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. 2013 Aug 2;49(5):791–809. doi: 10.1007/s00127-013-0730-y

Table 5.

Mutually adjusted relationships with GHQ likert score: coefficients and significance for men and women in each age group

Age 20–34 Age 35–49 Age 50–64
Men Women Men Women Men Women
Coeff Sig Coeff Sig Coeff Sig Coeff Sig Coeff Sig Coeff Sig
Date (1991)
 2007 0.26 0.358 −0.13 0.664 0.49 0.046 0.59 0.021 0.75 0.007 1.21 <0.001
Traditionalism score 0.37 0.087 0.69 <0.001 0.67 0.002 0.54 0.010 0.53 0.023 0.77 0.004
Marital status (married)
 Cohabiting 0.06 0.846 0.16 0.598 −0.04 0.918 0.86 0.101 0.08 0.886 0.10 0.861
Gender balance of chores scale (higher = woman does more) −0.04 0.618 0.07 0.454 0.05 0.496 −0.16 0.051 0.14 0.075 −0.25 0.013
Couple employment (both work)
 Only the man works 0.52 0.112 0.44 0.187 −0.18 0.569 0.40 0.298 −0.44 0.150 0.42 0.318
 Only the woman works 3.17 <0.001 2.64 0.001 4.91 <0.001 0.83 0.243 1.55 0.003 −0.37 0.409
 Neither work 2.75 <0.001 2.18 <0.001 5.10 <0.001 3.24 <0.001 1.83 <0.001 0.37 0.334
Highest qualification (none)
 Basic secondary school −0.24 0.573 −0.74 0.067 0.08 0.819 −0.14 0.651 −0.56 0.121 −0.55 0.133
 University entry level −0.15 0.730 −0.47 0.323 0.20 0.568 −0.32 0.432 −1.07 0.003 0.31 0.579
 University/College 0.07 0.876 −0.58 0.249 0.72 0.042 −0.51 0.168 −1.14 0.003 −1.21 0.003
Children in household (none)
 Any dependent children 0.27 0.389 0.16 0.620 −0.36 0.203 0.19 0.525 1.13 0.004 0.40 0.498
 Weighted N 1,445 1,884 2,316 2,611 1,706 1,822