hours per week on housework
Datafile
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "Field Work Compression Experiment". See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
domesticlabour_ip13.howlng
Question label:
Hours per week on housework
Question text:
About how many hours do you spend on housework in an average week, such as time spent cooking, cleaning and doing the laundry?
Question universe:
if (ff_compressionw13 = 1) | ((ff_compressionw13 = 2) & (FWCINTRO.fwcintro = 1)) (Fieldwork compression experimental group 1 OR fieldwork compression experimental group 2 and has agreed to continue)
Question interviewer instructions:
ENTER NUMBER OF HOURS IF NONE ENTER 0
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 4 | 0.18% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1459 | 64.36% |
| proxy | -7 | 15 | 0.66% |
| refusal | -2 | 5 | 0.22% |
| don't know | -1 | 19 | 0.84% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 765 | 33.75% |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.53 | 1502 | 0 | 60.0 | 8.51 | 765 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.12% |
| proxy | -7 | 76 | 3.15% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 40 | 1.66% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 2293 | 95.03% |
| Total | 2413 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.23 | 120 | 0 | 100.0 | 9.64 | 2293 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 10 | 0.47% |
| proxy | -7 | 125 | 5.82% |
| refusal | -2 | 10 | 0.47% |
| don't know | -1 | 22 | 1.02% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 1982 | 92.23% |
| Total | 2149 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.83 | 167 | 0 | 120.0 | 9.85 | 1982 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 8 | 0.37% |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.09% |
| don't know | -1 | 20 | 0.93% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 1965 | 91.74% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.03 | 177 | 0 | 105.0 | 10.12 | 1965 |



