Neither backlash nor convergence: dynamics of intra-couple childcare division during the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany

Journal for Labour Market Research

Table 2 Utilized survey information

HOPP wave	May 2020	June 2020	July 2020	August 2020
Prepandemic childcare division		x
Prepandemic division of housework and doing the errands		x
Lockdown-specific individual work arrangements of mothers and fathers	x
Current childcare division		x	x	x
Current division of housework and doing the errands		x	x	x

Prepandemic childcare division: “Thinking about the time before the COVID-19 crisis: How did you and your partner organize childcare? This question refers to the time, when the children were not being looked after at school, kindergarten, etc., but by you and/or your partner.”—This was done…[1] (almost) entirely by partner, [2] mostly by partner, [3] about half and half, [4] mostly by me, [5] (almost) entirely by me. Lockdown-specific individual work arrangements of mothers and fathers: “And if you think about your last working week: How many hours did you actually work, including regular overtime, extra work, etc.? Note: If you do not have fixed working hours, enter the average hours over several weeks.”, “Do you have the possibility to work from home?”. Current childcare division: “How do you and your partner organize childcare at the moment? This question refers to the time when the children are not looked after at school, kindergarten, etc., but by you and/or your partner.” Current division of housework and doing the errands: “How do you and your partner currently split the work?—Housework (laundry, cooking, cleaning, tidying) – Shopping (groceries)”. Prepandemic division of housework and doing the errands: “Thinking about the time before the COVID-19 crisis: How did you and your partner split the work in the following areas? Housework (laundry, cooking, cleaning, tidying) – Shopping (groceries)”