Contour of the Day: Social Patterning of Time in Later Life and Variation in Reported Well-Being in Activities

Objective: To contextualize experiences of activities during the day and investigate whether contour is correlated with well-being activities. Methods: Drawing on American Time Use Surveys, we employ sequence cluster analyses to create distinct typologies daily life patterns, bivariate describe across varies by these typologies. Results: We identified four characterized different primary activity day: leisure (22.7%), TV (22.4%), housework (47.5%), work (7.5%). Individuals in clusters tend report more positive individuals negative day. also found that same differed Conclusion: Understanding patterns older adults may be important, given its correlation