Exploring the Second Shift: A Data-Driven Learning Guide

Dataset

500 Family Study

Data for this analysis come from the 500 Family Study. The 500 Family Study is based on a non-random sample of over 500 middle class, dual-wage families from 8 cities across the US. The survey explores how families deal with the competing demands and responsibilities of work and family, and how this affects parents' and their children's lives and well-being. The Parent Data file used for this exercise contains basic demographic information about the respondents, as well as information regarding the extent to which parents experienced work-family conflicts; parental attitudes toward traditional arrangements; how household tasks were divided among family members; and the frequency with which parents engaged in various activities with their children and were involved in their children's lives.

This exercise will use the following variables:

• Person type (PERID_1)
• Who should be the financial provider (PRVIDE_1)
• Husbands should share household duties (SPCHOR_1)
• Time spent shopping for house (RSHPHS_1)
• Time spent taking kids to activities (RCHACT_1)
• Time spent cooking (RCOOKG_1)
• Time spent washing dishes (RDISHS_1)
• Time spent cleaning (RCLEAN_1)
• Time spent on laundry (RLAUND_1)
• Time spent on yard work (RYARDM_1)
• Time spent helping with kids' homework (RHPHWK_1)
• Spouse's time spent shopping for house (SSHPHS_1)
• Spouse's time spent taking kids to activities (SCHACT_1)
• Spouse's time spent cooking (SCOOKG_1)
• Spouse's time spent washing dishes (SDISHS_1)
• Spouse's time spent cleaning (SCLEAN_1)
• Spouse's time spent on laundry (SLAUND_1)
• Spouse's time spent on yard work (SYARDM_1)
• Spouse's time spent helping with kids' homework (SHPHWK_1)
• Duration of time off for childcare (TMEOFF_1)
• Chose work close to kids (WKCHLD_1)
• Happy with role responsibilities (RESPAR_1)
• Satisfied with relationship (OVERAL_1)

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