University of Cincinnati Department of Sociology
Kunz Center for the Study of Work and Family
Survey of Ohio's Working Families
(1998, 1999 and 2000 combined)
Time-Related Sampling
Question: How would you allocate your time differently?
Time in paid job
1. Spend much more time: 1.3 percent
2. Spend a little more time: 6.3 percent
3. Spend the same time: 42.7 percent
4. Spend a bit less time: 36.9 percent
5. Spend much less time: 12.8 percent
Time doing housework:
1. Spend much more time: 4.9 percent
2. Spend a little more time: 34.7 percent
3. Spend the same time: 34.3 percent
4. Spend a bit less time: 19.7 percent
5. Spend much less time: 6.4 percent
Time with family:
1. Spend much more time: 45.1 percent
2. Spend a little more time: 43.1 percent
3. Spend the same time: 11.2 percent
4. Spend a bit less time: 0.6 percent
5. Spend much less time: 0 percent
Time with friends:
1. Spend much more time: 19.4 percent
2. Spend a little more time: 50.7 percent
3. Spend the same time: 28.2 percent
4. Spend a bit less time: 1.3 percent
5. Spend much less time: 0.4 percent
Time in hobbies:
1. Spend much more time: 23.8 percent
2. Spend a little more time: 48.9 percent
3. Spend the same time: 25.0 percent
4. Spend a bit less time: 1.4 percent
5. Spend much less time: 0.8 percent
Time to relax:
1. Spend much more time: 29.8 percent
2. Spend a little more time: 44.4 percent
3. Spend the same time: 23.9 percent
4. Spend a bit less time: 1.5 percent
5. Spend much less time: 0.4 percent
Time in volunteer work:
1. Spend much more time: 6.8 percent
2. Spend a little more time: 35.6 percent
3. Spend the same time: 44.5 percent
4. Spend a bit less time: 7.1 percent
5. Spend much less time: 6 percent
Question: I feel used up at the end of the workday
1. Very often: 11.5 percent
2. Fairly often: 21 percent
3.Occasionally: 49.8 percent
4. Rarely/never: 17.7 percent
Question: I feel stressed and burned out by work
1. Very often: 12.1 percent
2. Fairly often: 14.3 percent
3. Occasionally: 50.7 percent
4. Rarely/never: 23 percent
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