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UNPAID HOUSEWORK: WOMEN BURDEN MORE Liu Wei

UNPAID HOUSEWORK: WOMEN BURDEN MORE Liu Wei National Bureau of Statistics, China ESA/STAT/AC.219/29. I. TIME-USE SURVEY IN CHINA, 2008.

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UNPAID HOUSEWORK: WOMEN BURDEN MORE Liu Wei

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  1. UNPAID HOUSEWORK: WOMEN BURDEN MORE Liu Wei National Bureau of Statistics, China ESA/STAT/AC.219/29

  2. I. TIME-USE SURVEY IN CHINA, 2008 A time use survey was carried out by NBS in May 2008, There were 37142 interviewees aged 15-74 years old from 10 provinces. Among which were 19621 urban residents and 17521 rural residents, 18927 female and 18215 male.

  3. I. TIME-USE SURVEY IN CHINA, 2008 The Diary Open diary with intervals of 10 minutes was adopted in the survey. The items included: • main activity • secondary activity • location (the means of transportation if in transit) • with whom when the activity starts Every respondent was asked to fill in two diaries, one for weekday, and one for weekend day.

  4. I. TIME-USE SURVEY IN CHINA, 2008 The Classification of Activities The activity classification for time use in this survey: 9 categories, 61 groups and 113 classes The 9 categories are: 0- Personal activity 1- Formal employment 2- Household primary work 3- Household manufacture and construction work 4- Household service 5- Household domestic work 6- Caring for families and volunteer activity 7- Study 8- Social life and leisure time • Caring for families is divided into: • 61- Care for Children • 62- Care for Adults.

  5. I. TIME-USE SURVEY IN CHINA, 2008 Output Three indicators are used for measuring main activities: Average time Participation rate Average time of participants All indicators are provided by gender Other characteristics are: age, marriage, occupation, education, income and urban/rural

  6. I. TIME-USE SURVEY IN CHINA, 2008 Output • Main activity: the records of main activity are complete. The result shows that the average time of no activity (no code or no record of activity) are less than 1 minute per diary. • Secondary activity: the records of secondary activity are incomplete. Many records were filled with only beginning time, but no ending time.

  7. II.TIME USE: WHO TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CARE Responsibility by Gender In China, women take on most housework. Average time of housework: Women: 4 hours (234 minutes) Men: 1.5 hours (91 minutes) Sources: 2008 time use survey in China

  8. II.TIME USE: WHO TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CARE Responsibility by Gender Sources: 2008 time use survey in China

  9. II. TIME USE: WHO TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CARE Responsibility by Gender Female participation of child-care Participation rate: 22 %, The average time of female participants: 137 minutes. Sources: 2008 time use survey in China More than 1/5 of women engaged in child-care, and on average they spent more than 2 hours on it per day.

  10. II.TIME USE: WHO TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CARE Responsibility by Gender Sources: 2008 time use survey in China The Average Time Use by Distance between Home and Work Place Does this result means that the time spent on child-care is rigid?

  11. II. TIME USE: WHO TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CARE Responsibility by Age Time on taking care of child • Two segments and two peaks, both for women and for men • Women spent more time on child-care than men do.

  12. II. TIME USE: WHO TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CARE Responsibility by Age Practice in China: • Women usually give their first birth around 25 years old • Husband is normally couple of years older than his wife • The age of retire for women is 50-55, for men is 55-60 Can the result be explained by the practices?

  13. II.TIME USE: WHO TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CARE Responsibility, Secondary Activity Sources: 2008 time use survey in China

  14. III.A BRIEF DISCUSSION ON DIARY • With whom • For whom • Taking adult-care

  15. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

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