The NEW YORK TIMES National Surveys, 1983 - Department of ...

33 S. What do you think are &two or three most enjoyable things about being a woman today?
3q WOMEN TOTAL
3s 0. Nothing
Iti Freedom
2. lobs/pay
3. Bemg a mother
4. Not havmg to work
5. Beingawife
L. Being a woman
q. Increased respect
11. Other
7. DK/NA
6
32
?‘i
a
8
7
s
s
24
Being a mother
Being a homemaker
Being a mfe
General righfs and freedoms
home secunty/Not havmg to work
Treated special
More free time
Housework easier
Able to have career
Role in politics
Don’t have to go to war
jobs
Educational freedom
Other
DK/NA
WOMEN ONLY
Virgima Slims Poll
1970
53
23
22
14
13
11
11
8
7 -
2
2
2
2
3b 37 6. What do you consider to be the two or three greatest problems in being a woman today?
3f-34 WOMEN MEN TOTAL
0 - No Problems S
s
7
1. Sex harassment 1
3
2
2. Ducrimination/Prejudice 19
19
1s
3. Stereotypical thinkmg 8
3
5
q, Pay Discrimmation 11
7
s
S, Other career problems 3
2
3
I. Pregnancy/btrth 1
2
1
3. Workmg mother 6
7
7
fI Cnme 3
6
4
4, Ddflculty m rarsmg children 3
2
2
/I. PLnti-hberation comments 1
2
(3, General money problems
14 Peer prossure
4
1
:
1
3
1
/y Stress
17 Bemg alone
1
2
0
2
1
2
ti Men 1
1
1
PC, Other 3
4
4
49 DK/NA 24
34
2s
7
s
31
23
17
7
4
8
5
6
33