Somebody has to DUST! Gender, health, and housework in older couples.
This study examines the link between health and housework among older couples. For those out of the paid labor force, many of the standard arguments about relative resources and time availability no longer hold. Women spend more time on domestic tasks than men at any age; however, it is unclear how health shapes the household division of labor based on gender among older adults. This study examines the relative effect of three dimensions of health. Women's poor health increases the chance of an equal division of labor, but the gender nature of household tasks may limit women's ability to cut back.
a Department of Sociology , University of Utah , Salt Lake City , Utah , USA.
Claudia
C
Geist
b Department of Sociology and Anthropology , University of Texas Rio Grande Valley , Edinburg , Texas , USA.
Jennifer
J
Tabler
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006796:Household Work; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016387:Women's Health
Couples; health; housework; older adults