The descriptive results showed that both mothers and fathers spent about 20 percent of their waking time in leisure. Consistent with previous studies, the mothers in this study had slightly less pure free time than fathers and were more likely to combine leisure with unpaid work. These findings may reflect mothers’ higher commitment to family roles and they provide some support to the view that women tend to sacrifice their own free time in response to family demands. For example, rather than relaxing for a while after a day at work women would help children with homework or fix dinner upon their return home.