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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Rev Econ Househ. 2015 Nov 9;14(4):921–940. doi: 10.1007/s11150-015-9315-8

Table 3.

Family time in selected activities for dual-earner and male-breadwinner couples. Couples with children 0-10 years old at home (mean in minutes)

Dual-earner couples
Male-breadwinner couples
Family time Activity weekday weekend total weekday weekend total






Spousal time Unpaid work 10 12 11 16 11 15
Travel 5 7 6 6 2 4
Meals 18 21 19 16 14 15
Leisure 7 15 10 10 8 9
Media 31 34 32 33 40 35
Care 3 4 4 2 2 2
Odd jobs 3 3 3 7 2 5
Total 78 96 83 90 80 87
Parents' time Unpaid work 20 43 26 23 40 28
Travel 10 43 18 12 45 23
Meals 37 90 51 50 98 65
Leisure 20 75 34 26 90 47
Media 20 47 27 32 51 38
Care 38 60 44 38 62 46
Odd jobs 4 14 6 6 18 10
Total 148 372 206 188 402 257
Father time Unpaid work 8 5 7 1 2 1
Travel 14 7 12 6 2 4
Meals 8 7 8 1 4 2
Leisure 9 15 10 1 7 3
Media 7 14 9 2 7 4
Care 35 33 35 8 21 13
Odd jobs 2 5 3 1 1 1
Total 83 86 84 19 45 27
Mother time Unpaid work 36 24 33 98 44 80
Travel 28 12 24 44 8 33
Meals 16 15 16 31 17 26
Leisure 11 29 16 27 21 25
Media 7 10 8 22 16 20
Care 79 55 73 149 72 124
Odd jobs 7 6 7 12 5 10
Total 186 151 177 382 183 318

Source: Own calculations from the Spanish Time Use Survey 2009-2010. INE