The purpose of this study was to analyze time-use of rural families. The data for 914 persons of 400 farm households in eight provinces were collected using time diary. The results were as follows. 1) The time-use of the farming season were different from that of the off-farming season in rural area. 2) In the case of farm work
the working hours of husband were significantly longer than those of wife during the farming and off-farming season. In contrast the working hours of wife for housekeeping were significantly longer than those of husband during both seasons. 3) The time spent of work by rural adults is much longer than average work hours of adults in general during the farming season. And the rural adults spend less time in leisure compared to the adults in general during the farming season.
