Teens and twenties: cultural and preferences differences in the uses of time in Spain

ABSTRACT

In this article, we analyse differences in the use of time between teenagers and young adults in Spain, with a focus on differences according to the nationality of individuals. Using the Spanish Time Use Survey for the years 2002/2003 and 2009/2010, we analyse the time devoted to the different time use categories by both teenagers and young adults. We find differences in time allocation decisions between the two groups, which also depend on the nationality of the respondents, pointing to cultural differences as a factor affecting time allocation decisions.

KEYWORDS:

• Time allocation
• teenagers
• adults
• culture

JEL CLASSIFICATION:

• J13
• J16
• J22

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This paper has benefited from funding from the Spanish Ministry of Economics [Project ECO2012-34828].