Measuring time use in household surveys

Erik Hurst

Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, 2015, issue 1-4, 177-196

Abstract: This paper considers whether the U.S. needs a new national survey to measure time use. The paper begins by discussing the ways that time use is measured within the U.S; as a part of that discussion, the pros and cons of the different methods are highlighted. Next, the paper highlights why time use data is essential to addressing many questions in social sciences. The paper then turns to outlining the current gaps in our measurement of household time use. Finally, the paper discusses whether a new national dataset is needed to address these gaps. The paper concludes that a new national survey is not needed to fill the gaps - however, some guidance is provided as to how existing surveys can be modified to improve time use measurement.

Keywords: Time use; survey; leisure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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