Table 2 Selected characteristics of women
Immigrant | Native | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Selected characteristics | Intermarriage | Immigrant marriage | Intermarriage | Native marriage |
Number of Obs.1 | 3,976 (18.2%) | 17,833 (81.8%) | ||
Working hours per weekday: | ||||
0 | 34.3% | 44.7% | 29.8% | 27.3% |
8-10 | 28.6% | 25.3% | 34.5% | 32.5% |
11-12 | 4.1% | 1.7% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
Marriage Pattern | 870 | 3,106 | 893 | 16,490 |
(21.9%) | (78.1%) | (5.0%) | (95.0%) | |
Labor hours | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
Partner’s labor hours | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
Household hours | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Partner’s household hours | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Years of education | 12.3 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 12.3 |
Age at marriage | 27.9 | 22.4 | 27.8 | 25.9 |
Duration of marriage | 13.6 | 18.0 | 13.3 | 17.4 |
Years since immigration | 21.9 | 17.9 | / | / |
Age at immigration | 20.2 | 22.4 | / | / |
Language2 (German): | 1.5 | 2.3 | / | / |
Speaking | ||||
Writing | 1.9 | 2.8 | / | / |
Identity3: | ||||
with Germany | 2.7 | 3.1 | / | / |
with Home Country | 2.5 | 2.5 | / | / |
Big Five4: | ||||
Openness | positive*** | |||
Emotional stability | ||||
Extraversion | positive*** | |||
Agreeableness | negative*** | |||
Conscientiousness | ||||
Risk proclivity5: | 4.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Origin of best friend: | ||||
East or West Germany | 701% | 32.4% | 91.3% | 98.9% |
Other country | 29.9% | 67.6% | 8.7% | 1.1% |
Distribution of income: | ||||
Each manages money separately | 17.6% | 4.1% | 20.5% | 16.0% |
I manage, partner receives portion | 3.9% | 9.2% | 6.8% | 6.1% |
Partner manages, I receive portion | 7.9% | 11.7% | 5.5% | 4.1% |
All money shared | 62.5% | 72.0% | 59.2% | 64.2% |
Part shared, part kept separate | 8.2% | 3.0% | 8.1% | 9.6% |
Final say in financial decisions: | ||||
Myself | 6.0% | 6.7% | 9.3% | 5.5% |
Partner | 11.5% | 16.7% | 9.3% | 6.9% |
Both | 82.5% | 76.6% | 81.3% | 87.7% |