
Paying taxes 36.5 29.0 34.5 48.6 24.6 26.8
Tracking investments/insurance 32.8 34.8 32.4 49.2 32.2 18.6
Making short-term spending/saving plans 43.2 44.2 12.6 24.6 47.5 27.8
Making long-term spending/saving plans 26.2 51.5 22.3 33.8 49.2 17.0

Notes: number of observations = 827 females, 699 males. Data are weighted and include those with missing financial literacy index.