Study Eriksson et al. (2007): study DE 1995

Public

16+ aged, general public, Germany, 1995

Sample

Respondents

N = 13919

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Discretionary time

Our Classification

Remarks

Different from 'spare time', which is the time left after subtracting hours actually SPENT on these activities

Operationalization

Logarithm of discretionary time

Discretionairy time is hours in a week (168) left after subtracting hours people strictly NEED to devote to: a) paid labour, b) unpaid household labour and c) personal care.

Hours SPENT assessed using whole-day recall of time spent on pre-coded activities

Hours strictkly NEEDED estimated from general population
- Work hours required for earning poverty level income
- Half median hours spend on household work
- Mean hours spent on personal care minus ine standard deviation

Observed Relation with Happiness