Time Use Patterns by Immigration Status in Canada Mobinul Huq Department of Economics University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A5 CANADA Ph: (306)
Immigration issues: Projected labour shortage and immigration as a solution. Assimilation of immigrant population in the host country. Current economic research focus In terms of labour market outcomes. Earnings, labour supply, employment/unemployment, market valuation of foreign degree and experience. Non-market activities?
Literature on time use pattern: Comparisons by demographic characteristics (Marshall 2006, Apps and Rees 2005, Stobert et al. 2005) Gender, Age group,.. Change over time (Fisher et al. 2007) Cross country comparison (Anxo et al. 2007) Canadian born versus foreign born/immigrants ?
Data Source Statistics Canada Time Use survey, 2005 (General Social Survey Cycle 19) Data Selection Age 25 to 54 Omitted: Non-permanent residents, missing information on marital status, education, urban/rural. 4 groups by gender and place of birth (Canadian born/foreign). Number of Observations (N) MaleFemale Canadian-born Immigrant796952
Daily Time use 10 one-digit activities: 96 two-digit activities: 186 three-digit activities: One-digit activities: 0 Employed work 1 Domestic Work 2 Care Giving 3 Shopping & Services 4 Personal Care 5 School and Education 6 Organizational, Voluntary and Religious activities 7 Entertainment (Attending) 8 Sports and Hobbies (participating) 9 Media and Communication
1.Domestic work (Variable name DVDOM) includes: 10. Meal preparation 101. Meal preparation 102. Baking, Preserving Food, Home Brewing Etc. 11. Meal cleanup 12. Indoor cleaning 13. Outdoor cleaning 14. Laundry 15. Mending Home Repairs, Maintenance …… (161 to 164) 17. Gardening, Pet Care …… (171 to 173) 18. Other Housework …… (181 to 186) 19. Travel for household work
Time use pattern by immigration status Average time spent by different activities: For example: Average hours of market work by Canadian born (C i ) versus immigrants (I i ) Participation rate by activities: Average time spent by participants:
Dissimilarity indices compared by Stewart (2006) Weighted Szalai Index : Absolute Deviation Index: Weighted Absolute Deviation Index: Szalai Index: One of the issues with unweighted indices: Sensitivity to short duration activities. Interpretation: Szalai indices have no obvious interpretation: AD: average proportional difference. WAD: The percentage of time that must be reallocated for equality.
Stewart (2006) conclusion: “Given its robustness and its natural interpretation, the weighted absolute-deviation index, T WAD, clearly dominates other indexes considered.” Weighted Absolute Deviation Index: WAD: The proportion of time that must be reallocated for equality. Sum of Absolute Deviation Halved (SADH): SADH: the amount of time that must be reallocated for equality. SADH= WAD*1440 SADH = 15 minutes equivalent to WAD=.01
Dissimilarity by level of disaggregation: (2x2 Example) SADH: WAD One-digit: 4 hours/day 0.17 Two-digit 7 hours/day0.29 Hypothetical example (one digit) AB 1. Work Non-work128 SADH (WAD) 4 (0.17) Hypothetical example (two digit) AB 11. Market work Non-market work Non-work awake Sleep67 SADH (WAD) 7 (0.29)
Required Reallocation Between one digit activities: 4 Hypothetical example (one digit) AB 1. Work =12 2. Non-work12 8+4= 12 SADH0 Hypothetical example (two digit) AB 11. Market work612-4=8 12. Non-market work Non-work awake61+4=5 22. Sleep67 SADH3 Additional level two reallocation requirement: 3 Within one-digit activity 1: 2 Within activity 2: 1 hour. Hypothetical example (two digit) AB 11. Market work68-2=6 12. Non-market work64+2=6 21. Non-work awake65+1=6 22. Sleep67-1=6 SADH0
Base SADH (1-digit): 4 hours/day (between 1-digit activities) 2-digit Marginal SADH: 3 hours/day (between 2-digit activities, within 1-digit activities) Decomposition of Marginal SADH; Within Activity 1: 2 hours/day Activity 2: 1 hour/day
0 Employed work 1 Domestic Work 2 Care Giving 3 Shopping & Services 4 Personal Care 5 School and Education 6 Organizational, Voluntary and Religious activities 7 Entertainment (Attending) 8 Sports and Hobbies (participating) 9 Media and Communication Time spend on four broad categories (minutes per person per day). All individuals, including non-participants (zeros) Men 25 to 54Women 25 to 54 Canadia n- BornImmigrant Gap (I-C) Canadia n- BornImmigrant Gap (I-C) Average minutes Per Day (Population) Market work (0) Non-market Work (1,2,3,5) Personal Care (4) Discretionary time (6 to 9) SADH Min/day (WAD) 28 (0.019) 36 (0.025)
Time spend on one-digit activities (minutes per person per day) All individuals, including non-participants (zeros). Men 25 to 54Women 25 to 54 Canadian- Born Immig rant Gap (I-C) Canadia n- Born Immigra nt Gap (I-C) Average minutes Per Day (Population) 0 Employed work Domestic Work Care Giving Shopping & Services Personal Care School and Education Organizational, Voluntary and Religious activities Entertainment (Attending) Sports and Hobbies (participating) Media and Communication SADH Min/day (WAD) 58 (0.04) 43 (0.03)
Top Four ‘Absolute gap’ activity Men 25 to 54Women 25 to 54 Canadian - Born Immigra nt Gap (I-C) Canadia n- Born Immigra nt Gap (I-C) Average minutes Per Day (Population) Employed work School and Education Domestic Work Entertainment (Attending) Media and Communication
