. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 1.

Published in final edited form as: Rev Econ Househ. 2015 Nov 9;14(4):921–940. doi: 10.1007/s11150-015-9315-8

Table 1.

Sample description. Proportion of couples according to the main characteristics

Variable	Category	Dual-earner and Male- breadwinner couples	Dual-earner couples	Male breadwinner

Type of couple	Dual-earner	63.3
Type of couple	Male-breadwinner	36.4
Type of union	Cohabiter	8.7	10.3	5.8
Type of union	Married	91.3	89.7	94.2
Educational attainment of the mother	Primary or less	9.9	7.2	14.5
	Secondary	56.5	50.1	67.8
	University	33.6	42.7	17.7
Age of the mother	20-34	35.7	33.0	40.4
Age of the mother	35-49	64.3	67.0	59.6
Age of the youngest child in the household	3 or less	52.1	50.6	54.7
Age of the youngest child in the household	4-9	47.9	49.4	45.3
Day of the week	Weekday	61.0	63.3	57
Day of the week	Weekend	39.0	36.7	43
n		1177	749	428

Source: Own calculations from the Spanish Time Use Survey 2009-2010. INE