Time Use Survey Frequently Asked Questions
Questions:
Which years of
the Time Use Survey are available?
The current Time Use Survey 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 in 1987 (not currently available via ESDS) and in
1995 OPCS (now the Office for National Statistics) carried out an Omnibus 'simple'
diary exercise (held 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.
What format is
the data available in?
The data are available in SPSS, STATA, SAS, and ASCII tab-delimited formats.
Where can I
obtain statistics and tables from the Time Use Survey?
Detailed tables and the full technical
report are available from the National
Statistics web site.
Does the Time
Use Survey include information at the person level?
Yes. Information is held at both the household and individual level.
What is the most
detailed geography I can analyse the data at?
The data is available at the level of Government Office Region.
Before I order,
how do I find out what questions/variables are included?
Variable lists and PDF user guides (including questionnaires) are freely available
via the Doc column in the Time Use data pages.
Is there a more
general FAQ?
There is a generic
ESDS Government FAQ for all surveys available.
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