American Time Use Survey (ATUS), 2003 (ICPSR 4186)
Alternate Title: ATUS, 2003
Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Summary:
The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) collects information on how people living in the United States spend their time. Estimates show the kinds of activities people engage in and the time they spend involved in these activities by age, sex, educational attainment, labor force status, and other characteristics, as well as by weekday and weekend day. Data about the quality of life in the United States include how much time people spend working, sleeping, caring for children, volunteering, participating in religious activities, commuting, or relaxing, as well as with whom they spend their time. The ATUS sample is drawn from households that have completed their final month of interviews for the Current Population Survey, the federal survey that is the source of the nation's unemployment rate.
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Citation
United States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. American Time Use Survey (ATUS), 2003. ICPSR04186-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-08-25. doi:10.3886/ICPSR04186.v1
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04186.v1
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Scope of Study
Subject Terms: family life, family work relationship, housework, leisure, lifestyles, quality of life, recreation, social interaction, social life, time utilization, work, working hours
Geographic Coverage: United States
Time Period:
- 2003
Date of Collection:
- 2003
Universe: ATUS covers all residents living in households in the United States who are at least 15 years of age, with the exception of active military personnel and people residing in institutions such as nursing homes and prisons.
Data Types: survey data
Data Collection Notes:
The methodology used to weight the 2004 data was different from that used to weight the 2003 data. In 2003, the ATUS weights added up to the number of person-days in the month only for the population as a whole. In 2004, the methodology was changed so that ATUS weights add up to the number of person-days for selected subpopulations as well as for the general population. Users who wish to pool 2003 and 2004 data in order to increase the number of observations should use weights calculated according to the 2004 methodology. On September 20, 2005, these new weights were added to the 2003 Respondent file, as variable TU04FWGT. Thus, users who combine the 2003 and 2004 datasets should use TU04FWGT (on the 2003 Respondent file) to weight the 2003 data and TUFINLWGT (on the 2004 Respondent file) to weight the 2004 data. These weights were created using identical methodologies.
Methodology
Sample: The ATUS sample is drawn from households that have completed their final month of interviews for the Current Population Survey, the federal survey that is the source of the nation's unemployment rate. Households are selected to ensure that estimates can be made across major demographic groups. One individual from each selected household is chosen to participate in the ATUS, and this person is interviewed only once about his or her time use. In 2003, the sample consisted of approximately 39,000 cases, which yielded about 21,000 completed interviews. In 2004, the sample was reduced to approximately 27,000 cases, which yielded about 14,000 completed interviews.
Mode of Data Collection: computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI)
Version(s)
Original ICPSR Release: 2006-08-25
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