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Views on traditional gender roles in the United Kingdom (UK) 1984-2017
Agreement with the statement "a man's job is to earn money; a woman's job is to look after the home and family" in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017
by Daniel Clark,
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Aug 27, 2019
This statistic shows the share of people in the United Kingdom who agree with the statement "a man's job is to earn money; a woman's job is to look after the home and family" from 1984 to 2017. Throughout this period the share of people who agree with this statement has declined from 43 percent in 1984 to eight percent in 2017.
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by Daniel Clark,
last edited
Aug 27, 2019
This statistic shows the share of people in the United Kingdom who agree with the statement "a man's job is to earn money; a woman's job is to look after the home and family" from 1984 to 2017. Throughout this period the share of people who agree with this statement has declined from 43 percent in 1984 to eight percent in 2017.
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- 2018
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 1984 to 2017
- Number of respondents
- 2,474*
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- British adults
- Supplementary notes
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* Number of respondents for 2017, count varies for previous years,
2012: 950
2008: 1,986
2002: 1,960
1998: 807
1994: 984
1991: 1,257
1990: 2,430
1987: 1,281
1984: 1,562
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 1984 to 2017
- Number of respondents
- 2,474*
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- British adults
- Supplementary notes
-
* Number of respondents for 2017, count varies for previous years,
2012: 950
2008: 1,986
2002: 1,960
1998: 807
1994: 984
1991: 1,257
1990: 2,430
1987: 1,281
1984: 1,562
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