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Who are Kiwis spending their time with? How the ‘who with’ data was collected For each activity recorded in their diary, respondents were asked who they were with at that time. The following instructions were given in the diary: Classification for who people spend their time with The response options in the diary were: • Alone • Family I live with (refers to family within their own household) • Family I don’t live with (refers to family outside their household) • Other people I know (includes non-family members who they live with, and people from outside the household such as work colleagues) • People I don’t know. Why collect data on who people are spending their time with? Collecting data on who New Zealanders spent their time with provides a rich source of information on the nature and frequency of social contact for people in different circumstances. It also helps to understand social connectedness – the networks of contacts people have with others in their family, community, and workplace. Time-use data can be used to examine the amount of contact people have with friends and family members. Informal interaction is important for building and sustaining social networks and provides a measure of social capital. Measuring time spent with unknown people through formal interaction is also a valuable contributor to evaluating social well-being. NOTE: Time is averaged over all diary days, including days on which the person did not participate in the activity. As individuals may be with different groups of people at the same time, the estimates are not additive. For example, a respondent could be with family and friends at the same time. Findings from the 2009/10 Time Use Survey The 2009/10 New Zealand Time Use Survey provides information on how Kiwis aged 12 years and over spend their time. Information was collected from 9,159 respondents by asking them to fill in a two-day time-use diary. Results Sex, labour force status, family role, and life stage all affect the amount of time New Zealanders spent alone and with others. Kiwis spend most of their time with people they know On an average day, New Zealanders spent most of their time with people they know: • 13 hours and 26 minutes with family in their own household • 5 hours and 24 minutes with other known people • 1 hour and 23 minutes with family outside their own household. Females spent more time with family in their own household and family outside the household than males. This can be attributed to the longer time males spent on labour force activities. The employed spend less time alone than the unemployed Unemployed people and people not in the labour force spent more time alone than the employed. Part-time employed males spent more time alone than part-time employed females, and less time with family in their own household. The employed spent more time with unknown people – full-time employed people spent 1 hour and 50 minutes, and those employed part time spent 2 hours with unknown people. Who else was with you? • Use an arrow to show how long you were alone or with other people. • To be with someone means that you are in the same place – for example, in the same house or shop, or on the same bus. You don’t have to be doing the same thing together. • You may fill in more than one category for the same time. Average time spent alone and with others per day By labour force status, 2009/10 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Unknown people Other known people Other family Family from household Alone Hours Who with Employed full-time Employed part-time Unemployed Not in the labour force Time spent with non-family members falls with increasing age The time spent with non-family members fell with increasing age. New Zealanders at the older life stage spent the most time alone, at 9 hours and 18 minutes a day, while young people aged 12–24 spent only 4 hours and 6 minutes alone a day. People aged 65 and over who were living alone spent the least amount of time with unknown people (44 minutes a day), and the most time alone (20 hours a day). Older women spent nearly 4 hours more time alone than older men on an average day. This is probably due to women living longer than men. Young females spent more time with family in their household and other family outside their household than young males did. Coupled parents with young children spend the least time alone Parents in a couple who had children aged under 15 years spent the least time alone (1 hour and 52 minutes a day) compared with other selected child and family roles. Male parents in a couple with children aged under 15 spent 57 more minutes alone, and 3 hours and 53 minutes less with family in their household, than females in the same family role. The trend is similar for male sole parents with young children. They spent 4 hours and 18 minutes less with family in their own household than female sole parents did. Daughters aged 12–17 years who lived with their parents spent 1 hour and 29 minutes a day more with family in their household than sons of the same age. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Unknown people Other known people Other family Family from household Alone Hours Who with Young people (12–24 years) Prime working-age people (25–44 years) Middle-aged people (45–64 years) Older people (65+) Average time spent alone and with others per day By life stage, 2009/10 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Unknown people Other known people Other family Family from household Alone Hours Who with Female parent in couple with young children Male parent in couple with young children Female sole parent with young children Male sole parent with young children Female child aged 12–17 living with parent(s) Male child aged 12–17 living with parent(s) N o t e : A young child is aged under 15 years. A child is someone usually residing with at least one parent and with no partner or child(ren) of their own in the same household. Average time spent alone and with others per day By selected parent and child family roles, 2009/10 For further information please contact: [email protected] or visit our web pages at: www.stats.govt.nz Average time spent alone and with others per day By sex (aged 12+) 2009/10 Male Female 5 hrs 59 mins 5 hrs 14 mins 1 hr 33 mins 1 hr 11 mins 12 hrs 49 mins 5 hrs 16 mins 4 hrs 51 mins 1 hr 37 mins 1 hr 34 mins 14 hrs 01 mins 4 hrs 51 mins 5 hrs 24 mins 5 hrs 15 mins 1 hr 35 mins 1 hr 23 mins 13 hrs 26 mins All people Family in own household Other known people Alone Unknown people Other family (outside household) Key
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Who are Kiwis spending their time with?
How the ‘who with’ data was collected For each activity recorded in their diary, respondents were asked who they were with at that time. The following instructions were given in the diary:
Classification for who people spend their time withThe response options in the diary were: • Alone• FamilyIlivewith(referstofamilywithintheirownhousehold)• FamilyIdon’tlivewith(referstofamilyoutsidetheirhousehold)• OtherpeopleIknow(includesnon-familymemberswhotheylivewith,and peoplefromoutsidethehouseholdsuchasworkcolleagues)• PeopleIdon’tknow.
Why collect data on who people are spending their time with?Collecting data on who New Zealanders spent their time with provides a rich source of information on the nature and frequency of social contact for people in different circumstances.
