Household Allocation of Time and Church Attendance: Some Additional Evidence

1977 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 409-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen H. Long ◽  
Russell F. Settle
Keyword(s):  
Church Attendance ◽  
Allocation Of Time ◽  
Household Allocation

scholarly journals Household Allocation of Time and Church Attendance

1975 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corry Azzi ◽  
Ronald Ehrenberg
Keyword(s):  
Church Attendance ◽  
Allocation Of Time ◽  
Household Allocation

scholarly journals Using smartphone app collected data to explore the link between mechanization and intra-household allocation of time in Zambia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Daum ◽  
Filippo Capezzone ◽  
Regina Birner
Keyword(s):  
Time Use ◽  
Compositional Data ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Compositional Data Analysis ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Smallholder Farming ◽  
Land Preparation ◽  
Allocation Of Time ◽  
Household Allocation

Abstract Digital tools may help to study socioeconomic aspects of agricultural development that are difficult to measure such as the effects of new policies and technologies on the intra-household allocation of time. As farm technologies target different crops and tasks, they can affect the time-use of men, women, boys, and girls differently. Development strategies that overlook such effects can have negative consequences for vulnerable household members. In this paper, the time-use patterns associated with different levels of agricultural mechanization during land preparation in smallholder farming households in Zambia were investigated. A novel data collection method was used: a pictorial smartphone application that allows real-time recording of time-use, which eliminates recall bias. Existing studies analyzing the intra-household allocation of resources often focus on adult males and females. This study paid particular attention to boys and girls as well as adults. The study addressed seasonal variations. Compositional data analysis was used to account for the co-dependence and sum constraint of time-use data. The study suggests a strong gender differentiation for land preparation activities among mechanized households; for households using manual labor, such differentiation was not found. There is some evidence that the surplus time associated with mechanization is used for off-farm and domestic work. The study cannot confirm concerns about negative second-round effects: mechanized land preparation is not associated with a higher workload for women and children during weeding and harvesting/processing. The study provides a proof-of-concept that smartphone applications can be used to collect socioeconomic data that are difficult to measure but of high relevance.

scholarly journals Church attendance, faith and the allocation of time: evidence from Australia

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (12) ◽  
pp. 2112-2127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Kortt ◽  
Todd Steen ◽  
Elisabeth Sinnewe
Keyword(s):  
Church Attendance ◽  
Equation System ◽  
Reduced Form ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Hourly Wage ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Endogenous Variables ◽  
Hourly Wage Rate ◽  
Allocation Of Time ◽  
Time Variables

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of church attendance and the formation of “religious human capital” using a Becker-inspired allocation-of-time framework. Design/methodology/approach Data derived from three waves of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey were used to estimate a reduced-form two-equation system where the endogenous variables were frequency of attendance at religious services and intensity of faith. Findings The results indicate that while the hourly wage rate accounts for some of the variation in the attendance and faith regressions (i.e. higher wages lead to lower levels of attendance and faith), “allocation of time” variables like working long hours also influence these dimensions. The findings also suggest that the decision to attend or not or to have any faith at all is generally independent from economic factors. However, once the decision to attend or to have faith is made, an individual’s wage influences the degree of attendance or faith to a significant level. Originality/value The study contributes to this embryonic body of empirical literature by providing – to the best of the authors’ knowledge – the first results for Australia.

scholarly journals Do you have time to take a walk together? Private and joint time within the household*

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Browning ◽  
Olivier Donni ◽  
Mette Gørtz
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Time Use ◽  
Wage Distribution ◽  
Household Expenditure ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Relative Wages ◽  
Private Expenditure ◽  
Allocation Of Time ◽  
Female Wages ◽  
Household Allocation

Abstract We develop a theoretical model for the intra-household allocation of time and consumption that distinguishes between partners’ joint and private leisure. Estimating the model using time use data leads to five findings. First, the intra-household expenditure distribution correlates with relative wages, consistent with the collective model. Second, men put relatively more weight on private expenditure and composite leisure. Third, joint and private leisure are imperfect substitutes. Fourth, joint and private leisure are independent of the wage distribution, suggesting that togetherness does not substitute for economic factors. Fifth, higher female wages imply higher childcare hours for women, but lower for men.

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