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Socioeconomic differences in the activity patterns of older adults: evidence from six countries Tingting Lu & Anne Gauthier University of Calgary
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Socioeconomic differences in the activity patterns of older adults: evidence from six countries
Tingting Lu & Anne GauthierUniversity of Calgary
Background
SES and Health Health status Life expectancy Use of health care services Neighborhood income quintile
Background
SES and Health Health status Life expectancy Use of health care services Neighborhood income quintile
Lifestyle and Health SES and Lifestyle
Research Objectives
To examine the impact of education on patterns of time use.
To assess the extent to which education influences daily activities in a consistent way across countries.
Theoretical Framework
SES
Preferences
Activities
Income
Health
Cross-national perspectives
Liberal welfare states Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom
Social-democratic welfare state Finland
Conservative welfare state Germany
Latin-rim welfare state Italy
Data and Method
Multinational Time Use Study 24-hour diary Harmonized data 12 months and 7 days Late 1980s and 1990s
Sub-sample Age 55 and over Not-employed
Classification of activities
Paid Work Housework Active Leisure Volunteer Activities Passive Leisure Personal Activities
Paid Work
Time spent on Paid Work--Men 65-74
0.00.20.40.60.81.01.2
CAN1998
UK2000
AUS1997
CAN1992
ITA1989
GER1992
FIN1987
Ho
urs
per
day
Low
Middle
High
Housework
Time spent on Housework--Men 65-74
0.0
2.04.0
6.0
8.0
CAN1998
UK2000
AUS1997
CAN1992
ITA1989
GER1992
FIN1987
Ho
urs
per
day
Low
Middle
High
Active Leisure
Time spent on Active Leisure--Men 65-74
0.02.0
4.06.0
8.0
CAN1998
UK2000
AUS1997
CAN1992
ITA1989
GER1992
FIN1987
Ho
urs
per
day
Low
Middle
High
Volunteer Activities
Time spent on Volunteer--Men 65-74
0.00.20.40.60.81.0
CAN1998
UK2000
AUS1997
CAN1992
ITA1989
GER1992
FIN1987
Ho
urs
per
day
Low
Middle
High
Passive Leisure
Time spent on Passive Leisure--Men 65-74
0.01.02.03.04.05.06.0
CAN1998
UK2000
AUS1997
CAN1992
ITA1989
GER1992
FIN1987
Ho
urs
per
day
Low
Middle
High
Personal Activities
Time spent on Personal activities--Men 65-74
0.04.08.012.016.020.0
Ho
urs
per
day
Low
Middle
High
Conclusion
Significant differences in the patterns of time use by education Housework Active Leisure Passive Leisure
Consistent patterns across countries But no link with welfare state
