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. 2021 Dec;15(4):220–228. doi: 10.18502/jfrh.v15i4.7887

Table 2.

Socio- demographic characteristics of the respondents by the number of living children

Variables No children 1 child 2 children All
Division of domestic labour Men equal and more 17.3 9.8 0.8 9.0
Women more 82.7 90.2 99.2 91.0
Satisfaction with division of domestic labour Low 16.5 20.1 22 19.8
Moderate 26.3 44.5 42.3 38
High 57.1 35.4 35.8 42.2
Age (3) 18-29 46.6 32.9 8.9 27.9
30-35 42.9 34.1 35.8 36.3
36-40 10.5 32.9 55.3 35.8
Education Lower secondary 3.0 10.4 23.6 15.2
Higher secondary 15.8 36.0 48.8 33.6
Tertiary 81.2 53.6 27.6 51.2
Family income (monthly) <600 $ 26.5 45.7 57.4 45.4
600-1000 $ 24.2 22.2 24.6 23.2
> 1000 $ 49.2 32.1 18.0 31.4
Employment Non-employed 61.7 69.5 82.1 72.1
Employed 38.3 30.5 17.9 27.9
Religiosity Low 46.6 20.1 3.3 22.0
Moderate 34.6 31.1 26.8 30.3
High 18.8 48.8 69.9 47.7
Gender attitude Less Traditional 72.9 52.4 30.1 50.1
More Traditional 27.1 47.6 69.9 49.9
Composition of living children Without children 100.0 29.2
Only son 50.6 24.4 25.7
Only daughter 49.4 20.3 24.8
Both sexes 55.3 20.2
Sample size (n) 133 164 123 455