Measuring the value of older people's production: a diary study

Table 1 Description of activities and number of participants reporting each

	Activities	Occurrences
1	Writing letters to old friends	5
2	Personal administration, e.g. paying bills	11
3	Self-care, e.g. administering drugs	4
4	Fulfilling one's own needs, e.g. shopping and having one's hair cut	11
5	Caring for memorial stones	7
6	Family activities	20
7	Repairs and maintenance of the house (layman level)	19
8	Walking others' dogs	5
9	Needlework/knitting	4
10	Home-help tasks, e.g. assisting with toileting	12
11	Household services for others, e.g. caring for children or gardening for others	28
12	Looking after one's spouse	4
13	Own domestic work, e.g. cleaning or cooking	6
14	Escorting others to hospital, dentist etc.	5
15	Healthcare provided at home	4
16	Visiting a lonely neighbour at home or at a nursing home	10
17	Practical work in a non-profit association, e.g. lottery work or baking bread	10
18	Participation in activities performed by non-profit associations, e.g. the garden association	15
19	Non-profit committee meetings	14
20	Participating in further education	2
21	Owning a company	2
22	Salaried work	2
23	Physical activity	24
24	Commission of trust, paid by municipality,	7
25	Repairs and maintenance work, e.g. painting the windows at home (professional level)	5
26	Spending time with friends	24
27	Making supportive telephone calls	8
28	Gardening at home	23
29	Repairs and maintenance outside one's own home	2

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