Table 2 Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regressions predicting the effects of different flexible schedules on the time quantity of each main activity on one weekday.

From: Revisiting the ‘flexibility paradox’: degree of work schedule flexibility and time use patterns across gender and occupational groups

 

Paid work

Unpaid work

Personal care

Free time

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Flexible schedules (Ref. = No flexible schedules)

    

Limited flexible schedules

−17.32*

2.95

−2.17

16.53*

(8.58)

(4.36)

(5.97)

(8.37)

Unlimited flexible schedules

−28.99

16.70*

−4.50

16.79

 

(15.21)

(7.03)

(9.98)

(13.54)

Occupational class (Ref. = Low)

    

Middle

26.85**

−5.77

3.09

−24.18**

 

(9.74)

(5.37)

(7.31)

(9.30)

High

47.30***

−10.40*

−3.70

−33.20***

 

(8.82)

(4.71)

(5.99)

(8.40)

Gender (Ref. = Male)

    

Female

−68.14***

53.23***

24.11***

−9.20

 

(6.93)

(3.72)

(4.71)

(6.58)

Constant

461.19***

53.29*

575.98***

349.54***

 

(45.19)

(21.70)

(25.96)

(40.38)

Observations

1929

1929

1929

1929

R-squared

0.08

0.20

0.05

0.04

  1. Standard errors are in parentheses.
  2. All the models control age, logged monthly household income, the presence of children under 16, and general health status.
  3. ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05.