Table 5 Average number of hours spent in activity per day by men and women farmers
From: Deconstructing leisure time and workload: case of women bean producers in Kenya
Activity | Bomet | Narok | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Diff | Male | Female | Diff | |
Sleeping and resting | 10.26 | 9.70 | 0.56 | 10.13 | 9.97 | 0.16 |
Eating and drinking | 2.00 | 1.86 | 0.14 | 1.80 | 1.73 | 0.07 |
Personal care | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.01 | 0.77 | 0.67 | 0.11 |
School (including homework) | 0.00 | 3.17 | 3.17 | |||
Work as employed | 7.75 | 5.25 | 2.5* | 7.10 | 7.1 | |
Own business work | 7.25 | 5.67 | 1.58 | 5.09 | 4.15 | 0.94 |
Staple grain farming | 3.97 | 3.65 | 0.32 | 2.88 | 3.10 | − 0.22 |
Horticultural (gardens) or high value crop farming | 0.75 | 1.82 | − 1.07 | 1.00 | 1.86 | − 0.86 |
Large livestock raising (cattle, buffaloes) | 3.04 | 1.33 | 1.71*** | 4.03 | 2.46 | 1.57*** |
Small livestock raising (sheep, goats, pigs) | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.03 | 2.00 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
Poultry and other small animals raising (chickens, ducks, and turkeys) | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.10 | 1.00 | − 1 | |
Commuting (to/from work or school) | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.75 | 1.00 | 0.75 |
Shopping/getting service (including health services) | 1.33 | 0.67 | 0.66** | 2.50 | 2.00 | 0.5 |
Cooking | 0.50 | 2.22 | − 1.72*** | 1.50 | 2.25 | − 0.75 |
Domestic work (including fetching water and collecting fuel) | 0.75 | 2.34 | − 1.59*** | 2.00 | 2.96 | − 0.96 |
Caring for children | 1.20 | − 1.20 | 1.00 | 1.22 | − 0.22 | |
Caring for adults (sick and elderly) | 4.00 | 12.50 | − 8.50 | 1.50 | 1.5 | |
Traveling (not for work or school) | 1.55 | 1.00 | 0.55 | 1.63 | 1.37 | 0.26 |
Exercising | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.5 | ||
Social activities and hobbies | 2.91 | 1.70 | 1.21*** | 2.52 | 0.91 | 1.61*** |
Religious activities | 2.00 | 2.41 | − 0.41 | 0.63 | 0.75 | − 0.13 |