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Gendered Pathways to Adulthood: Select Findings from Cross Cohort Comparisons
Wendy Sigle-RushtonDepartment of Social Policy
London School of Economics
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Background
Trends in the form and function of family life Decline in specialised, gendered division of labour
• Increasing female labour market participation• (More recently) some increase in men’s unpaid work
Increasing divorce rates Protracted transition to adulthood
Changes in housing provision and role of social housing over time
How have changes affected children? Both short and longer term Are there gender differences?
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Data and Methods
Data: two prospective studiesNational Child Development Study (NCDS)British Cohort Study (BCS)
Baseline Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4 Wave 5
NCDS Age 0, 1958
Age 7, 1965
Age 11, 1969
Age 16, 1974
Age 23, 1981
Age 33, 1991
BCS Age 0, 1970
Age 5, 1975
Age 10, 1980
Age 16, 1986
Age 26, 1996
Age 30, 2000
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Data
Data: two prospective studiesNational Child Development Study (NCDS)British Cohort Study (BCS)
Baseline Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4 Wave 5
NCDS Age 0, 1958
Age 7, 1965
Age 11, 1969
Age 16, 1974
Age 23, 1981
Age 33, 1991
BCS Age 0, 1970
Age 5, 1975
Age 10, 1980
Age 16, 1986
Age 26, 1996
Age 30, 2000
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Data
Data: two prospective studiesNational Child Development Study (NCDS)British Cohort Study (BCS)
Baseline Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4 Wave 5
NCDS Age 0, 1958
Age 7, 1965
Age 11, 1969
Age 16, 1974
Age 23, 1981
Age 33, 1991
BCS Age 0, 1970
Age 5, 1975
Age 10, 1980
Age 16, 1986
Age 26, 1996
Age 30, 2000
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Data
Data: two prospective studiesNational Child Development Study (NCDS)British Cohort Study (BCS)
Baseline Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4 Wave 5
NCDS Age 0, 1958
Age 7, 1965
Age 11, 1969
Age 16, 1974
Age 23, 1981
Age 33, 1991
BCS Age 0, 1970
Age 5, 1975
Age 10, 1980
Age 16, 1986
Age 26, 1996
Age 30, 2000
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Data
Data: two prospective studiesNational Child Development Study (NCDS)British Cohort Study (BCS)
Baseline Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4 Wave 5
NCDS Age 0, 1958
Age 7, 1965
Age 11, 1969
Age 16, 1974
Age 23, 1981
Age 33, 1991
BCS Age 0, 1970
Age 5, 1975
Age 10, 1980
Age 16, 1986
Age 26, 1996
Age 30, 2000
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Study 1: Cross-Cohort Study of Divorce and Well-being
Outcome variables: Wave 2: behavioural scores, academic test scores Wave 5: no qualifications, receipt of non-universal
benefits Control variables (measured at wave 1):
Disruption (interacted with sex) Child’s sex Behavioural scores Academic scores Lived in social housing (interacted with sex) Father’s social class Parental engagement (reading)
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Behavioural Scores
Aggression Anxiety Restlessness
NCDS BCS NCDS BCS NCDS BCS
Model 1
Divorce 1.29 1.72** 1.42+ 1.41*= 1.55+ 1.33+
Divorce*male 1.09 0.85++ 0.87* 0.93** 0.82* 0.93=*
Model 2
Divorce 1.19 1.50*** 1.31* 1.29+* 1.50+ 1.21+
Divorce*male 0.86 0.79*** 0.90* 1.02** 0.67* 0.89**
Notes: + p<0.10, * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001
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Low Academic Test Scores
NCDS BCS
Model 1
Divorce 1.55* 1.29+
Divorce*male 0.98 0.96=
Model 2
Divorce 1.28* 1.19*
Divorce*male 0.84 0.96*
Notes: + p<0.10, * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001
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Adult Outcomes
No qualifications Benefit Receipt
NCDS BCS NCDS BCS
Model 1
Divorce 2.14*** 1.83*** 1.86*** 1.74***
Divorce*male 0.61*=* 0.99=== 0.71=== 1.01===
Model 2
Divorce 1.73*** 1.45*** 1.68*** 1.48***
