Table 3
Average time spent on paid work for late baby boomers, Generation X and Generation Y at ages 20 to 29, by sex

Table 3 Average time spent on paid work for late baby boomers, Generation X and Generation Y at ages 20 to 29, by sex
Table summary
 This table displays the results of average time spent on paid work for late baby boomers, Generation X and Generation Y at ages 20 to 29. This information is grouped by all men and all women appearing as row headers and is grouped by late baby boomers, generation X, generation Y, performed paid work on diary day and average time on paid work appearing as column headers, calculated using percentage and hours:minutes as units of measure.
  Late baby boomers Generation X Generation Y
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
% hours:minutes % hours:minutes % hours:minutes
All men 57 5:02 57 5:18 51 4:35
Age
20 to 24 years (ref.) 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 (ref.) 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 (ref.) 49 4:07 52 4:08 47 3:54
No 61 5:29 48 6:02* 57 5:32
Family status
Single (ref.) 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 (ref.) 13 :51 18 1:09 18 :39
Not a student 66 5:49* 68 6:20* 59 5:29*
Immigrant status
Immigrant (ref.) 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 (ref.) 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 (ref.) 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 (ref.) 53 3:23 52 3:49 47 3:50
No 43 4:32 48 4:04 40 3:19
Family status
Single (ref.) 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 (ref.) 13 :48 27 1:45 21 1:30
Not a student 50 4:05* 53 4:27* 49 4:03*
Immigrant status
Immigrant (ref.) 52 3:30 38 3:21 35 3:09
Canadian-born 44 4:30 51 4:06 44 3:36
* statistically significant difference from the reference group at p < 0.05
(ref.) = reference group
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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