Subject: Quick opinion survey
From: Daniel Hamermesh (hamermes@eco.utexas.edu)
Date: Thu Aug 03 2006 - 10:54:54 EDT
Dear NBER Colleague:
I wonder if you would respond to a quick opinion poll I'm doing by
answering the question below and returning the email to me? The question
is very simple:
We know that American men (ages 20-75) on average work more in the market
than do American women. But what is the difference between men's TOTAL
WORK (in the market and on anything that you might view as work at home)
and that of women?
Without consulting any books, articles or raw data, PLEASE PUT AN X NEXT
TO THE LINE BELOW THAT YOU BELIEVE TO BE THE CLOSEST APPROXIMATION TO THE
CURRENT SITUATION IN THE US.
Men work 25% less than women in total.
Men work 15% less than women in total.
Men work 10% less than women in total.
Men work 5% less than women in total.
Men and women differ by less than 2.5% in total work.
Men work 5% more than women in total.
Men work 10% more than women in total.
Men work 15% more than women in total.
Men work 25% more than women in total.
Many thanks for your help. Of course, all answers will remain anonymous.
Dan Hamermesh
Daniel S. Hamermesh
Centennial Professor of Economics
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712-1173 USA
Tel: 512 475-8526
Fax: 512 471-3510
Homepage: http://www.eco.utexas.edu/faculty/Hamermesh/