Divorce*male 0.64+== 1.05*** 0.74=* 1.02**
Notes: + p<0.10, * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001
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Behavioural Scores
Aggression Anxiety Restlessness
NCDS BCS NCDS BCS NCDS BCS
Model 1
Social housing 1.85*** 2.46*** 1.13* 1.21* 1.26* 1.64***
Social housing * male 0.73**= 0.78+== 0.98= 0.88 0.91= 0.71*
Model 2
Social housing 1.48*** 1.54*** 1.05 1.02 1.01 1.23+
Social housing * male 0.76***
0.74*** 0.92 0.83 0.95 0.69*
Notes: + p<0.10, * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001
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Behavioural Scores
Aggression Anxiety Restlessness
NCDS BCS NCDS BCS NCDS BCS
Model 1
Social housing 1.85*** 2.46*** 1.13* 1.21* 1.26* 1.64***
Social housing * male 0.73**= 0.78+== 0.98= 0.88 0.91= 0.71*
Model 2
Social housing 1.48*** 1.54*** 1.05 1.02 1.01 1.23+
Social housing * male 0.76***
0.74*** 0.92 0.83 0.95 0.69*
Notes: + p<0.10, * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001
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Low Academic Test ScoresNCDS BCS
Model 1
Social housing 2.45*** 2.74***
Social housing*male 0.87=== 0.98===
Model 2
Social housing 1.60*** 1.57****
Social housing*male 0.85=== 1.00===*
Notes: + p<0.10, * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001
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Adult Outcomes
No qualifications Benefit Receipt
NCDS BCS NCDS BCS
Model 1
Social housing 2.87*** 4.40*** 1.64*** 2.66***
Social housing*male 0.79=== 0.58**= 1.07=== 0.93===
Model 2
Social housing 1.79*** 2.72*** 1.28** 1.83***
Social housing*male 0.83=== 0.58**= 1.06= 0.94.**
Notes: + p<0.10, * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001
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Adult Outcomes
No qualifications Benefit Receipt
NCDS BCS NCDS BCS
Model 1
Social housing 2.87*** 4.40*** 1.64*** 2.66***
Social housing*male 0.79=== 0.58**= 1.07=== 0.93===
Model 2
Social housing 1.79*** 2.72*** 1.28** 1.83***
Social housing*male 0.83=== 0.58**= 1.06= 0.94.**
Notes: + p<0.10, * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001
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Study 2: Gendered Predictors of Equal Sharing of Housework
Dependent Variable Equal sharing of domestic work
• Responsibility for domestic work (4 items)• Scale 0-2, with higher scores indicating higher contribution• Average score: between 0.75-1.25 coded as equal sharing
Childhood background variables Mothers’ paid employment Family disruption Mother’s education Presence of siblings
Other control variables Educational qualifications Independent living Previous Partnership Marital status Presence of children Own and partner’s employment status
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Data and Measurement: Reports of the Division of Household Labour – Cohort Members (CM) in Partnership, by Sex
NCDS Men NCDS Women
Equal sharing 16.9(N=3907)
15.1(N=4225)
BCS Men BCS Women
Equal sharing 40.3(N=3206)
28.6(N=3822)
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Odds Ratios Linking Childhood Experiences to Equal Division of Housework, by Sex and Cohort
Men Women
NCDS BCS NCDS BCS
Disruption by wave 1 0.83 1.32 1.62 * 1.15
Disruption waves 1 - 2 1.21 0.83 0.84 0.98
Disruption waves 2 - 3 1.13 0.66 * 1.12 0.81
Mother’s paid work, birth-wave 1 0.99 0.85 0.93 1.07
Mother’s paid work, waves 1 - 2 1.06 1.06 0.96 0.83
Mother’s paid work at age 16 1.07 0.95 0.94 1.06
Younger siblings 1.08 1.07 1.03 0.93
Older siblings 0.94 1.14 0.99 1.13
Mother stayed on in school 1.30 * 0.87 1.06 0.84 *
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Odds Ratios Linking Childhood Experiences to Equal Division of Housework, by Sex and Cohort
Men Women
NCDS BCS NCDS BCS
Disruption by wave 1 0.83 1.32 1.62 * 1.15
Disruption waves 1 - 2 1.21 0.83 0.84 0.98
Disruption waves 2 - 3 1.13 0.66 * 1.12 0.81
Mother’s paid work, birth-wave 1 0.99 0.85 0.93 1.07
Mother’s paid work, waves 1 - 2 1.06 1.06 0.96 0.83
Mother’s paid work at age 16 1.07 0.95 0.94 1.06
