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Leisure Time 1984 - Test/Retest

Women Study 1984

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Summary information

Study title

Women and Leisure: Constraints and Opportunities, 1984

Creator

Woodward, D., Sheffield City Polytechnic, Department of Applied Social Studies
Green, E., Sheffield City Polytechnic, Department of Applied Social Studies

Study number / PID

2234 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-2234-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.


The aim of this study was to collect new empirical data on women's access to free time and their leisure experiences. To discover how such access is differentiated by women's economic and social situation and by cultural norms.
Main Topics:

Variables
Access to free time; amount of free time, participation in leisure activities - home based and outside the home, including holidays. Paid employment and domestic work. Attitudes toward leisure and free time. Leisure spending.
Demographic data: social class, age, stage in the family life cycle, income, housing tenure, terminal education age.

Topics

Leisure, tourism and sportGender and gender roles

Keywords

ACCESS TO COUNTRYSIDEATTITUDESBINGOBOOKSBUILDING MAINTENANCECARE OF DEPENDANTSCHILD BENEFITSCHILD CARECHILD-MINDERSCLUBSCOOKINGCOSTS
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Methodology

Data collection period

01/01/1984

Country

England

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals
Subnational
Women

Universe

Women aged between 18 and 64 years in Sheffield

Sampling procedure

Simple random sample
Simple random sample of electors within randomly selected polling districts

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1987

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.

Related publications

  • Green, E., Woodward, D. and Hebron, S. (1987) 'Women, leisure and social control' : Macmillan .
  • Hebron, S., Green, E. and Woodward, D. (1987) Leisure and gender: : a study of Sheffield women's leisure experiences [Research report], London: Sports Council.
  • Hebron, S., Woodward, D. and Green, E. (1985) Everyday life and women's leisure:: ideologies of domesticity and processes of social control, [Discussion paper].: Centre for Leisure Studies.
  • Hebron, S., Green, E. and Woodward, D. (1985) 'Women and leisure: : ideologies of domesticity and processes of social control' : Leisure Studies Association.
  • Green, E., Hebron, S. and Woodward, D. (1987) 'Gender relations and women's leisure patterns'