Gender inequalities in times of the COVID-19 pandemic > Wave 5
Longitudinal Wave
General Information
Title
Wave 5
Project Number
221.5
Abstract
This is the fifth wave of the study on gender inequalities within households in times of the COVID-19 pandemic (COGIS).
Longitudinal Type
Longitudinal Wave
Begin date
01-11-2021
End date
12-12-2021
Researcher
Mara Yerkes (Utrecht University); Janna Besamusca (Utrecht University); Chantal Remery (Utrecht University); Stéfanie André (Radboud University); Debby Beckers (Radboud University); Sabine Geurts (Radboud University); Peter Kruyen (Radboud University); Roos van der Zwan (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)); Bryn Hummel (Amsterdam UMC)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2025 Centerdata
Funding Organization
Utrecht University
Radboud University
ODISSEI
OCW (Domeinplan SSH)
Radboud University
ODISSEI
OCW (Domeinplan SSH)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/d7wb-ht10
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
English CSV file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted | directly measured |
| qh21e_m | Year and month of the field work period | directly measured |
| qh21e001 | Preloaded variable: Primary occupation | directly measured |
| qh21e002 | Preloaded variable: Paid employment | directly measured |
| qh21e003 | Preloaded variable: Works or assists in family business | directly measured |
| qh21e004 | Preloaded variable: Autonomous professional, freelancer, or self-employed | directly measured |
| qh21e063 | Preloaded variable: Has at least one child living at home aged < 18 years | directly measured |
| qh21e005 | Preloaded variable: The household head lives together with a partner (wedded or unwedded) | directly measured |
| qh21e064 | Participated in wave 1 (April 2020) | directly measured |
| qh21e105 | Participated in wave 2 (July 2020) | directly measured |
| qh21e116 | Participated in wave 3 (September 2020) | directly measured |
| qh21e193 | Participated in wave 4 (November 2020) | directly measured |
| qh21e006 | Are you currently in paid employment? | directly measured |
| qh21e012 | What best describes your current work situation? | directly measured |
| qh21e194 | What percentage of your working hours do you work from home, at the present time? | directly measured |
| qh21e195 | Looking ahead to the coming months, what percentage of your working hours do you expect to work from home per week, on average? | directly measured |
| qh21e065 | At the present time I am free to determine where I work (at home, at my usual work place, etc.). | directly measured |
| qh21e107 | How is your work schedule determined at the present time? | directly measured |
| qh21e196 | My [employer / client / employer/client] would support me if: I wish to work from home for one day a week. | directly measured |
| qh21e197 | My [employer / client / employer/client] would support me if: I wish to work from home for several days a week. | directly measured |
| qh21e198 | My [employer / client / employer/client] would support me if: I wish to shift my working hours to achieve a better fit between work and private life. | directly measured |
| qh21e199 | My [employer / client / employer/client] would support me if: I wish to work less or not at all for an extended period by taking leave. | directly measured |
| qh21e200 | My [employer / client / employer/client] would support me if: I wish to work less or not at all for an extended period in order to spend more time with my children by taking parental leave. | directly measured |
| qh21e112 | How often does it happen at the present time that: your [employer / client / employer/client] asks you to make changes to your working hours which were not agreed beforehand? | directly measured |
| qh21e113 | How often does it happen at the present time that: you are asked to take action on behalf of your work outside of your working hours, before the start of the next working day? | directly measured |
| qh21e114 | How often does it happen at the present time that: you have to stop doing something at work in order to start doing something that was not scheduled beforehand? | directly measured |
| qh21e115 | How often does it happen at the present time that: you have to stop doing something at work in order to organize some personal or family matters? | directly measured |
| qh21e026 | How much work pressure do you experience now? | directly measured |
| qh21e074 | At the present time I feel supported by my manager. | directly measured |
| qh21e075 | At the present time I feel supported by my colleagues. | directly measured |
| qh21e124 | On a working day, I only tend to personal matters during breaks. | directly measured |
| qh21e125 | I prefer to not talk about my private life with most of the people I work with. | directly measured |
| qh21e126 | I will deal with personal matters and work-related matters over the course of a working day, if they occur. | directly measured |
| qh21e127 | It rarely happens that I read things during working time that are not related to the work. | directly measured |
| qh21e128 | I tend to mix work and private life over the course of a working day. | directly measured |
| qh21e129 | I try to tend to my private emails and work emails separately. | directly measured |
| qh21e130 | I try not to think about my family or friends during work, so that I can concentrate. | directly measured |
| qh21e131 | I generally do not talk about work-related matters at home. | directly measured |
| qh21e132 | I try to keep my work and private life separate. | directly measured |
| qh21e133 | I immediately check my computer or telephone when I see or hear that a new message came in. | directly measured |
| qh21e009 | Is your partner/spouse currently in paid employment? | directly measured |
| qh21e013 | What is your partner’s/spouse’s current work situation? | directly measured |
| qh21e201 | What percentage of his/her working hours does your partner work from home, at the present time? | directly measured |
| qh21e076 | Please provide the age (in years) of all children living at home who are younger than 18. 1st child | directly measured |
| qh21e077 | Please provide the age (in years) of all children living at home who are younger than 18. 2nd child | directly measured |
| qh21e078 | Please provide the age (in years) of all children living at home who are younger than 18. 3rd child | directly measured |
| qh21e079 | Please provide the age (in years) of all children living at home who are younger than 18. 4th child | directly measured |
| qh21e080 | Please provide the age (in years) of all children living at home who are younger than 18. 5th child | directly measured |
| qh21e081 | Please provide the age (in years) of all children living at home who are younger than 18. 6th child | directly measured |
| qh21e082 | Please provide the age (in years) of all children living at home who are younger than 18. Not applicable | directly measured |
| qh21e083 | To what extent are you currently worried that your children cannot attend school or day care, for example because they show symptoms of a cold? | directly measured |
| qh21e028 | How do you and your partner/spouse divide the care for your child(ren) (including any home schooling/homework support) right now? | directly measured |
