Killian Mullan
A child's day: trends in time use in the UK from 1975 to 2015
University of Oxford
paper examines change schoolage childrens 816 years time use united kingdom 1975 2015 period concerns childrens safety technological change increased emphasis success school widely argued altered childrens daily lives leading example less time outdoors time screenbased activities time focused education using data three national time use surveys collected 19745 200001 201415 paper explores extent arguments reflect actual change children spend time throughout day results show 1975 2015 children increased time home spent time screenbased activities homework decreases time outofhome activities concentrated time unstructured play partially offset increased time sport decomposition trends revealed despite narrowing gender gap time housework gender remains significant factor determining many aspects childrens time use contrast significance age declined leisure activities exception screenbased activities significant age differences emerged 2000 widened 2015