Table 1.
Characteristics (Percent) of Mothers and Fathers
| Mothers | Fathers | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | ||
| Primary | 17.17 | 24.52 |
| Secondary | 19.05 | 21.72 |
| Vocational Training | 23.06 | 20.77 |
| University | 37.14 | 29.31 |
| Missing | 3.58 | 4.68 |
| Family Status | ||
| Married | 84.04 | 85.79 |
| Divorced | 10.86 | 9.35 |
| Widowed | 0.67 | 0.37 |
| Single | 2.91 | 1.69 |
| Missing | 1.52 | 2.80 |
| Employment | ||
| Homemaker | 11.17 | 2.95 |
| Unemployed benefits | 4.92 | 2.80 |
| Unemployed no benefits | 3.28 | 1.55 |
| Occasional employment | 12.50 | 10.75 |
| Permanent employment | 62.01 | 70.91 |
| Retired | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| Missing | 6.00 | 10.16 |
Note. Primary education was 10 years of education and secondary education was 12 years of education (i.e., high school graduation). The number of participants for mothers and fathers were 1,648 and 1,358, respectively.