1. Socioeconomic differences in the activity patterns of older adults: evidence from six countries Tingting Lu & Anne Gauthier University of Calgary

2. Background  SES and Health Health status Life expectancy Use of health care services Neighborhood income quintile

3. Background  SES and Health Health status Life expectancy Use of health care services Neighborhood income quintile  Lifestyle and Health  SES and Lifestyle

4. Research Objectives  To examine the impact of education on patterns of time use.  To assess the extent to which education influences daily activities in a consistent way across countries.

5. Theoretical Framework SES Preferences Activities Income Health

6. Cross-national perspectives  Liberal welfare states Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom  Social-democratic welfare state Finland  Conservative welfare state Germany  Latin-rim welfare state Italy

7. Data and Method  Multinational Time Use Study 24-hour diary Harmonized data 12 months and 7 days Late 1980s and 1990s  Sub-sample Age 55 and over Not-employed

8. Classification of activities  Paid Work  Housework  Active Leisure  Volunteer Activities  Passive Leisure  Personal Activities

9. Paid Work

10. Housework

11. Active Leisure

12. Volunteer Activities

13. Passive Leisure

14. Personal Activities

15. Conclusion  Significant differences in the patterns of time use by education Housework Active Leisure Passive Leisure  Consistent patterns across countries  But no link with welfare state