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http://dx.doi.org/10.7466/JKHMA.2016.34.3.27

Time Spent for Child Care among Employed and Non-Employed Mothers with Young Children  

Kwon, SoonBum (Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Seoul National University)
Chin, Meejung (Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Families and Better Life / v.34, no.3, 2016 , pp. 27-43 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to better estimate the amount of time spent for child care and to understand the characteristics of time spent for child care among employed and non-employed mothers with children under age 6 by taking concurrent activities into account. To assess time spent for child care, I differentiate child care activities into three types: primary activity without concurrent activities, primary activity with concurrent activities, and secondary activity with concurrent activities. The Major results of this study are as follows: First, employed mothers spent 145 minutes less than non-employed mothers in the total amount of time spent for child care during weekdays and this difference diminished to 62 minutes on weekends. Specifically there were differences in all types of time spent for child care among employed and non-employed mothers during weekdays, while the difference was only significant in the average amount of primary time spent for child care without concurrent activities on weekends. Second, there was no difference in the average ratio of time spent for child care with concurrent activities among employed and non-employed mothers during weekdays. By contrast, the average ratio of time spent for child care with concurrent activities of employed mothers was 5% higher than non-employed mothers on weekends. Lastly, the highest concurrent activity with child care activities was leisure followed by housework. This means that child care, leisure, and housework are somewhat related to each other among mothers.
Keywords
Employed Mothers; Non-Employed Mothers; Time Spent for Child Care; Concurrent Activities;
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