Abstract
In this report we analyzed the characteristics of time use by employed husbands and their wives in Tama New Town. The results were as follows :
1) Working time was longer than in our previous survey conducted in 1975 and 1980. It was longer than in the surveys done by others. It was caused not only by working hours but also by long commuting time. Longer working hours meant less time that both husbands and wives could spend for themselves.
2) According to our three investigations conducted during the decade 1975-1985 declared as the Women's Decade in the United Nations, there was no change in household working time by the husband. It was the wife who did most of the housework.
3) It was found that time spent for social activities by non-employed wives was longer on weekdays and that husbands' time spent doing sports was longer on Saturdays and non-employed days.
