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Title:

Weekly Rhythms in Task and Time Allocation of Households

Accession Number:

01033637

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

Analysis of household activity scheduling has been limited to one-day periods. This paper extends the study of task allocation to a one-week period. Hypotheses are developed regarding the variation in task allocation across days of the week, and the influence of household characteristics and spatial factors on the multi-day allocation process. The hypotheses are tested on a one-week time use survey held under couples in 2001. The analyses indicate typical task allocation patterns across weekdays for particular socio-demographic groups. We also find evidence that households apply a strategy of day-by-day specialization in response to time pressure in their activity schedules.

Monograph Accession #:

01020180

Report/Paper Numbers:

06-0365

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Ettema, Dick

Pagination:

17p

Publication Date:

2006

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 85th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2006-1-22 to 2006-1-26
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

CD-ROM

Features:

References (15) ; Tables (4)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Activity frequency

Subject Areas:

Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2006 Paper #06-0365

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Mar 3 2006 10:20AM