Time Use Patterns between Maintenance, Subsistence and Leisure Activities: A Case Study in China

Autor/inn/en	Hui-fen, Zhou; Zhen-shan, Li; Dong-qian, Xue; Yang, Lei
Titel	Time Use Patterns between Maintenance, Subsistence and Leisure Activities: A Case Study in China
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 105 (2012) 1, S.121-136 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-010-9768-3
Schlagwörter	Employment Level; Maintenance; Leisure Time; Income; Migrant Workers; Foreign Countries; Time Management; Surveys; Classification; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Correlation; Urban Areas; Rural Areas; Full Time Students; Retirement; Comparative Analysis; Case Studies; China; Japan; New Zealand; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beschäftigungsgrad; Freizeit; Einkommen; Wanderarbeiter; Ausland; Zeitmanagement; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Korrelation; Urban area; Stadtregion; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Vollzeitstudium; Pensionierung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Neuseeland; USA
Abstract	The Chinese government conducted its first time use survey of the activities of Chinese individuals in 2008. Activities were classified into three broad types, maintenance activities, subsistence activities and leisure activities. Time use patterns were defined by an individuals' time spent on maintenance, subsistence and leisure activities each day. We analyzed the time use patterns of different population segments, such as gender, region, age, employment status, and income. Rural residents spend 2 h per day more on SA than urban residents. Five of the employment status categories; migrant workers, full-time students, retirees, the unemployed, and Home-makers, each have unique time schedules. Moreover, time use patterns vary greatly between the different age groups and different income levels. The relationships between the time spent on maintenance, subsistence, and leisure activities were analyzed. Time spent on subsistence activities each day were negatively correlated with time spent on maintenance and leisure activities. The time spent on maintenance activities was positively correlated with the time spent on leisure activities. The ratio of time spent on maintenance, subsistence and leisure activities in China is compared with that in Japan, America and New Zealand. A new term, Time Structure, was coined to describe the ratio of individual time spent on maintenance, subsistence and leisure activities. The time structure in China is 60:24:16 and differs from the structures found in the other countries examined. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10