The purpose of this study was to find out what is the impact of cohort on leisure time use. Do cohorts use their leisure in a persistent way over time? The data came from Finnish Time Use Surveys from 1979, 1987, and 1999. We investigated whether there were socio-demographic fractions within cohorts which differ in their time use from other cohort fractions. In general, an obvious fact was that the cohort did not explain time use very well except in some activities, such as in reading. Older cohorts increased their reading as they aged whereas younger cohorts did not do so. A special emphasis was given to the cohort of baby-boomers (people born 1945-1954), which in the literature is regarded as the most active cohort. Time use data do not i...
The increase in leisure time over the last century is well documented. We know much less, however, a...
The current approach to “aging well” emphasizes the importance of active leisure participation in la...
Objectives. Continuity in habits, activities, and roles is important upon entering old age according...
One of the most striking trends in leisure time reading is that the time devoted to reading has decr...
Activity patterns after retirement have always constituted a theme of central interest for social ge...
Preliminary – Do not cite without authors ’ permission In this paper, we use five decades of time us...
This study explores engagement in leisure activities in relation to retirement among individuals age...
In this paper, we use five decades of time-use surveys to document trends in the allocation of time....
Leisure activities play a more and more dominant role in our daily lives and their importance has in...
Despite the recent theoretical focus on the emergence of the Third Age as a period of fulfilment and...
Despite the recent theoretical focus on the emergence of the Third Age as a period of fulfilment and...
Objectives: Investigate the impact of social, economic, and family circumstances on participation in...
For the older individual, leisure activities are a resource that helps to maintain health and engage...
Objectives. Continuity in habits, activities, and roles is important upon entering old age according...
Using detailed time-use data for seven industrialized countries from the 1970s until today we docume...
The increase in leisure time over the last century is well documented. We know much less, however, a...
The current approach to “aging well” emphasizes the importance of active leisure participation in la...
Objectives. Continuity in habits, activities, and roles is important upon entering old age according...
One of the most striking trends in leisure time reading is that the time devoted to reading has decr...
Activity patterns after retirement have always constituted a theme of central interest for social ge...
Preliminary – Do not cite without authors ’ permission In this paper, we use five decades of time us...
This study explores engagement in leisure activities in relation to retirement among individuals age...
In this paper, we use five decades of time-use surveys to document trends in the allocation of time....
Leisure activities play a more and more dominant role in our daily lives and their importance has in...
Despite the recent theoretical focus on the emergence of the Third Age as a period of fulfilment and...
Despite the recent theoretical focus on the emergence of the Third Age as a period of fulfilment and...
Objectives: Investigate the impact of social, economic, and family circumstances on participation in...
For the older individual, leisure activities are a resource that helps to maintain health and engage...
Objectives. Continuity in habits, activities, and roles is important upon entering old age according...
Using detailed time-use data for seven industrialized countries from the 1970s until today we docume...
The increase in leisure time over the last century is well documented. We know much less, however, a...
The current approach to “aging well” emphasizes the importance of active leisure participation in la...
Objectives. Continuity in habits, activities, and roles is important upon entering old age according...