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- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2015 2015
- ISBN
- 978-94-017-9590-6
- Pages
- 35 –45
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-017-9591-3_3
- Publisher site
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Abstract
[This chapter discusses the heterogeneity in household production that is not accounted for by the traditional demographic dimensions of age and sex. More specifically, we estimate profiles of time production by age, sex, household structure and educational attainment. Then we discuss trends over time. The schedules of time production by household structure allow us to evaluate the effect of having young children on time use. We observed that in households with young children the time dedicated to household production is generally higher for both men and women, across age groups. However, as the children grow up, household production remains high for women, whereas it returns to almost pre-childbearing levels for men. The heterogeneity in time production by level of education is minimal for men in all the countries considered. For women we observed a gradient by education virtually in all countries. Over time, women across all age groups have decreased the time dedicated to household production. Men have generally increased the time dedicated to unpaid household work. We observed that with the delay in marriage and childbearing, over time the peak in household production has shifted to older age groups. The analysis that we presented in this chapter contributes to the debate about inequalities in household work and the relationships between life course dynamics and time use.]
Published: Dec 9, 2014
Keywords: Educational Attainment; Time Production; Household Production; Family Policy; Household Structure