Table 3
Average time spent on paid work for late baby boomers, Generation X and Generation Y at ages 20 to 29, by sex
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Late baby boomers | Generation X | Generation Y | ||||
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Performed paid work on Diary Day | Average time on paid work | Performed paid work on Diary Day | Average time on paid work | Performed paid work on Diary Day | Average time on paid work | |
percentage | hours:minutes | percentage | hours:minutes | percentage | hours:minutes | |
All men | 57 | 5:02 | 57 | 5:18 | 51 | 4:35 |
Age | ||||||
20 to 24 years† | 52 | 4:32 | 47 | 4:24 | 49 | 4:07 |
25 to 29 years | 62 | 5:31 | 67 | 6:08 | 53 | 5:03 |
Education | ||||||
High school diploma or less† | 64 | 4:34 | 62 | 5:05 | 44 | 4:25 |
More than a high school diploma | 53 | 5:40 | 56 | 6:07 | 53 | 4:37* |
Lives with one or both parents | ||||||
Yes† | 49 | 4:07 | 52 | 4:08 | 47 | 3:54 |
No | 61 | 5:29 | 48 | 6:02* | 57 | 5:32 |
Family status | ||||||
Single† | 51 | 4:21 | 53 | 4:50 | 47 | 4:02 |
Married no children | 63 | 5:41 | 70 | 6:31 | 62 | 5:51 |
Married with children | 67 | 6:03 | 67 | 6:23 | 61 | 6:16 |
School attendance | ||||||
Student† | 13 | :51 | 18 | 1:09 | 18 | :39 |
Not a student | 66 | 5:49* | 68 | 6:20* | 59 | 5:29* |
Immigrant status | ||||||
Immigrant† | 62 | 5:45 | 49 | 5:01 | 45 | 3:59 |
Canadian-born | 57 | 4:57 | 60 | 5:23 | 52 | 4:41 |
All women | 45 | 3:38 | 49 | 4:01 | 43 | 3:32 |
Age | ||||||
20 to 24 years† | 44 | 3:27 | 49 | 3:57 | 42 | 3:25 |
25 to 29 years | 46 | 3:48 | 48 | 4:04 | 44 | 3:39 |
Education | ||||||
High school diploma or less† | 43 | 3:23 | 43 | 3:28 | 31 | 2:14 |
More than a high school diploma | 47 | 3:50 | 51 | 4:11 | 45 | 3:48* |
Lives with one or both parents | ||||||
Yes† | 53 | 3:23 | 52 | 3:49 | 47 | 3:50 |
No | 43 | 4:32 | 48 | 4:04 | 40 | 3:19 |
Family status | ||||||
Single† | 53 | 4:31 | 53 | 4:14 | 46 | 3:52 |
Married no children | 55 | 4:23* | 64 | 5:35 | 58 | 5:02 |
Married with children | 29 | 2:02* | 29 | 2:20* | 23 | 1:33* |
School attendance | ||||||
Student† | 13 | :48 | 27 | 1:45 | 21 | 1:30 |
Not a student | 50 | 4:05* | 53 | 4:27* | 49 | 4:03* |
Immigrant status | ||||||
Immigrant† | 52 | 3:30 | 38 | 3:21 | 35 | 3:09 |
Canadian-born | 44 | 4:30 | 51 | 4:06 | 44 | 3:36 |
† reference group * statistically significant difference from the reference group at p < 0.05 Note: For the population, time per day and participation rates are averaged over 7 days. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 1986, 1998 and 2010. |
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