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The Impact of Educational Qualifications on Trends in Leisure Activities

The Impact of Educational Qualifications on Trends in Leisure Activities. Shu-Li Cheng Postdoctoral fellow ESRC Centre for Research on Innovation and Competition (CRIC), University of Manchester Presentation to UPTAP conference, Leeds, March 2006. Background. Research questions.

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The Impact of Educational Qualifications on Trends in Leisure Activities

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  1. The Impact of Educational Qualifications on Trends in Leisure Activities Shu-Li Cheng Postdoctoral fellow ESRC Centre for Research on Innovation and Competition (CRIC), University of Manchester Presentation to UPTAP conference, Leeds, March 2006

  2. Background

  3. Research questions • How do educational qualifications relate to time spent on leisure activities? • How do educational qualifications relate to perceptions of the importance of leisure time in life? • How do educational qualifications relate to participation in leisure in addition to perceptions? • How are the results for the UK different from other European countries?

  4. Objectives • To examine the relationship between educational qualifications and leisure participation by means of analysing time use and people’s perceptions • To compare the results of the UK with other European countries

  5. Methodologies • Univariate data analysis • Plot, mean • Bivariate data analysis • Association, correlation • E.g. whether or not participating in leisure activities by levels of educational qualifications • Multivariate data analysis • Logistic regression, OLS regression • E.g. Y = b0 + b1X1 + b2X2 + b3X3 + … • Y : whether participating in leisure activities • X1 : educational qualifications • X2 : employment status • X3 : sex

  6. Data sources (1) • Time Use Survey • Main aim of the survey • To measure the amount of time spent by the population • Multinational Time Use Study (MTUS), Essex • Wide range of countries involved • Data availability – 1960s to 1990s/2000 • Surveys have been standardised to a common format • Harmonised time-use variables • Harmonised demographic and socio-economic variables

  7. Data sources (2) • European Social Survey (ESS) • Main aim of the survey • To chart and explain the interaction between Europe's changing institutions and the attitudes, beliefs and behaviour patterns of its diverse populations • Description of the survey • Biennial multi-country survey, starting from 2002 • Covering over 20 countries • Wide range of topics included • E.g. media and social trust, politics, subjective well-being, demographic information, etc. • Accessed via the Norwegian Social Science Data Service

  8. Response variables • Time use survey • Outdoor leisure e.g. excursions, active and passive sport, walks • Out-of-home leisure e.g. cinema, theatre, dances, restaurant • Passive leisure e.g. listening to radio/tapes, TV • Other home leisure e.g. reading books/magazines, entertaining friends • European social survey • How important leisure time is in life (0: extremely unimportant – 10: extremely important)

  9. Time use graph (1)

  10. Time use graph (2)

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