Gap within one-digit activities: Men 25 to 54Women 25 to 54 Canadian- BornImmigrant Gap (I-C) Canadian- BornImmigrant Gap (I-C) Average minutes Per Day (Population) 0 Employed work 09 Travel: To and from work Domestic work 11 Meal preparation Home Repairs, Maintenance Entertainment 75 Visits, Entertaining Friends/relatives Media: 91 Television, Rented Movies
Participation rate by ten one-digit activities Men 25 to 54Women 25 to 54 Canadia n- Born Immigra nt Gap (I-C) Canadia n- Born Immigra nt Gap (I-C) ) 0 Employed work 63%67%3%51%53%2% 1 Domestic Work 72%66%-5%89%87%-2% 2 Care Giving 25%27%2%38%41%2% 3 Shopping & Services 31%33%1%46%42%-3% 4 Personal Care 100% 0%100% 0% 5 School and Education 3%7%4%5%8%3% 6 Organizational, Voluntary and Religious activities 11% 0%15%16%1% 7 Entertainment (Attending) 40%32%-8%46%39%-8% 8 Sports and Hobbies (participating) 42% 1%41%38%-3% 9 Media and Communication 82%83%1%81%79%-2%
Top two activities by Participation rate gap Men 25 to 54Women 25 to 54 Canadia n- Born Immigra nt Gap (I-C) Canadia n- Born Immigra nt Gap (I-C) School and Education 3%7%4%5%8%3% Entertainment (Attending) 40%32%-8%46%39%-8%
Time spend on one-digit activities (per participant per day) Men 25 to 54Women 25 to 54 Canadian- BornImmigrant Gap (I-C) Canadian- BornImmigrant Gap (I-C) Average minutes Per Day per participant 0 Employed work Domestic Work Care Giving Shopping & Services Personal Care School and Education Organizational, Voluntary and Religious activities Entertainment (Attending) Sports and Hobbies (participating) Media and Communication
Deviation Men (Canadian born – Immigrant), Minutes per day. All individuals, including non-participants (zeros). Men 25 to 54 AllUrban University degree Age 40 to 54 Average minutes Per Day (Population) 0 Employed work Domestic Work Care Giving Shopping & Services Personal Care School and Education Organizational, Voluntary and Religious activities Entertainment (Attending) Sports and Hobbies (participating) Media and Communication SADH Min/day (WAD) 58 (0.04) 60 (0.04) 51 (0.035) 60 (0.04)
Deviation for Women (Canadian born – Immigrant), Minutes per day. All individuals, including non-participants (zeros). Women 25 to 54 AllUrban University degree Age 40 to 54 Average minutes Per Day (Population) 0 Employed work Domestic Work Care Giving Shopping & Services Personal Care School and Education Organizational, Voluntary and Religious activities Entertainment (Attending) Sports and Hobbies (participating) Media and Communication SADH Min/day (WAD) 45 (0.03) 38 (0.036) 61 (0.042) 42 (0.03)
Gender Gap (Male – Female) AGE 25 to 54Age 25 to 54 CanImmi Can urban Imm urbanCan uni Imm Uni Gap in Average minutes Per Day (Population) 0 Employed work Domestic Work Care Giving Shopping & Services Personal Care School and Education Organizational, Voluntary and Religious activities Entertainment (Attending) Sports and Hobbies (participating) Media and Communication SADH Min/day (WAD) 142 (.099) 145 (.01) 134 (.09) 144 (.01) 134 (.09) 113 (.078)
Dissimilarity by level of disaggregation: Male (Canadian Born – Immigrant) SADH: WAD One-digit: 58 min/day 0.04 Two-digit 85 min/day0.06 Three-digit101 min/day0.07 Required time reallocation: To achieve equality at one-digit level: i) 58 minutes between one-digit activities To achieve equality at two-digit level: i) 58 minutes between one-digit activities plus another ii) 27 minutes between two-digit activities within same one-digit activity. To achieve equality at three-digit level: ii) 58 minutes between one-digit activities plus another ii) 27 between two-digit activities within same one- digit activity plus another iii) 16 minutes between three-digit activities within same two-digit activity.
Dissimilarity by level of disaggregation: Female (Canadian Born– Immigrant) SADH: WAD One-digit: 43 min/day 0.03 Two-digit 73 min/day0.05 Three-digit 85 min/day0.06 Required time reallocation: To achieve equality at one-digit level: i) 43 minutes between one-digit activities To achieve equality at two-digit level: i) 43 minutes between one-digit activities plus another ii) 30 minutes between two-digit activities within same one-digit activity. To achieve equality at three-digit level: ii) 43 minutes between one-digit activities plus another ii) 30 between two-digit activities within same one- digit activity plus another iii) 13 minutes between three-digit activities within same two-digit activity.
Male Female 1-Digit Digit 58+27= =73 3-Digit 85+16= =85 Men 25 to 54Women 25 to 54 Between 2-Digit Between 3-Digit Between 2-Digit Between 3-Digit Average minutes Per Day per participant Total Employed work Domestic Work Care Giving Shopping & Services Personal Care School and Education Organizational, Voluntary and Religious activities Entertainment (Attending) Sports and Hobbies (participating) Media and Communication
Conclusions: On time use pattern by immigration status: Most gap in education. Within Household work: Home maintenance, outdoor work. Entertainment. Media: Gender gap among Canadian born and immigrant groups are remarkably similar. On measures of dissimilarity: Sum of absolute deviation halved (SADH) can be reported. At the lowest level of disaggregation: the base SADH measure Then at a higher level of aggregation: the marginal SADH, and its decomposed by a lower level of coding.