This study attempted to determine the leisure time activities of working mothers and their relationship to family resources and recreational facilities.

The study was conducted in three municipalities of Nueva Vizcaya specifically, Bayombong, Solano and Bambang.

Generally, the results of the study reveal the following:

The subjects of the study have an average age of 33 years, generally with college degrees, employed in both private and government agencies. Majority of the respondents have a monthly income ranging from P3,000 P11,000, belonging to various ethnic groups but predominated by Ilocanos and Roman Catholics.

On the relationship between profile and leisure time activities the respondents' physical and intellectual leisure time activities showed no significant correlation with their socio-demographic profile while the socio-demographic profile religion significantly correlated with shopping (r = 0.195) and traveling (r = 0.197) for social leisure time activities.

The income as family resource significantly correlated with the following profile variables: age (r=0.304), educational attainment (r=0.454), and occupation (r = 0.397). As to time as family resource no significant relationships was noted with the socio-demographic profile of the respondents. Time as family resource significantly correlated with the following recreational facilities: bathing resorts (r = - 0.268) picnic grooves (r = -0.408) and library (r = - 0.19).

On social leisure time activities, the family income significantly correlated with watching the TV (r = - 0.234) , playing musical instruments (r = 0.205) , shopping for leisure (r = 0.195) and traveling for leisure (5 = 0.197).

On the relationship between recreational facilities and family resource, the social hall indicated a significant relationship with income while bathing resorts, picnic grooves and library showed significant correlation with family resource on time.

Thesis (Master of Science-Home Technology)

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