Radstats: Table 2 Impact of Women's Employment on Expenditure Patterns within Households

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	Both in FT employment		Man in FT employment Woman in no paid work
Table 2 Impact of Women's Employment on Expenditure Patterns within Households
Mean spending over two weeks to nearest £
	Men's mean spend	Women's mean spend	Men's mean spend	Women's mean spend	Significance of difference for men	Significance of difference for women
Food	25	78	17	88	ns	<0.005
Household goods	26	38	24	25	ns	ns
Holidays	74	72	133	35	<0.05	<0.005
Men's clothes	23	17	22	13	ns	<0.01
Repairs to house	122	92	39	48	<0.05	ns
Meals out	21	13	18	6	<0.05	<0.01
Motor vehicles	61	38	50	31	ns	ns
Gambling	6	4	6	2	ns	<0.005