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Time and Use Data in the Household Satellite Account: October 2000
This article looks at using time use data to estimate the labour input to unpaid household work.
This article looks at using time use data to estimate the labour input to unpaid household work. Time use surveys for 1995 and 1999 are compared while recognising that these surveys have many limitations. On average people spend double the amount of time in unpaid household work as in paid work.
Gender breakdowns show that women spend more time than men on all unpaid household work. Men spend more time on maintenance, odd jobs, DIY, gardening and pet care. Analyses of those working and not working and of parents' time use, as well as by the reason for being at home are included.
Provisional estimates for the value of unpaid work based on the 1999 data have been calculated - these range from 44% of GDP to 104%.
An outline of the UK Time Use Survey 2000, which began in June 2000 and ends in July 2001, is included.
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