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Home, children and power 1996

https://doi.org/10.57804/9jxq-b492
This is a study of the distribution of work and economic resources between women and men in families in Sweden. In order to get an overview and to be able to describe variations and dominant patterns in different types of families, a survey was conducted of a representative sample within relevant categories of the population. Regarding housework, questions were asked about the distribution of housework in each family/household, whether someone does certain chores most often or whether the work is shared equally. Questions were also asked to investigate latent conflicts and different types of power resources.
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Citation and access

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Creator/​Principal investigator(s):

Research principal:

Data contains personal data:

No

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Method and outcome

Unit of analysis:

Population:

Cohabiting or married couples aged 25–60 residing in Sweden.

Time method:

Description of sampling:

The lack of comprehensive registers of families or households that also included cohabiting couples without children meant that the sample had to be based on individuals. However, single individuals were not included in the population and were sorted out. The final sample consisted of 1896 cohabiting or married men and women aged 25-60. It is not women and men from the same family who participated in the survey, but each person represents a household.

Time period(s) investigated:

Number of individuals/​objects:

1281

Response rate/​participation rate:

68%

Description of the response rate/​participation rate:

Women: 659 respondents, 194 variables Men: 622 respondents, 183 variables

Data format/​data structure:

Data collection Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Mode of collection:

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Description of the mode of collection:

The final sample consisted of 1896 cohabiting or married men and women. After reminders and finally through 73 telephone interviews, 1281 responses were received from these, representing an equal number of households (cohabiting couples or families). Two questionnaires were used in the survey, one for women and one for men. Most of the questions were the same in the two questionnaires, but it was assessed that higher validity could be obtained for certain questions if the questions were formulated from a female and male perspective.

Time period(s) for data collection:

1996-03 - 1996-04

Data collector:

  • SIFO

Sample size:

1896

Number of responses:

1281

Non response size:

615

Source of the data:

  • Population group

Instrument

Name:

Questionnaire for women

Type:

Structured questionnaire

Name:

Questionnaire for men

Type:

Structured questionnaire

Geographic coverage

Geographic location:

Lowest geographic unit:

Country

Highest geographic unit:

Country

Administrative information

Responsible department/​unit:

Department of Sociology

Commissioning organisation:

  • Utredningen om fördelningen av ekonomisk makt och ekonomiska resurser mellan kvinnor och män

Topic and keywords

CESSDA Topic Classification:

Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2025:

Keywords:

Publications

Citation:

Ahrne, G., & Roman, C., (eds.) (1997) Hemmet, barnen och makten : förhandlingar om arbete och pengar i familjen. Rapport till Utredningen om fördelningen av ekonomisk makt och ekonomiska resurser mellan kvinnor och män. SOU 1997:139. Stockholm: Fritze. ISBN: 91-38-20714-1.

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  • ISBN:

    91-38-20714-1

Metadata

Versions

Version:

2

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.57804/9jxq-b492Opens in a new tab

  • Data merged:

    Data from: Home, children and power 1996 - Women (version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/s430-jx75); Home, children and power 1996 - Men (version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/nder-a554).

Published:

Version:

1.0

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5878/s430-jx75Opens in a new tab

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