American Time Use Survey (ATUS)

ICR 200904-1220-004

OMB: 1220-0175

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supplementary Document
2009-06-25
Supplementary Document
2009-04-20
Supplementary Document
2009-04-20
Supplementary Document
2009-04-20
Supplementary Document
2009-04-20
Supplementary Document
2009-04-20
Supplementary Document
2009-04-20
Supplementary Document
2009-04-20
Supplementary Document
2009-04-20
Supplementary Document
2009-04-20
Supplementary Document
2009-04-20
Supplementary Document
2009-04-20
Supplementary Document
2009-04-20
Supplementary Document
2009-04-20
Supplementary Document
2009-04-20
Supplementary Document
2009-04-20
Supplementary Document
2009-04-20
Supporting Statement B
2009-05-06
Supporting Statement A
2009-06-25
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
38677 Modified
ICR Details
1220-0175 200904-1220-004
Historical Active 200712-1220-001
DOL/BLS
American Time Use Survey (ATUS)
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 08/31/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 07/01/2009
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
08/31/2012 36 Months From Approved 08/31/2009
13,240 0 14,052
4,358 0 4,684
0 0 0

The ATUS is the Nation's first federally administered, continuous survey on time use in the United States. It measures, for example, time spent with children, working, sleeping, or doing leisure activities. In the United States, several existing Federal surveys collect income and wage data for individuals and families, and analysts often use such measures of material prosperity as proxies for quality of life. Time-use data substantially augment these quality-of-life measures. The data also can be used in conjunction with wage data to evaluate the contribution of non-market work to national economies. This enables comparisons of production between nations that have different mixes of market and non-market activities. The ATUS develops nationally representative estimates of how people spend their time. Respondents also report who was with them during activities, where they were, how long each activity lasted, and if they were paid. All of this information has numerous practical applications for sociologists, economists, educators, government policymakers, businesspersons, health researchers, and others. The ATUS data are collected on an ongoing, monthly basis, allowing analysts to identify changes in how people spend their time. The survey sample is drawn from households completing their final month of interviews for the Current Population Survey (CPS). Households are selected to ensure a representative demographic sample, and one individual from each household is selected to take part in one Computer Assisted Telephone Interview. The interview asks respondents to report all of their activities for one pre-assigned 24-hour day, the day prior to the interview. A short series of summary questions and CPS updates follows the core time diary collection.

US Code: 29 USC 1 & 2 Name of Law: BLS Authorizing Statute
   US Code: 13 USC 9 Name of Law: Census Confidentialtiy Statute
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  74 FR 14160 03/30/2009
74 FR 31315 06/30/2009
Yes

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
American Time Use Survey (ATUS)

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 13,240 14,052 0 -212 -600 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 4,358 4,684 0 -70 -256 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
Part of the decrease in burden reflects the elimination of a series of questions sponsored by the Economic Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture. This module ran from January 2006 through December 2008. The decrease also reflects fewer total respondents based on lower estimates of the average number of interviews per year and because ATUS was unable to fully implement an expansion in the number of incentive cases.

$5,200,000
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Dori Allard 2026916470

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
07/01/2009


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