맞벌이 가구에서 직업, 가사노동과 가족 특성이 남편과 부인의 건강상태에 미치는 영향 연구 -직무만족과 호혜성을 중심으로-

A Study of the Health Status of a Husband and Wife Related to Paid and Unpaid Work and Family Characteristics for the Dual-earner Household with Respect to Job Satisfaction and Reciprocity

The purpose of this study was to explore how job characteristics, housework factors (reciprocity) and family characteristics influence the health status of a husband and wife. To do this, the study used the ordered probit estimation model. The results of this study were as follows: the status of the husband's health was perceived to be slightly better than that of the wife. age, the husband's job satisfaction and wife's future job prospects were found to impact upon the health status of both the husband and the wife. In addition, the health of the husband was found to be significantly influenced by household income and his wife's perceived fairness of housework. On the other hand, the influencing factors upon the health status of the wife were her education, child caring responsibilities, her husband's future job prospects, as well as the flexibility of her work schedule and hours of work.