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Satisfaction with work–life balance, parents of children under the age of 18 who work full-time, 2012 Table 1
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Satisfaction with work–life balance, parents of children under the age of 18 who work full-time, 2012 Table summary
This table displays the results of Satisfaction with work–life balance Satisfied or very satisfied with their work–life balance, Total, Men and Women, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	Total	Men	Women
	Satisfied or very satisfied with their work–life balance
	percentage
Total	75	78	72^{Table 1, note †}
Age group
Under 35 (ref.)	76	82	70^{Table 1, note †}
35 to 44 years	74	75^{Table 1, note *}	73
45 years and older	76	78	72
Presence of a spouse or partner
No (ref.)	67	73	66
Yes	76^{Table 1, note *}	78	73^{Table 1, note *}^{Table 1, note †}
Age of children
At least one child aged 0 to 4 years (ref.)	77	79	74^{Table 1, note †}
All children aged 5 to 17 years	72^{Table 1, note *}	75	68^{Table 1, note *}^{Table 1, note †}
Province of residence
Newfoundland and Labrador	81^{Table 1, note *}	77	85^{Table 1, note *}
Prince Edward Island	90^{Table 1, note *}	87^{Table 1, note *}	94^{Table 1, note *}
Nova Scotia	73	76	69
New Brunswick	78	72	83^{Table 1, note *}
Quebec	79^{Table 1, note *}	83^{Table 1, note *}	74^{Table 1, note †}
Ontario (ref.)	72	74	71
Manitoba	70	68	74
Saskatchewan	74	82^{Table 1, note *}	62^{Table 1, note †}
Alberta	80^{Table 1, note *}	85^{Table 1, note *}	71^{Table 1, note †}
British Columbia	73	76	70
Educational attainment
High school diploma (ref.)	76	78	74
Postsecondary certificate or diploma	75	78	72^{Table 1, note †}
University degree	74	77	71^{Table 1, note †}
Occupation
All occupations (ref.)	75	78	72^{Table 1, note †}
Management	72	73	69
Professional occupations	75	79	70^{Table 1, note †}
Technical occupations, technicians and technologists	77	79	75
Clerical staff	74	73	74
Sales and services	74	78	70
Trades, transport and equipment operators	75	76	65
Occupations unique to the primary industry	76	77	Table 1, note F: too unreliable to be published
Processing, manufacturing and utilities	87^{Table 1, note *}	89^{Table 1, note *}	82
Caregiver situation
Does not provide care (ref.)	78	79	76
Provides care to a parent, friend or other person	69^{Table 1, note *}	73^{Table 1, note *}	63^{Table 1, note *}^{Table 1, note †}
Number of hours per week
30 to 39 hours (ref.)	78	85	74^{Table 1, note †}
40 to 49 hours	78	80^{Table 1, note *}	74^{Table 1, note †}
50 hours or more	66^{Table 1, note *}	69^{Table 1, note *}	60^{Table 1, note *}
Work schedule
Normal schedule (ref.)	77	80	73^{Table 1, note †}
Shift work	69^{Table 1, note *}	70^{Table 1, note *}	68
Job category
Employee (ref.)	75	78	71^{Table 1, note †}
Self-employed or unpaid family worker	75	75	76
Flexible schedule^{Table 1, note 1}
No (ref.)	73	76	69^{Table 1, note †}
Yes	79^{Table 1, note *}	81	75^{Table 1, note *}^{Table 1, note †}
Possibility of taking advantage of a flexible work schedule without a negative impact on career^{Table 1, note 1}
No (ref.)	71	74	67
Yes	80^{Table 1, note *}	83^{Table 1, note *}	76^{Table 1, note *}^{Table 1, note †}
Possibility of taking leave without pay to care for children^{Table 1, note 1}
No (ref.)	67	71	61
Yes	77^{Table 1, note *}	79	73^{Table 1, note *}^{Table 1, note †}
Possibility of taking leave without pay to provide care to a spouse, partner or other family member^{Table 1, note 1}
No (ref.)	68	72	64
Yes	78^{Table 1, note *}	81^{Table 1, note *}	75^{Table 1, note *}^{Table 1, note †}
Possibility of taking leave without pay for personal reasons^{Table 1, note 1}
No (ref.)	70	76	59^{Table 1, note †}
Yes	77^{Table 1, note *}	79	74^{Table 1, note *}^{Table 1, note †}
Does telework at least occasionally^{Table 1, note 1}
No (ref.)	74	78	70^{Table 1, note †}
Yes	78	78	78^{Table 1, note *}
F too unreliable to be published note 1. Paid employees only Return to table 1, note 1 referrer note * significantly different from the reference category (p < 0.05) Return to table 1, note * referrer note † significantly different from the estimate for men (p < 0.05). Return to table 1, note † referrer Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2012.

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