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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Marriage Fam. 2015 Oct 14;78(1):142–164. doi: 10.1111/jomf.12255

Table 2.

Weighted Average of Total Shared Time and Exclusive Spousal Time on Diary Day (in Minutes), by Day of Week (N = 46,883)

Variable Total shared time Exclusive spousal time
Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend
Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Couple-level work status
    Single earner 231 231 440a 423 127 123 190 184
        Husband FT 215 220 441 428 107 104 171 163
        Wife FT 262b 230 438a 403 175c 148 260 232
        Husband PT 284 296 441 476 162 170 212 229
        Wife PT 336 300 426 400 226 213 214 210
    Dual earner 189b 180 411a 394 109 106 193d 183
        Both FT 184b 176 409a 394 109 105 201d 190
        Husband FT, Wife PT 194 184 413a 394 101 98 161 161
        Wife FT, Husband PT 203 195 422 378 125 141 257d 189
        Both PT 285 257 438 402 188 172 178 221
Life stage
    Nonparents 221 220 443 435 186 180 330 316
        No children, wife ≤ age 45 222 219 475 449 186 181 347 325
        No children, wife > age 45 220 220 424 428 185 180 321 312
    Parents 197b 186 411a 388 80c 74 123d 114
        Youngest child 1 or under 222 211 471a 442 57 52 79 75
        Youngest child age 2 207 195 452a 415 58 55 81 75
        Youngest child age 3-5 193b 176 417a 388 62 54 86d 73
        Youngest child age 6–9 190b 167 393a 367 70c 61 92 84
        Youngest child age 10–13 192b 169 389a 364 78c 65 110 103
        Youngest child age 14–17 179 178 388a 356 91 89 171d 143
        Youngest child age 18+ 193 207 379 383 134 132 225 218
Full sample 205b 198 422a 404 116 112 192d 184
Number of observations 10,831 12,395 10,987 12,670 10,831 12,395 10,987 12,670

Note. Data are based on the authors’ calculations from 2003–2010 American Time Use Survey (ATUS) data obtained from ATUS-X (Hofferth et al., 2013). The sample included all married respondents between ages 18 and 64, with at least one spouse working. FT = full time; PT = part time.

a

Men's and women's reports of total shared time on weekends is significantly different (p < .05).

b

Men's and women's reports of total shared time on weekdays is significantly different (p < .05).

c

Men's and women's reports of exclusive spousal time on weekdays is significantly different (p < .05).

d

Men's and women's reports of exclusive spousal time on weekends is significantly different (p < .05).