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. 2020 Jul 24;28(Suppl 1):66–79. doi: 10.1111/gwao.12497

TABLE 3.

Respondents’ subjective time pressure and satisfaction (%)

Pre‐COVID Now
Men Women Men Women
I feel rushed or pressed for time
Never 2.76 0.33 4.23 2.92
Seldom 10.34 1.84 21.13 18.36
Sometimes 35.17 23.71 26.76 27.96
Often 40.69 51.25 23.94 23.96
Always 11.03 22.87 23.94 26.79
Chi‐square test *** ***
Regarding how I divide my time between paid and unpaid work, I am
Extremely dissatisfied 2.76 5.51 11.19 24.37
Somewhat dissatisfied 27.59 38.10 33.57 33.25
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 26.90 14.95 16.78 13.07
Somewhat satisfied 36.55 35.84 27.27 24.46
Extremely satisfied 6.21 5.60 11.19 4.86
Chi‐square test *** ***
Do you think you did your fair share of housework and unpaid care?
Much more than my fair share 2.42 20.86 4.07 32.36
More than my fair share 9.68 39.02 21.14 30.86
My fair share 65.32 33.83 62.60 31.26
Less than my fair share 16.94 4.29 7.32 3.71
Bit less than my fair share 4.03 1.30 3.25 0.90
Much less my fair share 1.61 0.70 1.63 0.90
Chi‐square test *** ***
How satisfied were you with how you and your partner share housework and unpaid care
Extremely dissatisfied 0.00 9.48 0.82 18.54
Somewhat dissatisfied 13.71 36.73 20.49 31.96
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 27.42 15.77 23.77 14.03
Somewhat satisfied 38.71 27.35 36.07 24.75
Extremely satisfied 20.16 10.68 18.85 10.72
Chi‐square test *** ***

Source. Work and Care in the Time of COVID‐19 Craig & Churchill (2020)

*** p < 0.001.