Living Arrangements and Time Use Among Young Adults in South Korea

• In Event: 1552 - Section on Asia and Asian America Roundtable Session
  In Refereed Roundtable (60 min): Table 3: Family and Marriage in Korea

Abstract

Using the 2014 Korean National Time Use Survey data, we investigated whether living arrangements (i.e. living with parents or living alone) influenced the time use unmarried young adults’ spent on activities such as sleep, housework, work, and leisure. We also examined whether the association could vary according to the young adults’ occupation status. The results revealed gender differences in time spent on housework, work hours, and leisure time by the living arrangements and occupation. Women who live alone spent more time on housework, while men who lived with their parents spent more time on leisure activities. Furthermore, young adults living in their parental homes were more likely to spent time on leisure activities than those who were employed and living alone. Beyond the parent-adult co-residence effect, unmarried young adults may receive the time benefits.
Keywords: sleep, housework, work, leisure activity, living arrangements, occupation, unmarried young adults, Korea

Authors

• Phil Suk Kim

• Yun-Suk Lee, University of Seoul