Who are these people who say they “don’t have enough time”?

Using data collected by Statistics Canada, the Quebec Statistics Institute occasionally analyzes the perception of a lack of time among Quebecers.

The women

They are proportionately more likely to say they want to slow down, to say they are “constantly tense”, to “no longer have time to have fun”, and above all, to “want to spend more time alone”.

46%: Proportion of women who, at the end of the day, often feel like they have not accomplished everything they wanted to accomplish, compared to 38% of men.

Young parents

Those who benefit from parental leave can take a breather – even if this “leave” is far from being a vacation, it allows them to devote themselves to caring for a child without being too torn between work, daycare and the rest. All the surveys say it: it is the parents of children under 5 who feel the lack of time the most.

28%: Proportion of parents of children under 5 years old perceiving strong pressure linked to lack of time, compared to 14% of parents of children over 15 years old and 10% of households without children

Students

Between classes, part-time jobs and hobbies, they don’t see the day when they can slow down. They are also more likely than others (59%) to say that they reduce the hours of sleep to complete their day.

People with more education

They are more affected by stress at work, says professor and researcher Gilles Pronovost, from UQTR. “In fact, since the 1980s, it is educated women who have seen their working hours increase more significantly. » Jobs held by people with more education generally involve more responsibility. On the other hand, these employees often have greater control and greater flexibility over their schedule.

Sources: Time use survey, Statistics Canada; Institute of Statistics of Quebec; What do we do with our time? Twenty-four hours in the life of Quebecersby Gilles Pronovost at Presses de l’Université du Québec, 2015