Context variables in time use surveys Michael
Description: Context variables in time use surveys Michael Bittman 13 June 2012, UNSD, EGM on ICATUS Elements of time use survey Background questionnaire (including household form) Provides key information on household (composition etc.), respondents
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slide1. Context variables in time use surveys Michael Bittman
13 June 2012, UNSD, EGM on ICATUS<br>
slide2. Elements of time use survey Background questionnaire (including household form)
Provides key information on
household (composition etc.),
respondents (demographics, labour force status) and
some other crucial variables(health conditions, care-givers flag, non-parental childcare, outsourced household services)<br>
slide3. Hours per week housework Husband’s share of couples’ income<br>
slide4. Elements of time use survey Background questionnaire (including household form)
Provides key information on
household (composition etc.),
respondents (demographics, labour force status) and
some other crucial variables(health conditions, care-givers flag, non-parental childcare, outsourced household services)<br>
slide5. Elements of time use survey…2 2. Time diary or best substitute
Ideally start, finish times of primary and secondary activities
Some question about the kind of day the diary day was
Often some global questions about ‘time pressure’ or the reverse
and some information about ‘context of activities’, typically
* ‘where’ activity took place
* If in motion, ‘mode of transport’
* ’company’ present when activity took place (includes ‘alone”)
* ‘For whom’ activity was undertaken
* Whether ‘paid’ or not
* Whether ICT device used during this activity<br>
slide6. Trends in walking USA 1965-2003<br>
slide7. Mobile phone use from context variable in 2007 Time Diary<br>
slide8. Some difficulties measuring elder care ABS data had ‘care-giver’ flag, with tough eligibility criteria
Yet mean time spent in ‘caring for adults’ very low, much lower that expected from other sources
Problem of non-self-identifying care-givers
However, care-giver had a distinctively high domestic labour times – i.e. long in cooking, laundry and cleaning than comparable non-care-givers
Issues with joint production?
A care-givers’ ‘time signature’, can be used to revise estimate and reach hidden carers<br>
13 June 2012, UNSD, EGM on ICATUS<br>
slide2. Elements of time use survey Background questionnaire (including household form)
Provides key information on
household (composition etc.),
respondents (demographics, labour force status) and
some other crucial variables(health conditions, care-givers flag, non-parental childcare, outsourced household services)<br>
slide3. Hours per week housework Husband’s share of couples’ income<br>
slide4. Elements of time use survey Background questionnaire (including household form)
Provides key information on
household (composition etc.),
respondents (demographics, labour force status) and
some other crucial variables(health conditions, care-givers flag, non-parental childcare, outsourced household services)<br>
slide5. Elements of time use survey…2 2. Time diary or best substitute
Ideally start, finish times of primary and secondary activities
Some question about the kind of day the diary day was
Often some global questions about ‘time pressure’ or the reverse
and some information about ‘context of activities’, typically
* ‘where’ activity took place
* If in motion, ‘mode of transport’
* ’company’ present when activity took place (includes ‘alone”)
* ‘For whom’ activity was undertaken
* Whether ‘paid’ or not
* Whether ICT device used during this activity<br>
slide6. Trends in walking USA 1965-2003<br>
slide7. Mobile phone use from context variable in 2007 Time Diary<br>
slide8. Some difficulties measuring elder care ABS data had ‘care-giver’ flag, with tough eligibility criteria
Yet mean time spent in ‘caring for adults’ very low, much lower that expected from other sources
Problem of non-self-identifying care-givers
However, care-giver had a distinctively high domestic labour times – i.e. long in cooking, laundry and cleaning than comparable non-care-givers
Issues with joint production?
A care-givers’ ‘time signature’, can be used to revise estimate and reach hidden carers<br>