Partners’ leisure time truly together upon retirement

Table 2 Participation rates and mean durations (in minutes per day) in leisure and work activities

	Male partner			Female partner
	Participation rate %	Mean duration (st. dev.)	Median duration	Participation rate %	Mean duration (st. dev.)	Median duration
Market work, standard question	24.74	112.01 (199.20)	0	25.02	94.15 (176.93)	0
Market work, diary	29.82	137.83 (235.46)	0	21.67	86.04 (182.88)	0
Housework	86.77	183.70 (152.55)	160	99.04	310.60 (147.39)	310
Caring for others	14.67	17.66 (66.12)	0	21.76	24.31 (65.13)	0
Joint leisure^a	93.77	159.79 (117.22)	140	93.77	159.79 (117.22)	140
Joint leisure^b	96.26	195.47 (130.90)	180	96.26	195.47 (130.90)	180
Joint leisure^c	97.60	215.88 (136.31)	200	97.60	215.88 (136.31)	200
Joint leisure^d	97.99	237.96 (141.89)	230	97.99	237.96 (141.89)	230
Separate leisure^a	99.42	302.42 (177.33)	270	97.60	228.24 (144.02)	210
Separate leisure^b	99.23	266.74 (163.04)	240	96.55	192.55 (128.28)	180
Separate leisure^c	99.04	246.34 (159.26)	220	96.26	172.15 (123.04)	150
Separate leisure^d	98.95	224.26 (146.56)	200	95.59	150.07 (112.82)	130

Note: Source: see Table 1. Activities measured in minutes per day. Definitions a–d of joint leisure are given in Section 3.2
^aExactly the same leisure activity carried out by the partners at the same time of the diary day and with “family”
^bExactly the same leisure activity carried out by the partners at the same time and at the same place
^cExactly the same leisure activity carried out by the partners at the same time
^dAny leisure activity carried out by the partners at the same time and at the same place