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How do older Americans spend their time?
Rachel Krantz-Kent
Economist, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E-mail: Krantz-Kent.Rachel@bls.gov
Jay Stewart
Research Economist, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E-mail: Stewart.Jay@bls.gov
Older Americans’ time use changes dramatically with age, but it is the lower employment rates at older ages—rather than age itself—that matter most.
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American Time Use Survey (ATUS)
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