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Table 3 Average ideal number of children among Emirati youths by selected gender equality statements, 2019

From: Gender roles perceptions and ideal number of children: case study of Emirati youth

 

Ideal number of children

Ideal number of sons

Ideal number of daughters

Negative impact of working mother on child-rearing

 Disagree (Below median)

5.3*

2.8*

2.5

 Agree (Above median)

6.1

3.3

2.8

Importance of motherhood and family for women

 Disagree (Below median)

5.2*

2.7

2.5

 Agree (Above median)

5.8

3.1

2.7

Husband/male participation in HH work and child-rearing

 Disagree (Below median)

5.6*

2.9*

2.6*

 Agree (Above median)

4.9

2.5

2.3

Traditional societal perspective

   

 Disagree (Below median)

5.5

2.9

2.6

 Agree (Above median)

5.2

2.7

2.5

Importance of economic independence of women

 Disagree (Below median)

5.7*

3.0*

2.7*

 Agree (Above median)

4.8

2.5

2.3

Average for total sample

5.4

2.8

2.6

  1. *Indicates that the t-test for the equality of means was statistically significant with p-value < 0.05
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