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Title: Time Spent in Home Production in the Twentieth-Century United States: New Estimates from Old Data

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2009

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Abstract: This article presents new estimates of time spent in home production in the U.S. during the twentieth Century. Historical time-diary studies for various segments of the population are linked to estimates from recent time use surveys. The new estimates suggest that time spent in home production by prime-age women fell by around six hours from 1900 to 1965 and by another 12 hours from 1965 to 2005. Time spent by prime-age men rose by 13 hours from 1900 to 2005. Averaged across the entire population, per capita time spent in home production increased slightly over the century.

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Authors: Ramey, Valerie A.

Periodical (Full): The Journal of Economic History

Issue: 1

Volume: 69

Pages: 1-47

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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