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Show Leisure Time Study reading, Ms. Swapp said. Information for her research came from a multi-state multi-state study of time use. The Utah Project is being conducted con-ducted by Jane McCullough, assistant professor of home economics and consumer education at Utah State University. Participants for the study were two parent-two parent-two child families in Washington, Iron and Salt Lake Coutnies. Ms. Swapp has accepted a teaching position at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. Leisure time. Most people think there's not enough of it, but a Utah State University student wanted to find out just how much leisure time Utahns really have. Sherry Swapp, Kanab, a masters degree candidate at USU, took a look at the factors that affect the amount of leisure time enjoyed by Utah adults. According to Ms. Swapp's study, most people averaged between four and five hours of leisure time per day. Leisure time was defined as . time free from obligations. Women's leisure time was influenced by their employment em-ployment status and educational level. Employed women reported about an hour less leisure time per day than did those who did not work outside the home. Those with college degrees or other advanced training reported the least leisure time while those with less than high school educations reported the most. There were no important differences in the amounts of leisure time reported by men and women. Income levels did not seem to influence in-fluence the amount, either, she said. Men, however, had about 45 minutes less leisure time if they had preschool children, and urban men had an hour less leisure time than rural residents. The most common leisure activities reported were watching television, visiting friends and relatives, and |