SN 4504 -United Kingdom Time Use Survey, 2000

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Title:
United Kingdom Time Use Survey, 2000
(TUS)

Subject Categories:
United Kingdom Time Use Survey - Major studies
General - Employment and labour
Family life and marriage - Social stratification and groupings
Social attitudes and behaviour - Society and culture
Time use - Society and culture

Depositor(s):
Office for National Statistics

Principal Investigator(s):
Ipsos-RSL
Office for National Statistics

Data Collector(s):
Ipsos-RSL

Sponsor(s):
Office for National Statistics
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Education and Skills
Department of Health
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
Economic and Social Research Council

Other Acknowledgements:
Patrick Sturgis acted as an independent consultant from the very beginning of the United Kingdom Time Use Survey until delivery. He provided valuable advice on the design of the survey. His role was mainly concerned with data quality, data completeness and coder reliability.

Abstract:
The key objectives of the United Kingdom Time Use Survey (TUS) were:

to carry out a large-scale household survey featuring self-completion diaries to measure the amount of time spent by the UK population on various activities
to build on the lessons learnt from the National Pilot Time Use Survey (not currently held at the UK Data Archive (UKDA)) and other previous exercises
to ensure that the TUS provides data for government departments' academic research requirements
to carry out the TUS in a European framework with design and administration along the lines of the Eurostat specification, and to provide results comparable, as far as possible, with those envisaged by them, but with modifications taking account of UK government and academic needs
to deposit a documented dataset in an understandable and accessible format with the UKDA and the Office for National Statistics (ONS), for analysis by academic and government users respectively

There has been an increasing interest in time use studies and the information they produce. How we choose to spend our time is one of the main factors that shape our lives, and time use studies provide an opportunity to measure these choices and the routine of every day life. The way in which these choices affect time use has important implications for public policy, in particular in areas of employment, social security, childcare, labour market, health and education. The range of the TUS is very broad and its implications will be felt at both local and national level.

The current TUS is the first large-scale study of its kind to be conducted in this country. Previous studies have taken place before, namely the ESRC-funded Time Use Survey of 1987 (not currently held at UKDA), and in 1995 OPCS (now the Office for National Statistics) carried out a 'simple' diary exercise within the Omnibus survey (held at UKDA under SN 3951). The additional value gained from measuring time use in this study will result in a national time use database, that is available for analysis by government and academic users.

Further information may be found on the ONS UK 2000 Time Use Survey web pages.

For the second edition of the study (November 2002), the episode diary data was added, the documentation was updated, and some changes were made to the household and individual files. Further updates to the data and documentation were made for the third edition (September 2003). For further details, see documentation.

A dataset comprising imputed net income variables derived from the TUS has been compiled by Tania Burchardt of the London School of Economics and Political Science. It is held at the UKDA under SN 5536.

Main Topics:
The main data collection instruments are a household questionnaire, individual questionnaire and self-completion diaries. Respondents are asked to complete two 24-hour diaries, which are broken down into ten minute slots. Topics covered in the questionnaires include employment, qualifications, care of dependants and children, leisure time activities and demographic details, such as age, gender, marital status, ethnicity and housing. Four data files are included in the dataset: diary, household, individual and worksheet files.

Coverage:
Dates of Fieldwork: June 2000-September 2001
Country: United Kingdom
Spatial Units: Standard Regions
Observation Units: Individuals; Families/households
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Individual (micro) level; Aggregate (macro) level; household level

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:National
Population:The survey covered: adults and children aged 8 and over, people with disabilities, ethnic minorities, informal carers, unemployed people, people in households with children aged between 0 and 4, people aged 75 and over, lone parents, and students, all resident in the UK during 2001.

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: Multi-stage stratified random sample
Number of Units: (A) 11854 (target) (10747 eligible addresses);(B) 6414 (obtained) Addresses;Please see documentation for details of weighting procedures
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview; Telephone interview; Diaries

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: ESDS Government, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: govsurveys@esds.ac.uk

Date of Release:
First Edition: 01 May 2002
Latest Edition: 09 September 2003 ( 3rd Edition )

Copyright:
Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland

Documentation:

Format	Name	Size in Kilobytes	Description
PDF	4504userguide1.pdf	292	User Guide Volume 1
PDF	4504userguide2.pdf	715	User Guide Volume 2
PDF	in4504.pdf	8	Index file
HTML	UKDA_Study_4504_Information.htm	21	Study information and citation

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13 February 2008

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