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

w Sk. IF YES IN a. 51, AS& What do you think is the greatest pleasure your spouse gets from
working- the salary (he/she) takes home, or the satisfaction the/she) gets from the job itself?
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WOMEN
TOTAL
1 salary 33 31 32
2 Jobsatisfaction 46 49 47
3 Both (VOU 16 14 1s
9 DK/NA 6 6 5
49 51d. IF YES IN Q. 51, ASK: If your spouse were offered a better job and a large increase in
salary that required (him/her) to move to a different part of the country. would you want your
spouse to take the promotion and move, or would you want (him/her) to t;m it down?
WOMEN MEN TOTAL
1 Take promotion 35 20 28
2 Tumitdown 41 60 49
3 Depends (voll 19 18 18
9 DKINA S 2 4
50 52. ASK EVERYBODY: Now, if you were free to do either. would you prefer to have a job
outside the home, or would you prefer to stay home and take care of your house and family?
WOMEN MEN TOTAL
1 Joboutside home 45 72 58
2 Stay home 47 21 35
3 Both CvoU 5 1 3
9 DK/NA 3 6 4
WOMENONLY
1974 I980 1982
Virginia Slims Virginia Slims CBS News
Job outside home 35 46 48
Stay home . 60 51 47
DK/NA 5 3 5
n 53. Would you say that working women generally seem to make better oi worse mothers than
women who don’t work outside the home?
WOMEN MEN TOTAL
1 Better mothers 26 22 24
2 Worsemothers 25 40 32
3 Same/No Drff (vol) 33 22 28
9 DK/NA 16 16 18
CBS News1970
WOMEN MEN TOTAL
Better mothers 24 21 23
Worse mothers 45 50 48
No Difference 17 16 16
DUNA 13 13 13
5’2 54. If both a husband and wfe work full time. do you thmk that the husband should do most, half or
only some of the cookmg?
WOMEN MEN TOTAL
1 Most 1 1 1
2 Half 50 67 58
3 Some 41 2s 33
4 None boll 5 3 4
9 DK/NA 4 4 4