The time use of mothers in the United States at the beginning of the 21st century
By: Rachel Connelly and Jean Kimmel
Contributors: Kimmel, Jean
Publisher: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Kalamazoo, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9780880993685; 9780880993692
Subjects: Mothers; Time management; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-154) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction.; title: Book overview; title: Overview of the ATUS [American Time Use Survey]; title: Historical time use trends of mothers; title: Policy implications of time use studies; title: A descriptive look at mothers' time use.; title: Further description of the ATUS; title: Mothers' time use on a typical day; title: Time use on a typical day by the age of the youngest child; title: Descriptive evidence concerning alternative caregiving measures; title: Time use differences by marital status; title: Time use differences by employment status; title: Time use patterns of mothers compared to nonmothers; title: Time use patterns of mothers compared to fathers; title: The time of day pattern of caregiving time; title: Summary of the descriptive look at mothers' child caregiving time; title: The nature of maternal caregiving : is it more like leisure or household production? Maternal time allocation; title: Data and estimation strategy; title: Regression results; title: Summary; title: Husbands' influences on mothers' unpaid time choices.; title: Previous research on married couples' joint time use decision making; title: Theoretical underpinnings and equation specification; title: Mothers' nonmarket time use patterns; title: Regression findings; title: Conclusion; title: The role of nonstandard work hours in maternal caregiving.; title: Nonstandard employment and its implications for caregiving; title: Choosing caregiving minutes with a consideration for schedules; title: Further descriptive statistics concerning caregiving and nonstandard employment; title: Empirical model; title: Determinants of weekday caregiving minutes for working mothers by work schedule; title: Considering the minutes of caregiving in the peak morning and evening time slots; title: Conclusions; title: Concluding remarks; title: Appendices.; title: ATUS time use categories included in five aggregate time uses; title: The categorization of time as child caregiving according to the ATUS survey coding rules; title: Methods used to construct price of time variables; title: Theoretical model used in chapter 4; title: The authors; title: About the Institute