Commuting time decisions for two-worker households in Korea

Hong, Sung Hyo; Lee, Bun Song; McDonald, John F.

doi:10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2018.01.010

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“…Given their relevance for social, transport, and economic applied research, planners should encourage national statistical offices to promote these databases. Another limitation of these types of data is that they are defined at the individual level in certain countries, whereas several time-use decisions (including commuting) may be the outcome of a household bargaining interaction between spouses or household members (Kato and Matsumoto, 2009;Roberts, Hodgson and Dolan, 2011;Carta and De Philippis, 2018;Hong, Lee and McDonald, 2018). Thus, time use surveys prevent the analysis of joint decisions in the household (i.e., the analysis of joint commuting is limited to the perspective of just the interviewed spouse).…”

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“…For instance, married and unmarried respondents have been found to commute differently, with married workers commuting longer time/distance, relative to the commutes of single workers (Roberts, Hodgson and Dolan, 2011;McQuaid and Chen, 2012;Gimenez-Nadal, Molina and Velilla, 2018a). In this sense, some authors have analyzed the commuting behavior of members of couples and have reported that spouses' commuting behaviors are related (Carta and De Philippis 2018;Hong, Lee and McDonald 2018). The presence of children has also been linked to different commuting behaviors, especially among women (Hanson and Johnston, 1985;Lee and McDonald, 2003;McQuaid and Chen, 2012); according to the Household Responsibilities Hypothesis (Gimenez-Nadal and Molina, 2016), mothers spend more time in childcare activities and other unpaid work activities than do males and they need more time for childcare than female workers without kids, leading to shorter commutes.…”

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Two-Way Commuting: Asymmetries from Time Use Surveys

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Daily commuting of workers is a complex phenomenon that has long attracted research attention and, despite the significant literature acknowledging differences between morning and evening commuting, commuting trips to and from work are considered symmetric in much of the prior research. We explore the asymmetries in time spent commuting to and from work, in seven countries, using detailed time use records from the Multinational Time Use Study (MTUS). We focus on the duration, mode of transport, and timing of commuting trips, and we provide evidence of the socio-demographic characteristics related to such asymmetries. We find that commutes to work (usually in the morning) last longer than commutes from work (usually in the afternoon or evening), although there are quantitative differences among countries. The timing of commuting also differs across countries, although commutes to work are more concentrated at certain hours in the morning than commutes from work. Our results may provide a better analysis of public policies, and open questions for future research, tackling the correlation between commuting behaviors and worker well-being, land use and city structure, and extreme commuting, among others.

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Two-Way Commuting: Asymmetries from Time Use Surveys

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“…Strikes, vacations, and time off can hardly be defined as a form of sickness absence, and thus they are not considered in the analysis. Despite that evidence has shown that spouses' commuting is related (Carta and De Philippis 2018;Hong et al 2018), the potential effects of a worker's commute on the spouse's sickness absence is beyond the scope of our analysis, and thus we define sickness absence only as days of job absence due to own sickness. Table 1 shows summary statistics of the days of sickness absence, for men and women.…”

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Commuting time and sickness absence of US workers

2022

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This paper analyzes the relationship between commuting time and days of sickness absence of US workers. Using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics for the years 2011 to 2017, we find that a 1% increase in the daily commute of workers is associated with an increase of 0.018 and 0.027% in the days of sickness absence per year of male and female workers, respectively. These results are robust for women when sample selection, missing variables, and health status are explored. Further exploration of this relationship shows that the positive relationship between commuting and sickness absence is concentrated in urban areas only, and is present in the intensive margin (hours) for men and the extensive margin (participation) for women. By uncovering how commuting time is related to sickness absenteeism, we contribute to the literature on the negative correlation between commuting and workers’ health and well-being.

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“…The traditional theory of perspective workers explains that as the primary breadwinner, the husband determines the location of the permanent job and decides how to maximize the location of housing, whereas married women determine the location of the residence and maximize the place of work (Singell and Lillydahl, 1986). Dual-worker households that commute to the workplace will find it more difficult to determine the location of the residence (Hong, Lee, and McDonald, 2018). Commute time will reflect the need of individuals to use time allocations both for themselves and for the household.…”

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Commute Time Decisions in Dual-Worker Households

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2021

Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Research in Social Sciences and Humanities Universitas Indonesia Conference (APRISH 2019)

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This study empirically examines the choice of residence in reference to differences in income and evaluates how socio-economic characteristics affect the commute time of dual-worker couples. This study used data from the 2018 National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas). The sample used in this study was workers who commuted to the place of employment and who were married household heads and their partners. The relationship was husband and wife living in in the same household. The multinomial logistic regression model was used to analyze and indicate that commuting travel differences in dual-worker households are significantly affected by differences in income, housing rental prices, differences in working hours, differences in employment status, differences in education, and location of residence.

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Commuting time decisions for two-worker households in Korea

Cited by 13 publications

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Two-Way Commuting: Asymmetries from Time Use Surveys

Two-Way Commuting: Asymmetries from Time Use Surveys

Commuting time and sickness absence of US workers

Commute Time Decisions in Dual-Worker Households

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