Younger siblings 1.08 1.07 1.03 0.93
Older siblings 0.94 1.14 0.99 1.13
Mother stayed on in school 1.30 * 0.87 1.06 0.84 *
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Odds Ratios Linking Childhood Experiences to Equal Division of Housework, by Sex and Cohort
Men Women
NCDS BCS NCDS BCS
Disruption by wave 1 0.83 1.32 1.62 * 1.15
Disruption waves 1 - 2 1.21 0.83 0.84 0.98
Disruption waves 2 - 3 1.13 0.66 * 1.12 0.81
Mother’s paid work, birth-wave 1 0.99 0.85 0.93 1.07
Mother’s paid work, waves 1 - 2 1.06 1.06 0.96 0.83
Mother’s paid work at age 16 1.07 0.95 0.94 1.06
Younger siblings 1.08 1.07 1.03 0.93
Older siblings 0.94 1.14 0.99 1.13
Mother stayed on in school 1.30 * 0.87 1.06 0.84 *
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Odds Ratios Linking Adult Experiences to Equal Division of Housework, by
Sex and CohortMen Women
NCDS BCS NCDS BCS
Low qualifications 1.22 1.02 1.24 1.02
High qualifications 1.03 1.32 ** 1.67 *** 1.31 **
Independent living 1.63 *** 1.21 * 1.09 1.20 *
Married 0.71 ** 0.93 0.97 0.88
Previous partnership 1.44 ** 1.45 *** 1.45 ** 1.11
Own child in household (hh) 0.72 ** 0.50 *** 0.80 0.57 ***
Non-biological children in hh 0.80 0.40 *** 0.66 0.58
Male works part-time 1.16 2.16 1.00 0.94
Male works full-time 0.42 *** 0.68 * 0.42 *** 0.52 ***
Female works part-time 1.35 * 1.18 1.06 1.29 *
Female works full-time 4.00 *** 2.19 *** 4.30 *** 2.68 ***
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Odds Ratios Linking Adult Experiences to Equal Division of Housework, by
Sex and CohortMen Women
NCDS BCS NCDS BCS
Low qualifications 1.22 1.02 1.24 1.02
High qualifications 1.03 1.32 ** 1.67 *** 1.31 **
Independent living 1.63 *** 1.21 * 1.09 1.20 *
Married 0.71 ** 0.93 0.97 0.88
Previous partnership 1.44 ** 1.45 *** 1.45 ** 1.11
Own child in household (hh) 0.72 ** 0.50 *** 0.80 0.57 ***
Non-biological children in hh 0.80 0.40 *** 0.66 0.58
Male works part-time 1.16 2.16 1.00 0.94
Male works full-time 0.42 *** 0.68 * 0.42 *** 0.52 ***
Female works part-time 1.35 * 1.18 1.06 1.29 *
Female works full-time 4.00 *** 2.19 *** 4.30 *** 2.68 ***
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Odds Ratios Linking Adult Experiences to Equal Division of Housework, by
Sex and CohortMen Women
NCDS BCS NCDS BCS
Low qualifications 1.22 1.02 1.24 1.02
High qualifications 1.03 1.32 ** 1.67 *** 1.31 **
Independent living 1.63 *** 1.21 * 1.09 1.20 *
Married 0.71 ** 0.93 0.97 0.88
Previous partnership 1.44 ** 1.45 *** 1.45 ** 1.11
Own child in household (hh) 0.72 ** 0.50 *** 0.80 0.57 ***
Non-biological children in hh 0.80 0.40 *** 0.66 0.58
Male works part-time 1.16 2.16 1.00 0.94
Male works full-time 0.42 *** 0.68 * 0.42 *** 0.52 ***
Female works part-time 1.35 * 1.18 1.06 1.29 *
Female works full-time 4.00 *** 2.19 *** 4.30 *** 2.68 ***
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Concluding Observations General project findings:
Many childhood antecedents matter for adult outcomes• Adult indicators of disadvantage• Early adult experiences and contemporaneous variables?
Strong gender and cohort differences for most adult outcomes Few examples of gender or cohort differences in strength of
association with childhood antecedents Parental divorce/disruption
Short-term outcomes• No significant gender or cohort differences • Significant main effects become insignificant
Longer-term outcomes• No gender differences except for NCDS men and qualifications• More sharing of domestic work for NCDS women, less sharing for BCS
men
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Concluding Observations
Social Housing Short-term outcomes
• Links between social housing and aggression are stronger for girls
• Links between social housing and restlessness are stronger for BCS girls
• No gender differences in academic performance but significant main effects
Longer-term outcomes• Links to more disadvantage
Perhaps requires further scrutiny?• Gendered pathways from adolescence to early
adulthood to subsequent disadvantage?