Family Interaction, Social Capital and Trends in Time Use

该项目将收集国家时间日志数据，以检验与现代社会中人们使用时间有关的实质性假设和方法论假设。 使用既定的日记程序与CATI采访，约1500名成年受访者将被要求完成一个“昨天”的日记，详细说明他们的活动，何时和谁做的活动，以及他们是否从事次要活动，而他们完成各种任务。 收集的数据将与1965年、1975年和1985年的国家研究保持一致，以便进行准确的跨时间比较。 这项研究的实质性意义围绕着成年人花在各种社会接触上的时间的长期趋势，特别关注与子女和配偶一起度过的时间以及独自度过的时间。 这项研究将评估用于谈话、照顾孩子和与其他家庭成员一起活动的时间是否一直在减少，正如作者使用“社会资本”解释和相关理论观点所建议的那样。 该研究的方法论意义集中在调查受访者在准确估计他们花在各种活动上的时间方面遇到的问题。 以前的研究表明，系统和一致的模式，在估计花费在有偿工作的时间，和本研究将探讨是否类似的模式适用于估计家务，宗教和组织活动的问题。

This project will collect national time-diary data to test substantive and methodological hypotheses related to people's use of time in modern societies. Using established diary procedures with CATI interviewing, about 1500 adult respondents will be asked to complete a `yesterday` diary detailing their activities, when and with whom they did the activities, and whether they were engaged in secondary activities while they accomplished various tasks. Data will be collected to be consistent with 1965, 1975, and 1985 national studies to allow exact cross-time comparisons. The substantive significance of the research revolves around long-term trends in the time adults spend in various types of social contact, with particular interest in time spent with children and spouses and time spent alone. This research will assess whether time devoted to conversations, child care, and doing activities with other family members has been declining, as has been suggested by authors using `social capital` explanations and related theoretical perspectives. The methodological significance of the study centers on the problems survey respondents have in making accurate estimates of the time they spend on various activities. Previous research has indicated systematic and consistent patterns of over-and under-reporting in estimates of time spent at paid work, and the present study will examine whether similar patterns apply to estimate questions about housework, religion, and organizational activities.