Who dominates when?: asymmetrical patterns of influence among Dutch husbands and wives

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By virtue of pleasantness? Housework and the effects of education revisited

Item does not contain fulltextNumerous studies have noted the lack of change in the sexual division of housework, despite substantial change in factors believed to affect it. According to popular thought, men are at best making selective inroads, such that change is limited to the more enjoyable work. This paper explores how combined educational attainment levels of spouses affect the division of housework, taking into account the relative `pleasantness' of particular tasks. For this purpose 1992/93 Dutch data are used, including a national survey on the enjoyment of routine housework. Our findings stress the relevance of discriminating between different sorts of tasks. Firstly, men, if they contribute, do so more to the preferred tasks of shopping or cooking than to the less enjoyed cleaning or laundry. Generational differences suggest, however, that change towards equalisation permeates all tasks alike. Secondly, the division of each type of housework varies between couples with different educational compositions. The effects of education are such that an explanation based on egalitarian values fares better than one based on human capital. Finally, comparing the spouses, the results indicate that the influence of wives' education dominates. However, among highly educated wives this does not hold true when it comes to cleaning

Sociaal-culturele ontwikkelingen in Nijmegen 1995~Social-cultural developments in Nijmegen, 1995

Survey among the inhabitants of the city of Nijmegen: whether respondent or respondents parents were born in the Netherlands / ecclesiastical activities / age at which respondent came to live in Nijmegen / shopping at stores in the neighbourhood where respondent is living / visiting the community centre / membership residents' association / social contacts in neighbourhood / feeling safe during the daytime and at night / victimization / housing situation / consumption of durables / listening to the radio, watching tv, reading newspapers, magazines, and books. When respondent was 12 years old: housing situation of parents, consumption of durables by parents, reading behaviour of parents, name of occupation-branch of economy of father, cultural exposure of parents. Political interest / voting behaviour / opinion about: income differences, euthanasia, abortion, suicide, childlessness / cohabitation, characteristics of partner / duration of first relationship / important issues of life / role of God in life / feeling at home in neighbourhood / engagement with neighbourhood and with Nijmegen / nationalism / opinion about broadcasting companies / opinion about behaviour and attitude of members of ethnic minority groups / relationship-contacts between the Dutch and members of ethnic minority groups / opinion about politics and politicians / Royal family / freedom of speech and opinion / applicants for asylum / gender roles / self image / image of smokers Background variables: basic characteristics / residence / housing situation / household characteristics / place of work / occupation / employment / education / social class / religio

Human immunodeficiency virus continuum of care in 11 european union countries at the end of 2016 overall and by key population: Have we made progress?

Background. High uptake of antiretroviral treatment (ART) is essential to reduce human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission and related mortality; however, gaps in care exist. We aimed to construct the continuum of HIV care (CoC) in 2016 in 11 European Union (EU) countries, overall and by key population and sex. To estimate progress toward the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 90-90-90 target, we compared 2016 to 2013 estimates for the same countries, representing 73% of the population in the region. Methods. A CoC with the following 4 stages was constructed: number of people living with HIV (PLHIV); proportion of PLHIV diagnosed; proportion of those diagnosed who ever initiated ART; and proportion of those ever treated who achieved viral suppression at their last visit. Results. We estimated that 87% of PLHIV were diagnosed; 92% of those diagnosed had ever initiated ART; and 91% of those ever on ART, or 73% of all PLHIV, were virally suppressed. Corresponding figures for men having sex with men were: 86%, 93%, 93%, 74%; for people who inject drugs: 94%, 88%, 85%, 70%; and for heterosexuals: 86%, 92%, 91%, 72%. The proportion suppressed of all PLHIV ranged from 59% to 86% across countries. Conclusions. The EU is close to the 90-90-90 target and achieved the UNAIDS target of 73% of all PLHIV virally suppressed, significant progress since 2013 when 60% of all PLHIV were virally suppressed. Strengthening of testing programs and treatment support, along with prevention interventions, are needed to achieve HIV epidemic control