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Allocation of time and time use
China
Title of survey:
Time Use Survey in China
Year:
2008
Organization:
National Bureau of Statistics of China
Purpose:
To reflect the everyday life in China, to measure how much time people spend on doing various productive activities and to explore the role of women and men in social and economic life
Survey characteristics
Type
Independent survey
Survey coverage
10 Provinces: Beijing, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Zhejiang, Anhui, Henan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu
Urban and rural
Ultimate sample unit
Eligible household members
Time sample
Two diaries, one for weekday and one for weekend day - 10 minutes intervals
Sample size
37 142 interviewees
Reference population
Age: 15-74
Sex: Female and male
Simultaneous activities
Secondary activity
Context variables
Locations or means of transit, with whom when the activity starts, who filled the diary, how the diary was filled (just after, during the activity, the next day)
Survey instrument
Household questionnaire
Diary
Classification
No classification available
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2008 Time Use Survey in China
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