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Title Daily Activity and Internet Use in Dual-Earner Families: A Weekly Time-Diary Approach
Author Fu, S.- J., Wang, R., Qui, Y.
Source IT&SOCIETY, 1, 2, pp. 37-43
Year 2002
Access date 04.05.2004
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Abstract This study compared the time use of parent and child IT users with that of parent and child nonusers. The study took advantage of a year 2000 data collection that involved a national sample of 450 dual-income, middle-class families. All family members kept a complete, weekly account of all of their daily activities. The sample thus has the advantage of being restricted to a relatively homogeneous population group in terms of age, family circumstance and life stage. The major difference found between parent Internet users and nonusers is in terms of the 5+ lower paid work hours of Internet users that offset their 3.5+ weekly hours of Internet use. Parent Internet users slept significantly less, but spent more time reading, radio/music listening and engaging in hobbies. Among children in these households aged 5-18, the major differences between Internet users and nonusers after multivariate adjustments are found in their slightly greater time attending social events and engaging in conversation. Otherwise, the diary figures of Internet users and nonusers, especially for children, are strikingly similar.
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Year of publication2002
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