Italsohelpstounderstandsocialconnectedness–thenetworksofcontactspeoplehave with others in their family, community, and workplace. Time-usedatacanbeusedtoexaminetheamountofcontactpeoplehavewithfriendsandfamilymembers.Informalinteractionisimportantforbuildingandsustainingsocialnetworks and provides a measure of social capital.
Measuringtimespentwithunknownpeoplethroughformalinteractionisalsoavaluablecontributortoevaluatingsocialwell-being.
NOTE:Timeisaveragedoveralldiarydays,includingdaysonwhichthepersondidnotparticipate in the activity. Asindividualsmaybewithdifferentgroupsofpeopleatthesametime,theestimatesarenotadditive.Forexample,arespondentcouldbewithfamilyandfriendsatthesame time.
Findings from the 2009/10 Time Use SurveyThe 2009/10 New Zealand Time Use Survey provides information on how Kiwis aged 12 years and over spend theirtime.Informationwascollectedfrom9,159respondentsbyaskingthemtofillinatwo-daytime-usediary.
Results
Sex,labourforcestatus,familyrole,andlifestageallaffecttheamountoftimeNewZealanders spent alone and with others.
Kiwis spend most of their time with people they know
On an average day, New Zealanders spent most of their time with people they know:
• 13hoursand26minuteswithfamilyintheirownhousehold• 5hoursand24minuteswithotherknownpeople• 1hourand23minuteswithfamilyoutsidetheirownhousehold.
Females spent more time with family in their own household and family outside the householdthanmales.Thiscanbeattributedtothelongertimemalesspentonlabourforceactivities.
The employed spend less time alone than the unemployed
Unemployedpeopleandpeoplenotinthelabourforcespentmoretimealonethantheemployed.
Part-timeemployedmalesspentmoretimealonethanpart-timeemployedfemales,andlesstime with family in their own household.
Theemployedspentmoretimewithunknownpeople–full-timeemployedpeoplespent1hourand50minutes,andthoseemployedparttimespent2hourswithunknownpeople.
Who else was with you?• Use an arrow to show how long you were alone or with other people.• Tobewithsomeonemeansthatyouareinthesameplace–forexample,inthesamehouseorshop,oronthesamebus.Youdon’thavetobedoingthesamethingtogether.
• Youmayfillinmorethanonecategoryforthesametime.
Average time spent alone and with others per dayBy labour force status, 2009/10
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Unknown people
Other known people
Other family
Family from household
Alone
Hours
Who with
Average time spent alone and with other per dayBy labour force status, 2009/10
Employed full-time
Employed part-time
Unemployed
Not in the labour force
Time spent with non-family members falls with increasing age
Thetimespentwithnon-familymembersfellwithincreasingage.NewZealandersattheolderlife stage spent the most time alone, at 9 hours and 18 minutes a day, while young people aged12–24spentonly4hoursand6minutesaloneaday.
Peopleaged65andoverwhowerelivingalonespenttheleastamountoftimewithunknownpeople(44minutesaday),andthemosttimealone(20hoursaday).
Olderwomenspentnearly4hoursmoretimealonethanoldermenonanaverageday. Thisisprobablyduetowomenlivinglongerthanmen.
Youngfemalesspentmoretimewithfamilyintheirhouseholdandotherfamilyoutsidetheirhousehold than young males did.
Coupled parents with young children spend the least time alone
Parentsinacouplewhohadchildrenagedunder15yearsspenttheleasttimealone(1hourand52minutesaday)comparedwithotherselectedchildandfamilyroles.
Maleparentsinacouplewithchildrenagedunder15spent57moreminutesalone,and3hoursand53minuteslesswithfamilyintheirhousehold,thanfemalesinthesamefamilyrole.
Thetrendissimilarformalesoleparentswithyoungchildren.Theyspent4hoursand18minutes less with family in their own household than female sole parents did.
Daughtersaged12–17yearswholivedwiththeirparentsspent1hourand29minutesadaymore with family in their household than sons of the same age.
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Unknown people
Other known people
Other family
Family from household
Alone
Hours
Who with
Average time spent alone and with others per dayBy life stage, 2009/10
Young people (12–24 years)
Prime working-age people (25–44 years)
Middle-aged people (45–64 years)
Older people (65+)
Average time spent alone and with others per dayBy life stage, 2009/10
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Unknown people
Other known people
Other family
Family from household
Alone
Hours
Who with
Average time spent alone and with others per dayBy selected parent and child family roles, 2009/10
Female parent in couplewith young childrenMale parent in couplewith young childrenFemale sole parent withyoung childrenMale sole parent withyoung childrenFemale child aged 12–17 living with parent(s)Male child aged 12–17 living with parent(s)
Note: A young child is aged under 15 years. A child is someone usually residing with at least one parent and with no partner or child(ren) of their own in the same household.
Average time spent alone and with others per dayBy selected parent and child family roles, 2009/10
For further information please contact:[email protected]
or visit our web pages at: www.stats.govt.nz
Average time spent alone and with others per day By sex (aged 12+) 2009/10
MaleFemale
5 hrs 59 mins
5 hrs 14 mins
1 hr 33 mins1 hr 11 mins
12 hrs 49 mins
5 hrs 16 mins4 hrs 51 mins
1 hr 37 mins1 hr 34 mins
14 hrs 01 mins
4 hrs 51 mins
5 hrs 24 mins5 hrs 15 mins
1 hr 35 mins1 hr 23 mins
13 hrs 26 mins
All people
Family in own household
Other known people
Alone
Unknown people
Other family (outside household)
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