Overall Marital Role Patterns

To learn more about the variables in this section, consult the Guide to the Constructs section on Marital Role Patterns.

Description Variable Value Value Label Type Explanation
Overall Performance
Number of family tasks performed (includes childcare) (H,W)TOTFMT(2-3)     interval Av per day regardless of whether it was done together or apart
Number of household tasks performed (excludes childcare) (H,W)TOTHHT(1-4)     interval Av per day regardless of whether it was done together or apart
Weighted contribution to family tasks (includes childcare) (H,W)CONFMT(1-3)     interval (number of tasks done without spouse + 1/2 (number of tasks done w/sps)
Weighted contribution to household tasks (excludes childcare) (H,W)CONHHT(1-4)     interval (number of tasks done without spouse + 1/2 (number of tasks done w/sps)
Amount of time doing household tasks (excludes childcare) (H,W) TIMHHT (4)     interval amount of time spent doing hht (regardless of whether it was with spouse or not)
Average affect rating while doing tasks (excludes childcare) (H,W) FLHHT (4)     interval feelings regardless of whether it was done with or without spouse
Number of childcare tasks performed (H,W)CHDCRT(2-3)     interval number of childcare tasks regardless of whether it was done with or without spouse
Weighted contribution to childcare tasks (H,W)CHDCRC(2-3)     interval (number of tasks done without spouse) + 1/2 (number of tasks done w/sps)
Division of labor
Proportion of female sex-typed tasks done by wife PFEMBEH (1-4)     interval (her report of what she did alone + average of their reports of what they did together ) / (her report of what she did alone + his report of what he did alone + average of their reports of what they did together)
Proportion of male sex-typed tasks done by husband PMASBEH (1-4)     interval (his report of what he did alone + average of their reports of what they did together ) / (his report of what he did alone + her report of what she did alone + average of their reports of what they did together)
Proportion of undifferentiated tasks done by wife PUNDBEH (1-4)     interval (her report of what she did alone + average of their reports of what they did together ) / (her report of what she did alone + his report of what he did alone + average of their reports of what they did together)
Proportion of childcare tasks done by wife PCHDBEH (1-3)     interval (her report of what she did alone + average of their reports of what they did together ) / (her report of what she did alone + his report of what he did alone + average of their reports of what they did together)
Extent to which performance of household work is sex-typed SXTPBEH (1-4)     interval Average sex typing of all household tasks
Social Context of Household Task Performance
Number of family tasks performed without spouse (includes childcare) (H,W)FAMALN(1-3)     interval  
Number of family tasks performed with spouse (includes childcare) (H,W) FAMSPS (1-3)     interval  
Household tasks performed without spouse (excludes childcare)
Number of tasks (H,W)TTNSHT(1-4)     interval  
Amount of time spent (H,W) TMNSHT (4)     interval  
Average affect (H,W) FLNSHT (4) 1

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Household tasks performed with spouse (excludes childcare)
Number of tasks (H,W)TTSPHT(1-4)     interval  
Amount of time spent (H,W) TMSPHT (4)        
Average affect (H,W) FLSPHT (4) 1

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