Time Use by Gender and Quality of Life

Italy has no survey that was specifically designed to measure the degree of quality of life for the population, although certain other surveys exist which contribute useful information on the issue. This paper will concentrate on the potential of using existing sample surveys and on initial studies...

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Published in:Social indicators research 1998-05, Vol.44 (1), p.119-144
Main Authors: Camporese, Rina, Freguja, Cristina, Sabbadini, Linda Laura
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child care
Children
Cleaning
Economic sociology
Everyday Life
Gender differences
Gender roles
Housewives
Italy
Lifestyles
Men
Methodology (Data Analysis)
Polls & surveys
Quality of Life
Recreation
Relationship
Sex Differences
Sexes
Shopping
Sociology
Sociology of economy and development
Standard of living. Income
Time
Time use
Time Utilization
Working women
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Summary:Italy has no survey that was specifically designed to measure the degree of quality of life for the population, although certain other surveys exist which contribute useful information on the issue. This paper will concentrate on the potential of using existing sample surveys and on initial studies carried out starting from the Time Use survey conducted by the National Statistical Institute in 1989. Daily activities are the key factor when analysing a person's quality of life, however, these must also be considered in context. First and foremost this context is the household, within which each person carries out more or less defined roles. The roles covered are, in fact, a crucial variable when evaluating each person's quality of life. This angle of obsevation is particularly instructive when seen in terms of developments from a gender standpoint. Interpreting a woman's lifestyle according to the presence of symmeetry of asymmetry of roles, accompanying this analysis with one covering subjective perception of satisfaction as to daily activities, is an essential approach for determining the real satisfaction derived from the different aspects of a person's daily life. In addition to conventional indicators, newly conceived indicators taking into account the division of roles can be of great help when carrying out this kind of study. In this sense the analysis of individual time use in relation to household time use represents a significant step forward when studying quality of life.
ISSN:0303-8300
1573-0921
DOI:10.1023/A:1006844815544