Table 2 Percentage Emirati youths who agree (above median) with the gender equality statements by background characteristics, 2019
From: Gender roles perceptions and ideal number of children: case study of Emirati youth
| Â | Negative impact of working mother on child-rearing | Importance of motherhood and family for women | Husband/male equal participation in HH work and child-rearing | Traditional societal perspective | Importance of economic independence of women |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||
 Male | 24.6* | 38.9* | 23.0* | 50.8 | 27.0 |
 Female | 6.9 | 24.1 | 33.9 | 50.0 | 35.1 |
Marital status | |||||
 Unmarried | 14.6 | 30.7 | 23.6 | 49.4 | 31.5 |
 Married | 11.5 | 26.9 | 37.7 | 51.6 | 32.0 |
Age | |||||
 19–22 | 16.3 | 32.0 | 29.2* | 49.6 | 32.1 |
 23–30 | 11.5 | 27.9 | 30.8 | 57.7 | 26.9 |
Father’s education | |||||
 Primary or less | 10.2 | 26.5 | 28.6 | 63.3 | 30.6 |
 Basic secondary | 18.8 | 37.5 | 31.3 | 47.9 | 29.2 |
 High School | 14.9 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 47.9 | 29.8 |
 Undergraduate | 15.1 | 33.7 | 31.4 | 52.3 | 33.7 |
 Graduate and above | 10.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 35.0 |
Mother’s education | |||||
 Primary or less | 15.2 | 30.4 | 28.3 | 54.3 | 30.4 |
 Basic secondary | 17.4 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 56.5 | 32.6 |
 High School | 11.9 | 27.5 | 24.8 | 49.5 | 31.2 |
 Undergraduate | 14.5 | 26.3 | 30.3 | 44.7 | 32.9 |
 Graduate and above | 26.7 | 40.0 | 33.3 | 40.0 | 20.0 |
 Total | 14.3 | 30.3 | 29.3 | 50.3 | 31.7 |