Abstract
Daily activities of married couples have been analyzed according to whether or not the wives are employed and whether or not they have children, and also according to the age of the youngest child.
We reported the same studies in 1956, 1961, 1967. This time, we have compared the result with the data of 1967 and 1971.
The result is as follows :
1) In all life time, homemaking hours are most markedly influenced by whether or not they have children and by the age of the youngest child, and homemaking hours of the couples which have children are longest than those of childless couples; especialy in the case that the wives are employed, there is significance in the data of both weekdays and holidays.
2) Among the couples which have children, those whose youngest child is under school age have longer hours for homemaking and shorter hours for social and cultural activities than other couples' hours. Whether the wives are employed or not, the result is the same.
3) Homemaking hours decreased gradually from 1956, to 1961 and 1967, but this time they increased. It shows the same tendency as the N. H. K. report.
