Friday, August 16, 2019

Senior women and men spend their time in different ways


This table displays the results of Participation rate and time spent on selected activities Participation rate, Average time spent (participants), Men (ref.) and Women, calculated using percent, minutes and hours units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Participation rate
Average time spent (participants)
Men (ref.)
Women
Men (ref.)
Women
Men (ref.)
Women
percent
minutes
hours
Paid work
13
6
398
343
6.6
5.7
Unpaid household work
83
91
177
209
2.9
3.5
Meal preparation
61
76
78
91
1.3
1.5
Indoor cleaning
33
68
75
122
1.2
2.0
Outdoor cleaning/maintenance
30
10
166
99
2.8
1.7
Other unpaid work
28
34
86
80
1.4
1.3
Shopping for goods and services
36
39
82
87
1.4
1.4
Active pursuits
75
77
213
209
3.6
3.5
Engaging in civic, religious and organizational activities
8
10
119
131
2.0
2.2
Socializing and communicating
37
46
135
135
2.2
2.2
Engaging in cultural activities
3 
4
138
156
2.3
2.6
Engaging in leisure and physical activities
44
39
132
133
2.2
2.2
Using technology
30
27
129
110
2.1
1.8
Passive leisure activities
92
89
291
276
4.9
4.6
Watching television or videos
87
82
255
235
4.2
3.9
Listening to music and radio
6
3
104
109
1.7
1.8
Reading
35
41 
119
119
2.0
2.0
Sleeping
100
100
542
544
9.0
9.1
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2015.
Senior women and men spend their time in different ways. This suggests that gender differences in paid and domestic work persist among seniors, even though they have generally transitioned out of employment and parental roles. For example, the participation rate for paid work among senior men (i.e., the proportion of persons who reported having done an activity on an average day) was 13% versus 6% for senior women.

There are also differences in unpaid household work. The participation rate for senior women was 91% versus 83% for senior men. Further examination of unpaid household work showed differences in the participation rates for certain activities. For example, senior women are two times more likely than senior men (68% versus 33%) to do some indoor cleaning during the day, and they are also more likely to engage in meal preparation than their male counterparts (76% versus 61%). At the same time, women aged 65 and over reported spending, on average, significantly more time on these activities. For instance, senior women spent an average of 47 more minutes per day on indoor cleaning and 13 more minutes on meal preparation.

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