ABSTRACT

This study comprehensively examines time use patterns in South Africa by Systems of National Accounts (SNA) classification, with the aid of the 2000 and 2010 Time Use Survey (TUS) data. The empirical findings indicated that both mean SNA and non-SNA production time increased at the expense of mean non-productive time, with the former increase being attributed to work in establishments and household maintenance activities, respectively. Mean work in establishments time was particularly higher for middle-aged white male individuals who were highly educated, employed, lived in Western Cape and Gauteng, and resided in small-sized households. On the contrary, mean unpaid work time (especially household maintenance) was higher for unemployed female Africans. Furthermore, individuals in the weighted sample spent over 50% of their time on personal care whereas 20% time was spent on SNA and non-SNA production (paid and unpaid work) altogether. Lastly, all individuals spent non-zero time on personal care activities.

摘要

本研究借助 2000 年和 2010 年时间使用调查 (TUS) 数据，通过国民账户体系 (SNA) 分类全面检查了南非的时间使用模式。实证结果表明，平均 SNA 和非 SNA 生产时间的增加是以平均非生产时间为代价的，前者的增加分别归因于机构工作和家庭维护活动。对于受过高等教育、就业、居住在西开普省和豪登省以及居住在小型家庭中的中年白人男性来说，在机构中的平均工作时间尤其高。相反，失业女性非洲人的平均无偿工作时间（尤其是家庭维护）更高。此外，加权样本中的个人将 50% 以上的时间用于个人护理，而 20% 的时间用于 SNA 和非 SNA 生产（有偿和无偿工作）。最后，所有人都在个人护理活动上花费了非零时间。