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  • A detailed analysis into the trend on reading for fun - in books, newspapers and magazines - comes from researcher Sandra Hofferth, of University of Maryland, who analyzed the detailed daily time-use diaries of a nationally representative sample of children 12 to 18.

    Teens are still reading for fun, say media specialists Donna St. George 2010

  • A detailed analysis into the trend on reading for fun - in books, newspapers and magazines - comes from researcher Sandra Hofferth, of University of Maryland, who analyzed the detailed daily time-use diaries of a nationally representative sample of children 12 to 18.

    Teens are still reading for fun, say media specialists Donna St. George 2010

  • A detailed analysis into the trend on reading for fun - in books, newspapers and magazines - comes from researcher Sandra Hofferth, of University of Maryland, who analyzed the detailed daily time-use diaries of a nationally representative sample of children 12 to 18.

    Teens are still reading for fun, say media specialists Donna St. George 2010

  • A detailed analysis into the trend on reading for fun - in books, newspapers and magazines - comes from researcher Sandra Hofferth, of University of Maryland, who analyzed the detailed daily time-use diaries of a nationally representative sample of children 12 to 18.

    Teens are still reading for fun, say media specialists Donna St. George 2010

  • In Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements, authors Tom Rath and Jim Harter have synthesized hundreds of small large-scale opinion polls, empirical studies and time-use data to argue that wellbeing isn't just about some amorphous sense of being happy.

    Christine Whelan: Wellbeing, Gallup Style 2010

  • While 168 Hours certainly gets up in your business for wasting time, it's not some dull or preachy book about time-management: It's a compellingly written, logical argument against the emotional complaint "I'm too busy," presented alongside practical advice and engaging collection of time-use tricks.

    Christine Whelan: You're Not Too Busy: You Have More Time Than You Think 2010

  • They cite national time-use surveys to show that between 1995 and 2000 the hours spent by college-educated women caring for or handling travel and activities for their older children increased from 6.6 to 10 a week.

    Parents spending more time with teens, college race blamed 2010

  • The first part of the problem is that we lie on time-use surveys.

    Christine Whelan: You're Not Too Busy: You Have More Time Than You Think 2010

  • One member of each participating household is asked to keep a time-use diary on a predetermined day of the week and then report how they spent their time via a telephone interview.

    What Would You Do With an Extra Hour? 2010

  • While some experts had hypothesized that job losses during the recession have been so pervasive that people would feel less shame over being unemployed, the time-use survey suggests that may not have been so, says Ms. Burgard.

    What Would You Do With an Extra Hour? 2010

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