Table 5.
Multivariate regression model of reporting that “an excessive amount of work/housework made it more difficult to balance work and family” during the COVID-19 emergency
| (1) Work |
(2) Housework |
|
|---|---|---|
| Woman’s age | −0.002 (0.004) | 0.009** (0.004) |
| Woman having a degree | 0.069 (0.055) | 0.045 (0.056) |
| Number of children age 0–5 | 0.055 (0.059) | 0.176*** (0.060) |
| Number of children age 6–10 | 0.068 (0.057) | 0.088 (0.058) |
| Number of children age 11–14 | −0.029 (0.061) | 0.060 (0.062) |
| Number of children age ≥15 | −0.049 (0.040) | −0.079* (0.041) |
| Woman working at the usual workplace | 0.284*** (0.072) | 0.020 (0.073) |
| Woman working from home | 0.180*** (0.064) | 0.043 (0.065) |
| Partner working at the usual workplace | −0.109* (0.063) | 0.112* (0.064) |
| Partner working from home | −0.093 (0.071) | 0.104 (0.072) |
| North | −0.006 (0.060) | −0.011 (0.061) |
| Centre | 0.008 (0.076) | −0.016 (0.077) |
| Constant | 0.374* (0.195) | −0.100 (0.198) |
| Observations | 350 | 350 |
| R-squared | 0.082 | 0.087 |
Coefficient estimates from OLS regressions. The sample is made up of coupled women where both partners were working before the emergency. Standard errors in parentheses
***p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; *p < 0.1