Time Use and Subjective Well-Being of Multiple Jobholders: Evidence From the American Time Use Survey
Abstract
Millions of workers hold more than one job. Multiple jobholders work various combinations of part-time and full-time jobs, which suggests they might spend their time differently than single jobholders, and the second job might affect an individual's subjective well-being. Using data from the 2003-2019 American Time Use Survey, I show that multiple jobholders work and commute more, and spend less time relaxing, sleeping, and doing housework than single jobholders. Overall, multiple jobholders are less likely to report being rested and having a good life relative to single jobholders. I also show how these differences vary by gender and race.
Faculty Members
- Brian Hill - Department of Economics and Finance, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD, USA
Themes
- Time use and allocation
- Multiple jobholding
- Subjective well-being
- Impact of demographic factors on work-life balance
Categories
- Social sciences
- Health services research
- Sociology, general
- Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies nec
- Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies
- Public health
- Public health, general
- Health sciences
- Sociology, demography, and population studies nec
- Sociology, demography, and population studies