ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN'> <html><head><title>Title Page</title><meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=iso-8859-1'><style type='text/css'>h1 { margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px; font-size:large; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align:center; color:#000; }h2 { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; }h2.myclass { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; text-align:center;}h3 { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; }h3.myclass { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; text-align:center;}h4 { font-size:x-large; font-family:garamond, serif; color:#09f; text-align:center; margin:0px 0px 5px 0px; padding:0px;}h5 { font-size:13px; font-family:verdana, arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; margin:0px 0px 5px 50px; padding:0px;}i.myclass{color:#07a;}</style></head><body> <H1> People's Activities and Use of Time, 1974-1975 </H1> <H3 class='myclass'> UKDA study number:1425</h3> <H2 class='myclass'>Principal Investigator</H2> <H3 class='myclass'> British Broadcasting Corporation. Audience Research Department<br> </H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Distributed by</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.</H3> <H3 class='myclass'> </H3> <div style='page-break-before:always'></div> <H1>&nbsp;</H1><H1>Bibliographic Citation</H1> <H5> All works which use or refer to these materials should acknowledge these sources by means of bibliographic citation. To ensure that such source attributions are captured for bibliographic indexes, citations must appear in footnotes or in the reference section of publications. The bibliographic citation for this data collection is: </h5> <H5> British Broadcasting Corporation. Audience Research Department, <i> People's Activities and Use of Time, 1974-1975</i> [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], 1980. SN: 1425, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-1425-1 </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1 >Acknowledgement</h1> <h5> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials, should acknowledge the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive, and to acknowledge Crown Copyright where appropriate. <br> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials should carry a statement that the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive bear no responsibility for their further analysis or interpretation. </h5><H5>&nbsp;</H5> <h5><b>Copyright: </b><br> British Broadcasting Corporation </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1>Disclaimer</H1> <h5> Although all efforts are made to ensure the quality of the materials, neither the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections, nor the UK Data Archive bear any responsibility for the accuracy or comprehensiveness of these materials.<br> </h5><h5>&nbsp;</h5><h5>All rights reserved. No part of these materials may be reproduced, stored in, or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the UK Data Archive.<br><br>UK Data Archive<br> University of Essex<br> Wivenhoe Park<br> Colchester<br> Essex C04 3SQ<br> United Kingdom<br>www.data-archive.ac.uk <br><br> </h5> <h2 style='page-break-before:always'> 1425 . People's Activities and Use of Time, 1974-1975<br> </h2><h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h3>Depositor:</h3> <h5>British Broadcasting Corporation. Audience Research Department</h5> <h3>Principal Investigator:</h3> <h5>British Broadcasting Corporation. Audience Research Department</h5> </H5> <h3> Abstract: </h3> <h5>The purpose of this survey was to provide information on people's daily activities for use in planning broadcasting services. As a detailed study of time use in Britain, however, it may prove of use in social, environmental and leisure studies, marketing problems, and many aspects of local and national administration.</h5><h3>Main Topics:</h3><h5> Variables<br> To collect the statistics, over 3,500 respondents from two random samples (one summer, one winter) of the population (excluding the under-fives) completed seven-day diaries covering each half-hour from 5.00 a.m. to 2.00 a.m. Each diary was coded, using a summary list of 40 activity categories, distinguishing between main and secondary activities.</h5> <h3>Coverage: </h3><h5> <br><i class='myclass'>Dates of Fieldwork: </i> 14 August 1974 - 04 March 1975 <br>Four periods of data collection were used:<br>Wave 1 14th - 20th August 1974<br>Wave 2 14th - 10th September 1974<br>Wave 3 12th - 18th February 1975<br>Wave 4 26th February - 4th March 1975 <br><i class='myclass'>Country: </i> Great Britain <br><i class='myclass'>Spatial Units: </i> No information recorded <br><i class='myclass'>Observation Units: </i> Individuals; Families/households </h5> <h3>Universe Sampled: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Location of Units of Observation:</i> National <br><i class='myclass'>Population:</i> People of 5 years and over living in Great Britain </h5> <h3>Methodology: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Time Dimensions: </i> Cross-sectional (one-time) study<br> four waves <br><i class='myclass'>Sampling Procedures: </i> Multi-stage stratified random sample <br><i class='myclass'>Number of Units:</i> 2710 (target) 1822 (obtained) (summer sample)<br> 1723 (obtained) (winter sample) <br><i class='myclass'>Method of Data Collection: </i> Diaries </h5><h3>Language(s) of Written Materials: </h3> <h5>Study Description: English<br>Study Documentation: English<br></h5> <h3>Access: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Access Conditions: </i> The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See <a href='/orderingdata/termsandConditions.asp'>terms and conditions</a> for further information. <br><i class='myclass'>Availability: </i> ESDS Access and Preservation, UK Data Archive <br><i class='myclass'>Contact: </i></b> Help desk: help@esds.ac.uk<br> </h5> <h3>Date of First Release:</h3><h5> 1980<br></h5> <h3> Copyright: </h3> <h5> British Broadcasting Corporation</h5> <br><br> <h3> File last updated: </h3> <h5>19 December 2011</h5> </body></html>