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Dr. Chandra Bhat, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, has performed a comprehensive survey of family characteristics and other factors affecting how children spend weekend free time. The children between 5 and 15 years of age were part of families who responded to a 2002 survey on child development that was part of the U.S. Panel Study Income Dynamics.
Photos at left: Dr. Bhat and his daughter, Aarti Bhat, explore the university's Texas Memorial Museum. |
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Among other findings, the study encompassing 1,574 children done by Bhat and graduate research assistant Ipek Sener revealed that fathers spent progressively more time with their children in out-of-home activities as the fathers' ages increased into the 60s. The study results are being presented at the national meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington, D.C.
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