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. 2021 Aug 6;12:682459. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.682459

TABLE 6.

Analysis of respondents’ answers to the question “Please evaluate how your workload changed in terms of the household responsibilities during the COVID-19 emergency situation” (n = 1,103).

Questiona Multiple choice answersb Values
Please evaluate how your workload changed in
terms of the household responsibilities during the COVID-19 emergency situation
Significantly reduced 1
Slightly reduced 2
Did not change 3
Slightly increased 4
Significantly increased 5

Unweighted sample of respondents
Weighted sample of respondents
Variables Mean Significance, p Statistical significance Mean Significance, p Statistical significance

Gender Male 3.28 Sig. (2-tailed) < 0.001 Sig. (2-tailed) ≤ 0.05 Group results are statistically significantly different 3.30 Sig. (2-tailed) < 0.001 Sig. (2-tailed) ≤ 0.05 Group results are statistically significantly different
Female 3.65 3.60
The presence of children under 18 in the household Yes 3.94 Sig. (2-tailed) < 0.001 Sig. (2-tailed) ≤ 0.05 Group results are statistically significantly different 3.69 Sig. (2-tailed) < 0.001 Sig. (2-tailed) ≤ 0.05 Group results are statistically significantly different
No 3.30 3.29
Age groups 18-24 3.61 Sig. < 0.001 Sig. ≤ 0.05 Group results are statistically significantly different 3.64 Sig. < 0.001c Sig. ≤ 0.05 Group results are statistically significantly different
25-34 3.56 3.46
35-44 3.86 3.63
45-54 3.48 3.39
55-63 3.32 3.30
64 + 3.29 3.30

aAll the respondents could answer his question, irrespective of whether or not they worked remotely during the COVID-19 emergency situation.

bThe answer option “Hard to say” was not analyzed.

cStatistical significance p is observed between the following age groups: p = 0.047—18–24 years and 45–54 years; p = 0.007—18–24 years and 55–63 years; p = 0.036—18–24 years and 64+ years; p = 0.026—25–34 years and 35–44 years; p = 0.048—25–34 years and 55–63 years; p = 0.002—35–44 years and 45–54 years; p < 0.001—35–44 years and 55–63 years; p = 0.011—35–44 years and 64+ years.