The diversity of pathways to childlessness in the Czech Republic: The union histories of childless men and women

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 100363
Author(s):  
Jana Klímová Chaloupková ◽  
Hana Hašková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Men And Women

Partner Selection Across the Life-Course: Age Variation in Partner Preferences in the Czech Republic

2021 ◽  
pp. 136078042199237
Author(s):  
Jana Klímová Chaloupková ◽  
Renáta Topinková ◽  
Markéta Šetinová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Partner Preferences ◽  
Age Variation ◽  
The Life Course

The proportion of people seeking a partner later in life has increased in recent decades. However, studies exploring age variation in partner preferences are quite rare. We aim to fill this gap by examining the partner preferences for household care skills, financial resources, and education of unpartnered individuals aged 19–65 years ( n = 1145) who participated in speed-dating events in the Czech Republic. We hypothesized that the importance of these characteristics varies with age, and that this variance may differ for men and women. The results show that gender differences concerning these characteristics are mostly stable across age groups. The exception is the importance of household care skills, which increases for older men and decreases for older women. We found that older adults value financial resources more than younger adults, and that this increase is true for women and men. Finally, we did not find evidence that the importance of education differs with age.

scholarly journals Melanoma Incidence in Czech Republic, the Relation between Histology, Body Site of Melanoma, and Duration of Lesions

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Jarmila Čelakovská ◽  
Josef Bukač ◽  
Lenka Čáková ◽  
Marie Šimková ◽  
Eva Jandová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Site ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Melanoma Incidence ◽  
Age Of Diagnosis ◽  
The Difference

Aim: To evaluate the occurrence of melanoma in the period 1996–2017 in East Bohemia region in the Czech Republic. Method: We studied the incidence of melanoma and the age of diagnosis (adjusted calculation) and the parameters such as histology, body site of lesions, the length of the duration of lesions in 2810 patients. Results and conclusion: No change in the occurrence of melanoma and in age of melanoma during this period was found. The difference between men and women was not confirmed in histology, but the difference between men and women was confirmed in the body site of lesion and in the length of duration of lesion. No relation between the length of duration of lesions from which melanoma had originated and its histology was confirmed. The relation was confirmed between histology and body site of melanoma. The relation between the body site and the length of duration of previous lesions was confirmed also. The increasing occurrence of melanoma on the trunk according to the duration of the previous lesions was confirmed.

scholarly journals 5-Item Likert Scale and Percentage Scale Correspondence with Implications for the Use of Models with (Fuzzy) Linguistic Variables

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 3-16
Author(s):  
Jiří Mazurek ◽  
Cristina Pérez Rico ◽  
Carlos Fernández García ◽  
Jean-Pierre Magnot ◽  
Tristan Magnot
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Linguistic Variables ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Fuzzy Linguistic ◽  
Use Of Models

The aim of this paper is to examine how people perceive correspondence between the 5-item Likert scale and the percentage scale (the LS-PS correspondence thereinafter). Are all five items of the Likert scale equidistant? Do people use the same scale when evaluating different objects? Are men and women different? Are people from different countries / cultures different? The method of the study was a questionnaire with 661 participating respondents altogether from the Czech Republic, Ecuador, and France. The results indicate that the 5-item Likert scale is neither equidistant, nor symmetrical. Furthermore, there are (highly) statistically significant differences in the LS-PS correspondence with respect to location, age, or gender of respondents. The results can be used as an input for more precise decision-making modeling associated with (fuzzy) linguistic variables.

Effects of the July 1997 Floods in the Czech Republic on Cardiac Mortality

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 492-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Obrová ◽  
Eliška Sovová ◽  
Kateřina Ivanová ◽  
Miloš Táborský ◽  
Svatopluk Loyka
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Cardiac Mortality ◽  
Retrospective Case ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Central European ◽  
Affected Area ◽  
Control Study

AbstractObjectiveAn excess of deaths from cardiac causes are reported after many natural disasters. Despite the fact that floods are the most common and most destructive natural disaster worldwide, little is known about their effect on human health. We analyzed the influence of the greatest floods in the Czech Republic on cardiac mortality in the affected area.MethodsThis was a retrospective case-control study. We analyzed persons whose autopsies proved they had died of cardiac causes during the month of the flood, 2 months before the flood, 1 month after the flood, and during the same period in the 3 previous years.ResultsA total of 207 of 985 autopsy reports met the criteria for inclusion in the study. There were no significant differences in the proportions of men and women (P=0.819) or in age (P=0.577). During the month of the flood, an increase in cardiac mortality was observed; however, the increase was not statistically significant (P=0.088).ConclusionsAccording to our findings, the 1997 Central European flood did not significantly affect cardiac mortality. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2014;8:492-496)

scholarly journals Preferences of men and women in the Czech Republic when shopping for food

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 425-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Turčínková ◽  
Jana Brychtová ◽  
Jiří Urbánek
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Shopping Behavior ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Individual

