Attitude on choosing men over women when jobs are scarce in selected countries in 2010

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 1, 2010

This statistic shows the results of a survey in 22 states regarding gender equality when jobs are scarce. The survey was conducted in 2010. 14 percent of respondents from the United States agreed that men should have more right to a job than women when jobs are scarce, while 85 percent of American respondents disagreed with that sentiment.

Do you agree that when jobs are scarce, men should have more right to them than women? (Worldwide 2010)

Characteristic	Completely agree / mostly agree	Completely disagree / mostly disagree	Don't know / refused
India	84%	16%	0%
Pakistan	82%	14%	4%
Nigeria	77%	21%	3%
Egypt	75%	20%	5%
Indonesia	74%	27%	0%
China	73%	26%	1%
Jordan	68%	30%	3%
Turkey	67%	30%	3%
South Korea	60%	39%	1%
Lebanon	51%	49%	1%
Russia	47%	49%	3%
Kenya	46%	53%	1%
Poland	44%	51%	4%
Argentina	43%	56%	2%
Japan	41%	58%	1%
Brazil	37%	63%	0%
Mexico	28%	69%	3%
France	20%	80%	0%
Germany	19%	80%	2%
United States	14%	85%	2%
Britain	12%	85%	3%
Spain	12%	87%	1%

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Release date

July 2010

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

April 7 to May 8, 2010

Age group

8-19 years

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The source posed the question as follows: "Please tell me whether you completely agree, mostly agree, mostly disagree, or completely disagree with the following statement: When jobs are scarce, men should have more right to a job than women."

United States: N=1,002
Britain: N=750
France: N=752
Germany:N=750
Spain: N=755
Poland: N=750
Russia: N=1,001
Turkey: N=1,003
Egypt: N=1,000
Jordan: N=1,000
Lebanon: N=1,000
China: N=3,262
India: N=2,254
Indonesia: N=1,000
Japan: N=700
Pakistan: N=2,000
South Korea: N=706
Argentina: N=803
Brazil: N=1,000
Mexico: N=1,300
Kenya: N=1,002
Nigeria: N=1,000

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