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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 2 Correlation between factors and responses to the questions in the World Value Survey (2008)

From: Thinking as the others do: persistence and conformity of sexual double standard among young Italians

 

Traditional division of responsibilities

Working women

Different caring attitudes

A pre-school child suffers with a working mother

−0.299

0.659

0.347

What women really want is a home and children

−0.377

0.694

−0.161

Being a housewife is as fulfilling as having a paid job

−0.479

0.490

0.445

A job is the best way for women to be independent

0.692

0.204

−0.412

Husband and wife should both contribute to the HH income

0.702

0.260

−0.269

Fathers are as well suited to look after children as mothers

0.568

0.282

0.537

Men should take the same responsibility for home and children

0.605

0.347

0.360

Observations

1.100

  1. Notes: high values of the statements indicate strong disagreement