DIVISION OF LABOR Murdock, George P., and Caterina Provost. 1973. Factors in the Division of Labor by Sex: A Cross-Cultural Analysis. ETHNOLOGY 12:203-225. Compiled with permission of Ethnology journal editors. STDS05.DAT Vars. 99-148 division of labor FOOD COLLECTION 99. VEGETAL 100. EGGS, INSECTS, AND/OR SMALL LAND FAUNA 101. SHELLFISH/SMALL AQUATIC FAUNA 102. HONEY 103. FOWLING 104. FISHING 105. TRAPPING 106. LARGE LAND FAUNA 107. LARGE AQUATIC FAUNA Number of Cases for Each Variable: 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 -- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- . = Task Present, sex ? 34 48 22 20 2 10 1 2 -1 = No data on task 7 53 24 80 29 4 15 6 9 0 = Task absent 10 18 85 38 16 29 20 36 127 1 = Males exclusively 6 27 11 39 131 83 136 139 48 2 = Males predominant 4 3 4 5 5 45 12 5 3 = Equally 18 9 1 2 3 8 1 4 = Females predominant 42 13 12 5 1 5 = Females exclusively 65 15 27 2 2 FOOD PRODUCTION 108. LAND CLEARANCE 109. SOIL PREPARATION 110. PLANTING 111. CROP TENDING 112. HARVESTING 113. SMALL DOMESTIC ANIMALS 114. LARGE DOMESTIC ANIMALS 115. MILKING Number of Cases for Each Variable: 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- . = Task Present, sex ? 1 1 3 70 10 10 -1 = No data on task 2 2 1 4 1 6 2 1 0 = Task absent 44 49 44 48 44 13 76 127 1 = Males exclusively 95 66 27 22 10 19 54 15 2 = Males predominantly 34 27 35 23 37 8 24 2 3 = Equally 6 14 33 24 34 14 14 8 4 = Females predominant 3 17 26 30 34 12 3 2 5 = Females exclusively 1 10 20 32 26 44 3 21 FOOD PREPARATION 116. VEGETAL 117. BUTCHERING 118. PRESERVATION 119. DRINKS 120. DAIRY 121. COOKING Number of Cases for Each Variable: 116 117 118 119 120 121 --- --- --- --- --- --- . = Task Present, sex ? 2 16 64 42 20 1 -1 = No data on task 8 19 25 16 8 1 0 = Task absent 2 8 31 37 130 2 1 = Males exclusively 3 122 18 15 4 2 2 = Males predominantly 1 9 2 3 3 = Equally 4 4 3 4 4 = Females predominant 21 4 3 4 63 5 = Females exclusively 145 4 40 65 24 117 EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES 122. MINING/QUARRYING 123. FUEL GATHERING 124. LUMBERING 125. WATER FETCHING Number of Cases for Each Variable: 122 123 124 125 --- --- --- --- . = Task Present, sex ? 6 11 16 25 -1 = No data on task 39 7 17 1 0 = Task absent 106 1 14 1 = Males exclusively 31 25 135 4 2 = Males predominantly 1 12 4 4 3 = Equally 2 12 8 4 = Females predominant 24 13 5 = Females exclusively 1 94 131 INTERMEDIATE PROCESSING 126. SKINS 127. SPINNING 128. LOOM WEAVING 129. SMELTING Number of Cases for Each Variable: 126 127 128 129 --- --- --- --- . = Task Present, sex ? 44 9 1 -1 = No data on task 13 30 16 24 0 = Task absent 48 56 81 125 1 = Males exclusively 39 7 24 37 2 = Males predominantly 4 3 3 = Equally 2 4 6 4 = Females predominant 5 5 8 5 = Females exclusively 31 72 50 MANUFACTURING 130. MATMAKING 131. NETMAKING 132. BASKETMAKING 133. ROPE OR CORDAGE 134. LEATHER 135. CLOTHING 136. POTTERY 137. WOOD 138. BONE 139. STONE 140. METAL 141. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Number of Cases for Each Variable: 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- -1 = No data on task 23 31 16 16 23 23 14 4 46 43 16 0 = Task absent 29 45 22 3 57 36 61 1 14 39 93 8 1 = Males exclusively 30 42 37 62 35 16 14 159 71 67 85 83 2 = Males predominantly 4 2 9 7 3 4 5 3 7 1 3 3 = Equally 9 5 15 18 2 11 6 1 2 6 1 4 = Females predominant 5 1 18 5 5 13 6 1 5 = Females exclusively 55 15 51 19 29 78 74 2 1 . = Task Present, sex ? 31 45 19 56 32 5 6 17 44 31 7 74 MISCELLANEOUS 142. FIRE 143. LAUNDERING 144. BODILY MUTILATION 145. BONESETTING/SURGERY 146. BURDEN CARRYING 147. BOATBUILDING 148. HOUSEBUILDING Number of Cases for Each Variable: 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- . = Task Present, sex ? 96 9 45 17 6 5 6 -1 = No data on task 1 59 22 88 31 11 1 0 = Task absent 3 52 13 37 3 79 1 1 = Males exclusively 40 5 36 34 18 84 105 2 = Males predominantly 6 4 6 12 3 30 3 = Equally 16 4 48 4 46 3 14 4 = Females predominant 4 8 6 34 9 5 = Females exclusively 20 49 12 36 1 20