scholarly journals Creating Versus Negating Togetherness: Perceptual and Emotional Differences in Parent-Teenager Reported Time

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Milkie ◽  
Dana Wray ◽  
Irene Boeckmann
Keyword(s):  
Time Use ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Emotional Valence ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
American Time Use Survey ◽  
Time Use Survey ◽  
School Day ◽  
Employed Parents

Time together is central to family life, and the question of how much time parents spend with children is vital to scholars. Although parents’ reports of time with children are taken as standard and reliable, assessing different family actors’ perspectives on time together may challenge this notion. Using the American Time Use Survey (2003-2018), we provide a unique window into parent-adolescent time, via a novel examination of precise questions about co-presence and emotions during daily activities. Comparing parents’ and teenagers’ reports of the amount and emotional valence of time spent together, we reveal considerable perceptual gaps – reflecting “ambiguous” rather than “objective” togetherness. Mothers report 24 hours per week of co-presence (“in the room with”) compared to adolescents’ 15 hours – a gap greater than an entire school day; father-teenager discrepancies are comparable. Discrepancies vary by parents’ employment status, with larger discrepancies between stay-at-home parent and adolescent reports. Though the perceptual gap is sizeable, the emotional one is not: both generations experience reported time together as more meaningful, happier and less stressful than time apart, partly due to the nature of activities and presence of other people. Employed parents and the more educated receive more of a well-being boost from adolescent co-presence compared to their counterparts. Ultimately, generational position and social statuses shape perceptions of co-presence, in the form of “creating” versus “negating” classifications of togetherness.

scholarly journals Reliability, Validity, and Variability of the Subjective Well-Being Questions in the 2010 American Time Use Survey

2015 ◽  
Vol 126 (3) ◽  
pp. 1355-1373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoonjoo Lee ◽  
Sandra L. Hofferth ◽  
Sarah M. Flood ◽  
Kimberly Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Time Use ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
American Time Use Survey ◽  
Time Use Survey

scholarly journals Expensive Childcare and Short School Days = Lower Maternal Employment and More Time in Childcare? Evidence from the American Time Use Survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 237802311986027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah Ruppanner ◽  
Stephanie Moller ◽  
Liana Sayer
Keyword(s):  
Time Use ◽  
Maternal Employment ◽  
State Level ◽  
Day Length ◽  
Full Time ◽  
American Time Use Survey ◽  
Childcare Time ◽  
Time Use Survey ◽  
School Day ◽  
Part Time

This study investigates the relationship between maternal employment and state-to-state differences in childcare cost and mean school day length. Pairing state-level measures with an individual-level sample of prime working-age mothers from the American Time Use Survey (2005–2014; n = 37,993), we assess the multilevel and time-varying effects of childcare costs and school day length on maternal full-time and part-time employment and childcare time. We find mothers’ odds of full-time employment are lower and part-time employment higher in states with expensive childcare and shorter school days. Mothers spend more time caring for children in states where childcare is more expensive and as childcare costs increase. Our results suggest that expensive childcare and short school days are important barriers to maternal employment and, for childcare costs, result in greater investments in childcare time. Politicians engaged in national debates about federal childcare policies should look to existing state childcare structures for policy guidance.

The Impact of Terrorism on Individual Well-Being: Evidence from the Boston Marathon Bombing

2020 ◽  
Vol 130 (631) ◽  
pp. 2065-2104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew E Clark ◽  
Orla Doyle ◽  
Elena Stancanelli
Keyword(s):  
Time Use ◽  
Regression Discontinuity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
American Time Use Survey ◽  
Daily Data ◽  
Boston Marathon Bombing ◽  
Time Use Survey ◽  
Boston Marathon ◽  
The Impact

Abstract A growing literature has concluded that terrorism affects the economy, yet less is known about its impact on individual welfare. This article estimates the impact of the 2013 Boston marathon bombing on well-being, exploiting representative daily data from the American Time Use Survey and Well-Being Supplement. Using a combined regression discontinuity and differences-in-differences design, with the 2012 Boston marathon as a counterfactual, we find an immediate reduction in well-being of a third of a standard deviation. In particular, happiness declined sharply and negative emotions rose significantly. While the effects do not persist beyond one week, they may entail adverse health and economic consequences.

Risk of Violent Crime Victimization During Major Daily Activities

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 635-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew M. Lemieux ◽  
Marcus Felson
Keyword(s):  
Violent Crime ◽  
Time Use ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
National Crime Victimization Survey ◽  
Crime Victimization ◽  
American Time Use Survey ◽  
Everyday Activities ◽  
Victimization Risk ◽  
Time Use Survey ◽  
Demographic Subgroups

Exposure to risk of violent crime is best understood after considering where people are, what they do, and for how long they do it. This article calculates Americans’ exposure to violent attack per 10 million person-hours spent in different activities. Numerator data are from the National Crime Victimization Survey (2003–2008) estimates of violent incidents occurring during nine major everyday activities. Comparable denominator data are derived from the American Time Use Survey. The resulting time-based rates give a very different picture of violent crime victimization risk. Hour-for-hour, the greatest risk occurs during travel between activities. This general result holds for demographic subgroups and each type of violent crime victimization.

Work time and well-being for workers at home: evidence from the American Time Use Survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Ignacio Giménez-Nadal ◽  
José Alberto Molina ◽  
Jorge Velilla
Keyword(s):  
Time Use ◽  
Time Allocation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Content Type ◽  
American Time Use Survey ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Time Use Survey ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Negative Feelings ◽  
Allocation Decisions

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the time-allocation decisions of individuals who work from home (i.e. teleworkers), and compare them with their commuter counterparts. Design/methodology/approach Using data from the American Time Use Survey for the years 2003–2015, the authors analyze the time spent working, and the timing of work, of both commuters and teleworkers. Findings Results show that teleworkers devote 40 percent less time to market work activities than do commuters, and less than 60 percent of teleworkers work at “regular hours,” vs around 80 percent of their commuter counterparts. Using information from the Well-being Module for the years 2012 and 2013, the authors find that male teleworkers experience lower levels of negative feelings while working than do commuters. Originality/value This paper addresses the timing of work of workers working from home; and the instant well-being experienced, exploiting information at diary level.

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