Buying behavior of men and women shows considerable differences. The individual stages of purchase decision-making process lead to convergence or conversely deepening of these differences. The paper provides results of analysis of chosen aspects of consumer behavior of men and women in the Czech Republic. It focuses on the grocery shopping in small-sized shops. Due to the complexity of the problem the research could not cover all aspects associated with this topic. It identifies who in a household is responsible for grocery shopping, how often and in what quantity of purchases. The paper examines to what extent is a purchase planned and by what a consumer is usually stimulated to an impulsive shopping. Further, it describes factors leading to a choice of shopping place and to a satisfaction with shopping conditions. The primary data was collected through a method of in-depth interviews conducted from January to March 2011 on a sample of 56 respondents in the three smaller stores in the Moravské Budějovice, and via questionnaire survey which took place in all regions of the Czech Republic (n = 5809) among respondents aged 12+. The results confirmed we can observe differences in shopping behavior of women and man, even though the importance of various factors taken into account when making a choice of a particular food product show significant differences from the gender perspective (none of the analyzed factors was found to have higher statistical significance than weak, p < .05). The qualitative research, however, revealed that women tend to make more frequent purchases and keep a certain level of supplies at home, while men tend to leave shopping till it becomes necessary, they are more likely to stick to their shopping list and more loyal to their favorite products. Women are more flexible when in need to replace a missing product with its substitute. The proportion of impulsively purchased items in a shopping basket is higher for women than for men. The findings should help in particular small-scale operators of stores.

Unequal wage of men and women in ICT in the Czech Republic?

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 116-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lea Nedomová ◽  
Milos Maryska ◽  
Petr Doucek
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Men And Women

scholarly journals COMPARISON OF WAGES IN ICT BY MAJOR CATEGORIES, THEIR RELATIONS TO GDP AND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SALARIES OF MEN AND WOMEN

ACC Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-34
Author(s):  
Lucie Böhmová ◽  
Petr Doucek ◽  
Ladislav Luc ◽  
Lea Nedomová ◽  
Richard Antonín Novák ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Gender Pay Gap ◽  
Total Employment ◽  
Pay Gap ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Entire Economy

The article examines wages in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT). Based on the so-called ISPV data (adjusted for inflation), CZSO and Eurostat data, several analyses were performed. The main conclusions are: (1) The number of ICT workers grew faster, their share in total employment increased from 2.2% to 3.9%. (2) From 2008 to 2013, the overall trend in wages is declining and they have been growing significantly since 2014 (influenced by both economic growth and falling inflation). (3) Wages of ICT specialists (CZ ISCO 25) grew considerably faster than those of ICT technicians (CZ ISCO 35). 4) Wages for the entire ICT and for the CZ-ISCO 25 category grew faster than GDP. (5) The gender pay gap in the Czech Republic is among the highest among the countries surveyed, although in 2019 it decreased compared to 2008. (6) Within the Czech Republic, the differences between the salaries of men and women in ICT are smaller than for the entire economy.

scholarly journals The effect of adopter’s gender on shelter dog selection preferences

2019 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-101
Author(s):  
Barbora Vodičková ◽  
Vladimír Večerek ◽  
Eva Voslářová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Lower Number ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Purebred Dogs ◽  
Shelter Dog

A retrospective analysis of dog adoption records was performed with the aim to determine the differences in preferences of male and female adopters in the Czech Republic. From January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2016, 955 dogs were adopted out of a selected shelter. Significantly (P = 0.03) more dogs were adopted by women than by men (52.6% vs 47.4%, respectively). No preference (P = 0.06) for adopting a dog of the same or opposite sex as the adopter’s was found. Women adopted more (P = 0.02) small dogs and men more (P = 0.004) large dogs, while the adoption rate of medium dogs did not differ (P = 0.16) between men and women. Significantly more (P = 0.05) older dogs were adopted by women than by men. With the exception of brown dogs (adopted more often by women) and black dogs with dark markings (adopted more often by men), dogs with different coat colors were adopted equally by men and women. No difference was found between the ratio of crossbred and purebred dogs adopted by men and women. This study fills gaps in scientific knowledge on adopters’ preferences. Women are more willing to adopt dogs including those that may require special care (older dogs). However, women are less likely to adopt large dogs. The lower number of male adopters may be the reason why large dogs are often reported to be difficult to rehome. To remedy this, shelter operators should explore ways how to address men if they have large dogs available for adoption.

scholarly journals Big Five in University Students in Relation to Psychological and Entrepreneurial Competences

2021 ◽  
Vol 91 ◽  
pp. 01036
Author(s):  
Iveta Kmecová ◽  
Alena Kajanová
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Individual Personality ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
The Individual

The objective of the research was to find and analyse the dependence factors of the individual personality. For the purpose of the analysis, students of two higher education institutions in the South Bohemian Region, the Czech Republic, were chosen. The students were from different fields of study, men and women, of different age. The research further dealt with the dependency of the Big Five factors on the positive and negative stress management strategies. The research results can be used for further studies that would be a contribution to theory as well as for the individualization of the approach to concrete groups or individual students.

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