| qh21e140 | How are the tasks divided between you and your partner regarding the following matters, at the present time? Physical care for the children (bathing, dressing/undressing, feeding, going to the toilet and/or changing diapers) | directly measured |
| qh21e141 | How are the tasks divided between you and your partner regarding the following matters, at the present time? Playing with and/or amusing the children | directly measured |
| qh21e142 | How are the tasks divided between you and your partner regarding the following matters, at the present time? Helping with school and homework (including online learning, if applicable) | directly measured |
| qh21e143 | How are the tasks divided between you and your partner regarding the following matters, at the present time? Bringing to and/or fetching from sports, club or other activities | directly measured |
| qh21e202 | How are the tasks divided between you and your partner regarding the following matters, at the present time? Take to and/or pick up from school/daycare | directly measured |
| qh21e157 | During a normal week at the present time, who looks after your children, aside from you and your partner? A nanny/au-pair/baby or child sitter | directly measured |
| qh21e158 | During a normal week at the present time, who looks after your children, aside from you and your partner? The child/children’s father (if he is not part of the same household) | directly measured |
| qh21e159 | During a normal week at the present time, who looks after your children, aside from you and your partner? The child/children’s mother (if she is not part of the same household) | directly measured |
| qh21e160 | During a normal week at the present time, who looks after your children, aside from you and your partner? The child/children’s grandparents | directly measured |
| qh21e161 | During a normal week at the present time, who looks after your children, aside from you and your partner? Other family members | directly measured |
| qh21e162 | During a normal week at the present time, who looks after your children, aside from you and your partner? Formal child day care (0-4 years) | directly measured |
| qh21e163 | During a normal week at the present time, who looks after your children, aside from you and your partner? Out-of-school care (Dutch: BSO) | directly measured |
| qh21e164 | During a normal week at the present time, who looks after your children, aside from you and your partner? Toddler play center | directly measured |
| qh21e165 | During a normal week at the present time, who looks after your children, aside from you and your partner? Friends or neighbors | directly measured |
| qh21e166 | During a normal week at the present time, who looks after your children, aside from you and your partner? An older sibling | directly measured |
| qh21e167 | During a normal week at the present time, who looks after your children, aside from you and your partner? Someone else, namely: | directly measured |
| qh21e168 | During a normal week at the present time, who looks after your children, aside from you and your partner? None of the above | directly measured |
| qh21e169 | During a normal week at the present time, who looks after your children, aside from you and your partner? Someone else, namely: Text | directly measured |
| qh21e030 | How do you and your partner/spouse divide household tasks at this moment? | directly measured |
| qh21e203 | My partner and I discuss the division of housekeeping chores. | directly measured |
| qh21e204 | My partner and I discuss the division of care for our children. | directly measured |
| qh21e190 | At the present time, do you make use of: a domestic help or cleaning help? | directly measured |
| qh21e191 | At the present time, do you make use of: a grocery home delivery service? | directly measured |
| qh21e192 | At the present time, do you make use of: a meal delivery service? | directly measured |
| qh21e088 | To what extent do you and your partner have disagreements less or more frequently at the present time, compared to prior to the corona crisis? Your own working hours | directly measured |
| qh21e089 | To what extent do you and your partner have disagreements less or more frequently at the present time, compared to prior to the corona crisis? Your partner’s working hours | directly measured |
| qh21e090 | To what extent do you and your partner have disagreements less or more frequently at the present time, compared to prior to the corona crisis? Care for the children (including home schooling/homework support) | directly measured |
| qh21e050 | How much time do you have for yourself (leisure time) at this moment, compared to the situation prior to the corona crisis? | directly measured |
| qh21e100 | How satisfied are you with regard to the following [matter / matters], at this moment? How the care tasks were divided | directly measured |
| qh21e101 | How satisfied are you with regard to the following [matter / matters], at this moment? How the housekeeping chores were divided | directly measured |
| qh21e102 | How satisfied are you with regard to the following [matter / matters], at this moment? Your amount of leisure time | directly measured |
| qh21e103 | How satisfied are you with regard to the following [matter / matters], at this moment? Your relationship with your partner | directly measured |
| qh21e052 | How easy or difficult is it to combine your paid work with [care and support for people around you [...] / your care responsibilities] at this moment? | directly measured |
| qh21e205 | I am able to find a balance between time spent working and time for other activities. | directly measured |
| qh21e206 | I find it difficult to find a balance between my work and other activities. | directly measured |
| qh21e207 | My feeling at present is that my work and private life are balanced. | directly measured |
| qh21e104 | All in all, how much stress do you experience in daily life, at the present time? | directly measured |
| qh21e053 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| qh21e054 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| qh21e055 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| qh21e056 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| qh21e057 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| qh21e058 | Starting date questionnaire | directly measured |
| qh21e059 | Starting time questionnaire | directly measured |
| qh21e060 | End date questionnaire | directly measured |
| qh21e061 | End time questionnaire | directly measured |
| qh21e062 | Duration questionnaire in seconds | directly measured |
Questions
The metadata for the questions in this study have not yet been published.
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 1,359 (100.0%)Non-response: 275 (20.2%)
Response: 1,084 (79.8%)
Complete: 1,073 (79.0%)
Incomplete: 11 (0.8%)
Collection Events
Period
01-11-2021 to 30-11-2021
Sample
Panel members who participated in at least one of the previous four waves of this study.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.
Period
06-12-2021 to 12-12-2021
Sample
Non-respondents of the first measurement.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.