ATUS News Releases

Access to and Use of Leave

August 16, 2012
In 2011, 90 percent of wage and salary workers had access to paid or unpaid leave at their main jobs. Twenty-one percent of wage and salary workers took paid or unpaid leave during an average week and those who did took an average of 15.6 hours. More...
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American Time Use Survey

June 22, 2012
On days they provided eldercare, persons spent an average of 3.1 hours doing so. This and other new information about eldercare providers, along with other results of the 2011 American Time Use Survey, were released today. More...
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Married Parents' Use of Time Summary

May 08, 2008
In the years 2003-06, married mothers who were employed full time were more likely to do household activities and provide childcare on an average day than were married fathers who were employed full time. Among full-time workers, married fathers were more likely to work than were married mothers. More...
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