Summary statistics of variables in the analysis
| All CEs | Female CEs | Male CEs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=2,874) | (n=1,554) | (n=1,320) | t-Test | ||||
| Variables | Prop. (%) | SD | Prop. (%) | SD | Prop. (%) | SD | diff. |
| Age | |||||||
| <45 | 46.00 | 0.50 | 49.33 | 0.50 | 43.09 | 0.50 | |
| 45–55 | 35.44 | 0.48 | 33.09 | 0.47 | 37.49 | 0.48 | |
| >55 | 18.56 | 0.39 | 17.58 | 0.38 | 19.41 | 0.40 | |
| Male | 53.35 | 0.50 | |||||
| Less than or equal to secondary education | 65.34 | 0.48 | 59.88 | 0.49 | 70.13 | 0.46 | Sig. |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Married/partner | 74.44 | 0.44 | 70.98 | 0.45 | 77.46 | 0.42 | Sig. |
| Formerly married | 7.03 | 0.26 | 9.26 | 0.29 | 5.09 | 0.22 | Sig. |
| Single | 18.53 | 0.39 | 19.76 | 0.40 | 17.45 | 0.38 | |
| Income (mean $1,000) | 56.05 | 40.94 | 55.85 | 37.66 | 56.21 | 43.62 | |
| Urban area | 81.04 | 0.39 | 82.13 | 0.38 | 80.09 | 0.40 | |
| Number of hours of care | |||||||
| <4 | 57.31 | 0.49 | 54.49 | 0.50 | 59.78 | 0.49 | Sig. |
| 4–10 | 27.75 | 0.45 | 28.64 | 0.45 | 26.98 | 0.44 | |
| >10 | 14.93 | 0.36 | 16.88 | 0.37 | 13.23 | 0.34 | Sig. |
| Workplace policy(ies) (CFWP) | |||||||
| FWA_Q120: flexible schedule | 34.86 | 0.48 | 32.60 | 0.47 | 36.83 | 0.48 | Sig. |
| FWA_Q132: the ability to take leave | 88.02 | 0.32 | 89.02 | 0.31 | 87.15 | 0.33 | |
| FWA_Q133: reduction to part-time | 31.43 | 0.46 | 38.91 | 0.49 | 24.89 | 0.43 | Sig. |
| Having at least one type of CFWP | 92.63 | 0.26 | 92.58 | 0.26 | 92.67 | 0.26 | |
| Work interferences (WI) | |||||||
| ITL_Q10: work leave | 33.24 | 0.47 | 34.33 | 0.47 | 32.28 | 0.47 | |
| ITL_Q30: reduce regular work hours | 93.55 | 0.25 | 93.95 | 0.24 | 93.19 | 0.25 | |
| ITA_Q10: full day off | 32.26 | 0.47 | 35.22 | 0.48 | 29.67 | 0.46 | Sig. |
| Other types of WIs | 10.49 | 0.31 | 11.59 | 0.32 | 9.53 | 0.29 | Sig. |
| Sources of support | |||||||
| Direct family | 37.91 | 0.49 | 36.50 | 0.48 | 39.15 | 0.49 | |
| Extended family | 34.86 | 0.48 | 30.98 | 0.46 | 38.26 | 0.49 | |
| Friend | 22.71 | 0.42 | 23.62 | 0.42 | 21.91 | 0.41 | Sig. |
| Community group | 13.28 | 0.34 | 12.28 | 0.33 | 14.15 | 0.35 | |
| Respite care | 10.80 | 0.31 | 10.42 | 0.31 | 11.13 | 0.31 | |
| Financial support | 13.48 | 0.34 | 12.24 | 0.33 | 14.57 | 0.35 | |
| Other support | 21.94 | 0.41 | 23.56 | 0.42 | 20.52 | 0.40 | Sig. |
| All CEs | Female CEs | Male CEs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ( | ( | ( | |||||
| Variables | Prop. (%) | SD | Prop. (%) | SD | Prop. (%) | SD | diff. |
| Age | |||||||
| <45 | 46.00 | 0.50 | 49.33 | 0.50 | 43.09 | 0.50 | |
| 45–55 | 35.44 | 0.48 | 33.09 | 0.47 | 37.49 | 0.48 | |
| >55 | 18.56 | 0.39 | 17.58 | 0.38 | 19.41 | 0.40 | |
| Male | 53.35 | 0.50 | |||||
| Less than or equal to secondary education | 65.34 | 0.48 | 59.88 | 0.49 | 70.13 | 0.46 | Sig. |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Married/partner | 74.44 | 0.44 | 70.98 | 0.45 | 77.46 | 0.42 | Sig. |
| Formerly married | 7.03 | 0.26 | 9.26 | 0.29 | 5.09 | 0.22 | Sig. |
| Single | 18.53 | 0.39 | 19.76 | 0.40 | 17.45 | 0.38 | |
| Income (mean $1,000) | 56.05 | 40.94 | 55.85 | 37.66 | 56.21 | 43.62 | |
| Urban area | 81.04 | 0.39 | 82.13 | 0.38 | 80.09 | 0.40 | |
| Number of hours of care | |||||||
| <4 | 57.31 | 0.49 | 54.49 | 0.50 | 59.78 | 0.49 | Sig. |
| 4–10 | 27.75 | 0.45 | 28.64 | 0.45 | 26.98 | 0.44 | |
| >10 | 14.93 | 0.36 | 16.88 | 0.37 | 13.23 | 0.34 | Sig. |
| Workplace policy(ies) (CFWP) | |||||||
| FWA_Q120: flexible schedule | 34.86 | 0.48 | 32.60 | 0.47 | 36.83 | 0.48 | Sig. |
| FWA_Q132: the ability to take leave | 88.02 | 0.32 | 89.02 | 0.31 | 87.15 | 0.33 | |
| FWA_Q133: reduction to part-time | 31.43 | 0.46 | 38.91 | 0.49 | 24.89 | 0.43 | Sig. |
| Having at least one type of CFWP | 92.63 | 0.26 | 92.58 | 0.26 | 92.67 | 0.26 | |
| Work interferences (WI) | |||||||
| ITL_Q10: work leave | 33.24 | 0.47 | 34.33 | 0.47 | 32.28 | 0.47 | |
| ITL_Q30: reduce regular work hours | 93.55 | 0.25 | 93.95 | 0.24 | 93.19 | 0.25 | |
| ITA_Q10: full day off | 32.26 | 0.47 | 35.22 | 0.48 | 29.67 | 0.46 | Sig. |
| Other types of WIs | 10.49 | 0.31 | 11.59 | 0.32 | 9.53 | 0.29 | Sig. |
| Sources of support | |||||||
| Direct family | 37.91 | 0.49 | 36.50 | 0.48 | 39.15 | 0.49 | |
| Extended family | 34.86 | 0.48 | 30.98 | 0.46 | 38.26 | 0.49 | |
| Friend | 22.71 | 0.42 | 23.62 | 0.42 | 21.91 | 0.41 | Sig. |
| Community group | 13.28 | 0.34 | 12.28 | 0.33 | 14.15 | 0.35 | |
| Respite care | 10.80 | 0.31 | 10.42 | 0.31 | 11.13 | 0.31 | |
| Financial support | 13.48 | 0.34 | 12.24 | 0.33 | 14.57 | 0.35 | |
| Other support | 21.94 | 0.41 | 23.56 | 0.42 | 20.52 | 0.40 | Sig. |
Note: Sig. indicates the difference between the female and male is significant at 5 percent level
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