Descriptive statistics
| Variable | All parents | Mothers | Fathers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| na | Mean/% (Std. dev)b | na | Mean/% (Std. dev)b | na | Mean/% (Std. dev)b | |
| Life Satisfaction | 1,828 | 7.11 (1.99) | 1,193 | 7.07 (1.98) | 635 | 7.16 (2.0) |
| Pre-recession (2006/7) | 509 | 33% (0.47) | 335 | 32% (0.47) | 174 | 34% (0.47) |
| Crisis years (2010/11) | 630 | 32% (0.47) | 428 | 33% (0.47) | 202 | 31% (0.46) |
| Post-recession (2016/17) | 691 | 35% (0.48) | 431 | 35% (0.48) | 260 | 36% (0.48) |
| Living comfortably on present income | 491 | 29% (0.45) | 289 | 26% (0.44) | 202 | 33% (0.47) |
| Coping on present income | 817 | 45% (0.50) | 530 | 45% (0.50) | 287 | 45% (0.50) |
| Difficult on present income | 369 | 18% (0.39) | 265 | 20% (0.40) | 104 | 15% (0.36) |
| Very difficult on present income | 147 | 7% (0.25) | 105 | 7% (0.26) | 42 | 6% (0.24) |
| Employed | 1,046 | 60% (0.49) | 542 | 46% (0.50) | 504 | 81% (0.39) |
| Unemployed | 169 | 8% (0.28) | 88 | 6% (0.24) | 81 | 11% (0.32) |
| Out of labour force | 593 | 30% (0.46) | 542 | 45% (0.50) | 51 | 7% (0.26) |
| Working hours | 1,637 | 37.17 (13.74) | 1,040 | 32.33 (12.7) | 597 | 43.7 (12.33) |
| Partner is employed | 1,075 | 62% (0.48) | 743 | 69% (0.46) | 332 | 52% (0.50) |
| Both employed | 652 | 39% (0.49) | 367 | 34% (0.47) | 285 | 45% (0.50) |
| Age | 1,830 | 39.5 (7.1) | 1,194 | 39.04 (7.36) | 636 | 40.2 (6.64) |
| Age2 | 1,830 | 1,609.88 (541.55) | 1,194 | 1,578.03 (558.33) | 636 | 1,656.8 (512.62) |
| Female | 1,194 | 60% (0.49) | – | – | – | – |
| ISCED1and2 | 393 | 22% (0.42) | 246 | 21% (0.41) | 147 | 24% (0.43) |
| ISCED3and4 | 600 | 32% (0.47) | 397 | 31% (0.46) | 203 | 33% (0.47) |
| ISCED5 | 821 | 45% (0.50) | 539 | 47% (0.50) | 282 | 43% (0.50) |
| Live with partner | 1,472 | 87% (0.34) | 872 | 81% (0.39) | 600 | 96% (0.20) |
| Child(ren) aged 0–4 years | 753 | 1.26 (0.48) | 482 | 1.25 (0.47) | 271 | 1.28 (0.49) |
| Child(ren) aged 5–12 years | 1,081 | 1.54 (0.69) | 716 | 1.54 (0.68) | 365 | 1.54 (0.71) |
| Child(ren) aged 13–18 years | 584 | 1.45 (0.68) | 398 | 1.47 (0.70) | 186 | 1.42 (0.64) |
| Working parent with child aged 0–4 years | 410 | 21% (0.41) | 200 | 16% (0.65) | 210 | 30% (0.46) |
| Working parent with child aged 5–12 years | 588 | 31% (0.46) | 302 | 23% (0.42) | 286 | 43% (0.49) |
| Working parent with child aged 13–18 years | 333 | 23% (0.42) | 181 | 18% (0.39) | 152 | 31% (0.46) |
| Variable | All parents | Mothers | Fathers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean/% (Std. dev)b | Mean/% (Std. dev)b | Mean/% (Std. dev)b | ||||
| Life Satisfaction | 1,828 | 7.11 (1.99) | 1,193 | 7.07 (1.98) | 635 | 7.16 (2.0) |
| Pre-recession (2006/7) | 509 | 33% (0.47) | 335 | 32% (0.47) | 174 | 34% (0.47) |
| Crisis years (2010/11) | 630 | 32% (0.47) | 428 | 33% (0.47) | 202 | 31% (0.46) |
| Post-recession (2016/17) | 691 | 35% (0.48) | 431 | 35% (0.48) | 260 | 36% (0.48) |
| Living comfortably on present income | 491 | 29% (0.45) | 289 | 26% (0.44) | 202 | 33% (0.47) |
| Coping on present income | 817 | 45% (0.50) | 530 | 45% (0.50) | 287 | 45% (0.50) |
| Difficult on present income | 369 | 18% (0.39) | 265 | 20% (0.40) | 104 | 15% (0.36) |
| Very difficult on present income | 147 | 7% (0.25) | 105 | 7% (0.26) | 42 | 6% (0.24) |
| Employed | 1,046 | 60% (0.49) | 542 | 46% (0.50) | 504 | 81% (0.39) |
| Unemployed | 169 | 8% (0.28) | 88 | 6% (0.24) | 81 | 11% (0.32) |
| Out of labour force | 593 | 30% (0.46) | 542 | 45% (0.50) | 51 | 7% (0.26) |
| Working hours | 1,637 | 37.17 (13.74) | 1,040 | 32.33 (12.7) | 597 | 43.7 (12.33) |
| Partner is employed | 1,075 | 62% (0.48) | 743 | 69% (0.46) | 332 | 52% (0.50) |
| Both employed | 652 | 39% (0.49) | 367 | 34% (0.47) | 285 | 45% (0.50) |
| Age | 1,830 | 39.5 (7.1) | 1,194 | 39.04 (7.36) | 636 | 40.2 (6.64) |
| Age2 | 1,830 | 1,609.88 (541.55) | 1,194 | 1,578.03 (558.33) | 636 | 1,656.8 (512.62) |
| Female | 1,194 | 60% (0.49) | – | – | – | – |
| ISCED1and2 | 393 | 22% (0.42) | 246 | 21% (0.41) | 147 | 24% (0.43) |
| ISCED3and4 | 600 | 32% (0.47) | 397 | 31% (0.46) | 203 | 33% (0.47) |
| ISCED5 | 821 | 45% (0.50) | 539 | 47% (0.50) | 282 | 43% (0.50) |
| Live with partner | 1,472 | 87% (0.34) | 872 | 81% (0.39) | 600 | 96% (0.20) |
| Child(ren) aged 0–4 years | 753 | 1.26 (0.48) | 482 | 1.25 (0.47) | 271 | 1.28 (0.49) |
| Child(ren) aged 5–12 years | 1,081 | 1.54 (0.69) | 716 | 1.54 (0.68) | 365 | 1.54 (0.71) |
| Child(ren) aged 13–18 years | 584 | 1.45 (0.68) | 398 | 1.47 (0.70) | 186 | 1.42 (0.64) |
| Working parent with child aged 0–4 years | 410 | 21% (0.41) | 200 | 16% (0.65) | 210 | 30% (0.46) |
| Working parent with child aged 5–12 years | 588 | 31% (0.46) | 302 | 23% (0.42) | 286 | 43% (0.49) |
| Working parent with child aged 13–18 years | 333 | 23% (0.42) | 181 | 18% (0.39) | 152 | 31% (0.46) |
Source(s): European Social Survey Rounds 3, 5, 8. aunweighted bweighted means on estimation sample
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