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Appendix 6. Time-allocation forms
Sequential time record
| Respondent___ | Village___ | Team___ | |
| Note-taker___ | Day___ | Month___ | 1986 |
| Time of day(o'clock) | Activity | |
| Hour | Minute | |
Summary of time allocation
| Name___ | Sex___ | Age___ |
| Village___ | Township___ | County___ |
| Province___ |
Time spent |
Time spent |
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Hours |
Minutes |
Hours |
Minutes |
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| Daily life | Productive activities | ||||
| Eating | Farming | ||||
| Dressing | Raising livestock | ||||
| Sleeping | and poultry | ||||
| Resting | Making handicrafts | ||||
| Making beds | Working in enterprises | ||||
| Washing face | Commercial activities | ||||
| Taking a bath | Traveling to work | ||||
| Going to toilet | Other work | ||||
| Other | TOTAL | ||||
| TOTAL | Leisure time | ||||
| Household chores | Cultural activities | ||||
| Cooking | Studying | ||||
| Shopping | Listening to radio | ||||
| Washing dishes and clothes | Watching television | ||||
| Cleaning house and yard | Reading | ||||
| Child care | Visiting relatives and neighbors | ||||
| Educating children | Conversation | ||||
| Caring for aged and sick | Sports | ||||
| Other tasks | Other leisure activities | ||||
| TOTAL | TOTAL | ||||
Statistician___
Day___ Month___ Year___
Land reforms and economic and social changes since 1949 have had substantial impact on the lives of the rural population of China. This report examines some of the effects of these changes in the lives of women in two areas of the country with different levels of economic development - focusing on their education, occupations, marriage and family relations, and attitudes and outlook - and finds evidence both of real differences over time and of the persistence of older patterns.
The research involved the collection of data from 900 women, belonging to three age cohorts with different life experiences in relation to the changing economic and social situation, together with extensive informal interviews and discussions.
The study, conducted by a team of researchers from the All-China Women's Federation, with the cooperation of local women's federation members and women in the areas surveyed and the advice and support of the UNU Household, Gender, and Age Project, will be useful to gender analysts, policy makers and researchers dealing with rural development, and sociologists/anthropologists, as well as "China watchers."
UNUP-812
ISBN-92-808-08 12-5
02800 P
The United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan