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Title: The Time Use Data Access System - The next phase of the American Time Use Survey Data Extract Builder (ATUS-X)
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2012
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Abstract: The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) is an ongoing time diary survey funded by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics and fielded by the United States Census Bureau. Data collection began with some 20,000 interviews in 2003 and 14,000 responses have been collected each subsequent year. ATUS respondents are a nationally representative sample of persons aged 15 and older drawn from households who have concluded their participation in the Current Population Survey (CPS), the monthly labor force survey in the United States. For each activity during the day covered by the ATUS interview, respondents are asked what they were doing, where they were, and who was with them. Background information about the ATUS respondents and their households is collected as part of the ATUS interview. The ATUS public use files also include information collected during the households final CPS interview. The survey is designed to permit the addition of modules on specific topics, such as the 2006-2008 Eating and Health Modules sponsored by the Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, the 2010 Well-Being Module sponsored by the National Institute on Aging, and the 2011 Leave Module sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Womens Bureau...
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Authors: Fisher, Kimberly; Hofferth, Sandra; Flood, Sarah
Periodical (Full): Electronic International Journal of Time Use Research
Issue: 1
Volume: 9
Pages: 151-155
Data Collections: IPUMS CPS, IPUMS Time Use - ATUS
Topics: Methodology and Data Collection
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