Abstract: | Studies of time-use in Japan were reviewed by Tanaka at the Uppsala Conference,1 followed by a review of time-input for household work given by Matsushima at the Bulgaria Conference.2 This paper will study the changes of household work with data based on past national 5-year interval surveys, the NHK (Nippon Hoso Kyokai) Japan Broadcasting Corporation surveys of 1960, 1965, 1970, (1973 interim), 1975 and 1980. The latest 1980 survey has been summarized by Nakanishi.3 |