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The Eurostat project on harmonising European time use statistics

Klas Rydenstam Statistics Sweden. The Eurostat project on harmonising European time use statistics. Responsible for SCB’s time use statistics since start Contributed to Eurostat’s time use project since the start

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The Eurostat project on harmonising European time use statistics

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  1. Klas Rydenstam Statistics Sweden The Eurostat project on harmonising European time use statistics Responsible for SCB’s time use statistics since start Contributed to Eurostat’s time use project since the start Assignment to support the NSIs in Armenia, China, Tunisia, Russia and Kyrgyzstan in developing time use statistics. On behalf of SCB’s International Consulting Office and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.

  2. Survey design Unit of study: Households, household members 10 - years Household and individual characteristics: A Household questionnaire, face to face interview, information on the household, household composition etc. An Individual questionnaire, interview or left behind to be filled in by household members 10 years or older, information on individuals A Diary, left behind to be filled in by household members 10 years or older for two randomly selected, designated days, a weekday and a weekend day. The diary records five recording domains: primary and secondary activities, ”for whom”, ”with whom” and location/means of transport. A Week diary, records working hours for gainfully employed. Covering a week. A Code system for activities and other information in the diary.

  3. Field process for one household Interview:- Household- Household members Randomly designated diary days Time X X X Interviewer’spreparations Coding, etc

  4. Harmonisation approach Voluntary basis Guidelines recommending uniformity in methods, procedures, forms, concepts and definitions

  5. Pilot surveys in 18 countries, 9 EU, 9 non-EU Data from 12 countries at disposal for evaluation Evaluation approach: a search for possible problems in the survey process and defects in the data

  6. General conclusions Potential threat: Non-response Response problems: Greater impact on household level than individual level Diary data: Few indications on severe problems Exception: the “for whom” query in the diary

  7. Recommendations A shift towards more output and less input harmonisation, i.e. less prescriptive guidelines Non-response: optimise response rates for 1. individuals 2. households Limit respondents’ burden Do not prescribe more than necessary, secure freedom of action

  8. More recommendations General approach: • Specify and agree on - a set of well defined estimates in priority order (basic requirement: random days covering a year) - a set of populations groups - procedures (e.g. completion, timely diary keeping, instructions, rules for postponing, etc) • But: - a common principle diary format (self adm., fixed time intervals) - common activity classification and coding index

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