Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of United States adult full-time employed residents of urban counties, American Time Use Survey (2003–2010).
Description | Male | Female | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Sample size | 14,297 | 13,405 | 27,702 |
Time with others, in minutes | |||
Time with spouse/partner, mean (sd) | 194.2 (235.9) | 157.4 (218.6) | 177.9 (229.1) |
Time with own children, mean (sd) | 113.9 (202.5) | 111.7 (202.4) | 112.9 (202.4) |
Time with friends, mean (sd) | 54.5 (143.6) | 51.2 (131.8) | 53.1 (138.5) |
Total observed minutes with others, mean (sd) | 579.1 (238.5) | 578.8 (228.6) | 578.9 (234.2) |
Time usage, in minutes | |||
Total daily commute, mean (sd) | 23.8 (34.9) | 20.9 (31.1) | 22.4 (33.1) |
Conditional on having commuting, mean (sd) | 56.3 (33.5) | 52.1 (29.6) | 54.5 (31.9) |
Total time working, mean (sd) | 242.1 (263.6) | 218.5 (249.1) | 230.6 (256.9) |
Conditional on having worked, mean (sd) | 486.5 (157.3) | 458.1 (152.8) | 474.0 (156.0) |
Demographics | |||
Age, mean (sd) | 41.1 (10.6) | 41.5 (11.1) | 41.3 (10.8) |
White, % | 69.8% | 67.4% | 68.7% |
Black, % | 8.4% | 14.3% | 11.2% |
Hispanic, % | 15.7% | 13.3% | 14.5% |
Asian, % | 4.4% | 3.4% | 4.0% |
Other race, % | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
No spouse/partner present, % | 39.2% | 30.8% | 34.5% |
Spouse present: employed full time, % | 47.8% | 35.3% | 40.8% |
Spouse present: employed part time, % | 4.7% | 12.9% | 9.3% |
Spouse present: not employed, % | 8.4% | 21.0% | 15.5% |
Own child present, % | 41.8% | 46.0% | 44.1% |
Number of household youths, mean (sd) | 1.1 (1.2) | 0.9 (1.1) | 1.0 (1.1) |
Number of other household adults, mean (sd) | 1.0 (0.8) | 0.8 (0.8) | 0.9 (0.8) |
Infant present, % | 11.5% | 7.4% | 9.5% |
Wage, mean (sd) | $21.74 ($14.95) | $17.06 ($11.58) | $19.47 ($13.63) |
Household income, mean (sd) | $66,942 ($44,984) | $59,256 ($42,287) | $63,223 ($43,868) |
No high school diploma, % | 8.1% | 5.1% | 6.6% |
High school diploma, % | 21.9% | 21.4% | 21.7% |
Some college, % | 26.3% | 30.5% | 28.3% |
College degree, % | 27.6% | 27.7% | 27.7% |
Graduate or professional degree, % | 16.1% | 15.3% | 15.7% |
Additional control variables are respondents’ time diary date information. Included survey weights are applied.