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Innovation Panel Questionnaire Module

domesticlabour_ip7

Domestic Division of Labour module

Questions 9

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Who does the cleaning (couples)

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT IF NECESSARY.

Text: (Who mostly does the...) Cleaning/hoovering?

OptionLabel
1Mostly self
2Mostly spouse/partner
3Shared
4Paid help only
97Other

Universe:
if HHGRID.livesp = 1 | HHGRID.livewith = 1 (Married, in a civil partnership or cohabiting and partner/spouse is coresident)

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Who does the gardening (couples)

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT IF NECESSARY.

Text: (Who mostly does the...) Gardening?

OptionLabel
1Mostly self
2Mostly spouse/partner
3Shared
4Paid help only
97Other
5SPONTANEOUS: N/A - no garden

Universe:
if HHGRID.livesp = 1 | HHGRID.livewith = 1 (Married, in a civil partnership or cohabiting and partner/spouse is coresident)

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Who is responsible for childcare

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT

Text: Who is mainly responsible for looking after the children? Is it...

OptionLabel
1Mainly self
2Mainly partner
3Shared
4Or someone else?

Universe:
if HHGRID.livesp = 1 | HHGRID.livewith = 1 (Married, in a civil partnership or cohabiting and partner/spouse is coresident)
and if HHGRID.NKids015 > 0 (number of children in the household aged 0 to 15 is greater than 0)

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Hours per week on housework

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER NUMBER OF HOURS IF NONE ENTER 0

Text: About how many hours do you spend on housework in an average week, such as time spent cooking, cleaning and doing the laundry?

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Who does the grocery shopping (couples)

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Here are some household jobs. Could you please say who mostly does this work here? Is it mostly yourself, or mostly your spouse/partner, or is the work shared equally? First, grocery shopping.

OptionLabel
1Mostly self
2Mostly spouse/partner
3Shared
4Paid help only
97Other

Universe:
if HHGRID.livesp = 1 | HHGRID.livewith = 1 (Married, in a civil partnership or cohabiting and partner/spouse is coresident)

domesticlabour_ip7.hufrys

Who does the cooking (couples)

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT IF NECESSARY.

Text: (Who mostly does the...) Cooking?

OptionLabel
1Mostly self
2Mostly spouse/partner
3Shared
4Paid help only
97Other

Universe:
if HHGRID.livesp = 1 | HHGRID.livewith = 1 (Married, in a civil partnership or cohabiting and partner/spouse is coresident)

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Who does the washing/ironing (couples)

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT IF NECESSARY.

Text: (Who mostly does the...) Washing and ironing?

OptionLabel
1Mostly self
2Mostly spouse/partner
3Shared
4Paid help only
97Other

Universe:
if HHGRID.livesp = 1 | HHGRID.livewith = 1 (Married, in a civil partnership or cohabiting and partner/spouse is coresident)

domesticlabour_ip7.huboss

Household financial decisions

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: DO NOT PROMPT

Text: In your household, who has the final say in big financial decisions?

OptionLabel
1Respondent
2Partner/spouse
3Both have equal say
97Other

Universe:
if HHGRID.livesp = 1 | HHGRID.livewith = 1 (Married, in a civil partnership or cohabiting and partner/spouse is coresident)

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Who does the DIY jobs (couples)

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT IF NECESSARY.

Text: (Who mostly does the...) DIY jobs?

OptionLabel
1Mostly self
2Mostly spouse/partner
3Shared
4Paid help only
97Other

Universe:
if HHGRID.livesp = 1 | HHGRID.livewith = 1 (Married, in a civil partnership or cohabiting and partner/spouse is coresident)

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