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How to Think About Time-Use Data: What Inferences Can We Make About Long- and Short-Run Time Use from Time Diaries?

Time-use researchers are typically interested in the time use of individuals, but time use data are samples of person-days. Given day-to-day variation in how people spend their time, this distinction is analytically important. We examine the conditions necessary to make inferences about the time use of individuals from a sample of person-days. We also discuss whether and how surveys with multiple household members or multiple days are an improvement over single-diary surveys.
Year of publication:
2010-11
Authors: Frazis, Harley ; Stewart, Jay
Institutions: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject: time use | estimation | survey methods
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application/pdf
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Type of publication: Book / Working Paper
Language: English
Notes:
Number 5306 25 pages
Classification: C81 - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data ; D13 - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation ; C83 - Survey Methods; Sampling Methods
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Persistent link: https://ebvufind01.dmz1.zbw.eu/10008693835
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