TIME-USE OF WOMEN AND MEN IN IRELAND
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Table 8: Threshold Measures of Time Poverty
|
<60 Per Cent Median |
<60 Per Cent Median Leisure Time | |||
|
Weekday |
Weekend |
Weekday |
Weekend | |
|
Threshold in Hours |
8:42 |
10:48 |
2:42 |
4.03 |
|
% |
% |
% |
% | |
|
All |
4.1 |
7.2 |
19.6 |
21.9 |
|
Men |
3.2 |
5.3 |
16.5 |
16.6 |
|
Women |
5.0 |
9.0 |
22.7 |
26.9 |
|
Employed |
5.8 |
8.1 |
26.3 |
24.9 |
|
Self-employed |
6.8 |
7.7 |
32.5 |
30.8 |
|
Student |
0.0 |
1.1 |
13.5 |
11.4 |
|
Home Duties |
3.4 |
14.4 |
15.0 |
30.8 |
|
Retired |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
|
Other not employed |
1.1 |
4.4 |
3.4 |
10.0 |
|
Child(ren) under 5 years |
14.6 |
22.7 |
46.9 |
41.4 |
|
5-10 years |
10.1 |
12.2 |
35.4 |
36.7 |
|
11-17 years |
8.3 |
12.1 |
26.2 |
30.8 |
|
No kids <18 years |
0.6 |
2.8 |
10.2 |
14.0 |
|
Single employed |
2.4 |
6.0 |
20.2 |
26.2 |
|
Single not employed |
0.0 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
11.2 |
|
Dual-Earner Couple |
7.8 |
8.8 |
29.9 |
27.6 |
|
Male Breadwinner |
8.3 |
15.5 |
28.5 |
29.1 |
|
Female breadwinner |
0.0 |
12.1 |
17.2 |
18.2 |
|
No-earner couple |
1.9 |
4.6 |
7.5 |
13.9 |
|
Primary Education |
1.5 |
1.1 |
9.8 |
13.4 |
|
Inter/Junior Certificate level |
2.5 |
6.0 |
20.3 |
22.3 |
|
Leaving Certificate level |
3.9 |
10.0 |
18.2 |
21.3 |
|
Post-secondary |
6.6 |
9.3 |
26.3 |
26.9 |
|
Bottom income Quartile |
4.5 |
8.5 |
16.7 |
18.4 |
|
2nd income Quartile |
1.9 |
5.1 |
19.3 |
22.8 |
|
3rd income Quartile |
2.5 |
4.5 |
19.0 |
17.6 |
|
Top income quartile |
6.8 |
6.3 |
22.7 |
25.7 |
Source: Irish National Time-Use Survey, 2005.
Note: Uncommitted time is total time available for sleep, leisure, personal care and
eating. When a chi-squared test is applied, all differences between groups are
significant at p <0.05, except the difference between men and women under the 60 per
cent median uncommitted time poverty line on weekdays.
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