The case in summary Statistics Norway (SSB) has recently published results from the Time Use Survey, which shows that there is little change in the main figures for what Norwegians spend their time on. The survey shows that young women prioritize education lower than before. Norwegians spend less time at work now than in the past, and women work less than men. Time spent on housework has changed, with women doing less and men doing more. The survey also shows that people aged 16-24 spend more time alone now than in the past, which may be due to increased digital contact. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – It actually makes sense. Young people are usually strongly attached to their room, where we can relax and be in our own bubble, says Pariya Rahimi (16). Every ten years, Statistics Norway conducts a survey to find out what we spend our time on. The results from the latest Time Use Survey were recently published. If we look at the main figures, little has changed in recent years. But the survey shows, among other things, that most of us spend less time alone, apart from one age group. Those between 16 and 24 have increased their time alone by around 50 minutes since 2010. In fact, it is the age group that spends the most time alone. – It may be that digital contact has taken over some of the physical contact for the youngest age groups. We do not see the same trend among the oldest, says Elisabeth Rønning in SSB. About the Time Use Survey 8,800 people have taken part in the survey. The committee has answered a digital questionnaire and filled in information about its activities for two days. They have answered the survey on different days, so that all days of the year are equally represented. The data collection takes place over a whole year, in the 2022 survey from 10/10/2022 to 09/10/2023. Source: Statistics Norway Pariya Rahimi in Bodø thinks Rønning is on to something. – Being alone does not necessarily mean that you are disconnected from society. If you play computer games, for example, you have contact with people all over the world, she says. – So you are not worried that the time alone is so high for those between 16 and 24? – No, not really. It is student age. Students are busy in general, with work, training and school. Exactly the same as youth my age. So it doesn’t surprise me. Nor does Maria Strand Munkhaug (21) believe there is reason for so much concern. Law student and Conservative politician Maria Strand Munkhaug prioritizes education. Photo: Petter Strøm / news – For example, you are more alone when you move to study, so it can be a natural development. What we have to be a little careful about are those who are involuntarily alone. Maybe because they have moved to a new place and are drowning a little in the crowd. Both Munkhaug and Rahimi say that they spend a lot of time on education. But the figures from Statistics Norway show that this does not necessarily apply to everyone. Spending less time on work and education The recent survey claims that young women spend less time on education now than in the past. – Most of my friends prioritize as I do, in any case if it is important school work that has a deadline. But some will probably also say that they prioritize exercise over friends or time with friends over school, but it depends on the situation, says Rahimi. Maria Strand Munkhaug doesn’t quite make the numbers add up. – That young women spend less time on education seems a little strange to me. That is not my impression. I find that young people think education is more important now than in the past, says the 21-year-old. – But that could perhaps be because people have become better at studying more effectively. Possibly that there are some who work alongside their studies, and thus have to prioritize slightly differently. According to the Time Use Survey, we also spend less time at work now than before. And women work less than men: – Part of the reason why we still see that women spend less time on income-generating work than men is that employment among women is slightly lower, in addition to the fact that it is much more common for women to work part-time. It has an impact on the use of time, says Hanna Stangebye Arnesen in SSB. And when we get home from work, our time consumption has also changed. What do you spend your time on? Job💰 Housework🧼 Education📚 Free time⚽️⛳️ Show result Less housework The time we spend on housework has also changed quite clearly, among those who state that they do such things. Here, the survey shows that women do less and less housework, while men do slightly more than before: – The decline may be related to increased use of technical aids that make housework more efficient. At the same time, norms and expectations of what constitutes a clean and tidy home can change over time, says Hanna Stangebye Arnesen. Published 12.09.2024, at 05.24
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We Norwegians spend time on this. Less housework, men work more and young people are often alone – news Nordland
