THE IMPACT OF PARENTS MARITAL-STATUS ON THE TIME ADOLESCENTS SPEND INPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES

Time-diary data front single-mother and two-parent families are utiliz ed to examine differences in how adolescents use productive time in th ree domains: housework school work: and paid employment. Multivariate analyses reveal. suggestive evidence that living in a single-parent fa mily increases adolescent girls' employment time and decreases adolesc ent boys' school time relative to girls and boys living in two-parent families. The adolescent's age and the mother's education and employme nt status appear to be more important influences on time allocation th an is family structure.