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ATUS Stakeholder Survey (Summer 2011)

Version 1.5

Intro

Thank you very much for helping us improve the American Time Use Survey (ATUS). The ATUS provides nationally-representative estimates of how, where, and with whom Americans spend their time, and is the only federal survey providing data on the full range of nonmarket activities, from childcare to volunteering.

Even if you are not a frequent user of ATUS products or have not used them at all, any feedback you can provide would be appreciated.

Your participation in this survey is voluntary. We estimate that it will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

We are collecting this information under OMB Number 1225-0059. Without this currently approved number, we could not conduct this survey. (Expiration: November, 30, 2012).

Please note that this survey is being administered by SurveyMonkey.com and resides on a server outside of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) domain. The BLS cannot guarantee the protection of survey responses and advises against the inclusion of personally-identifiable information in any response.

If you have any questions about this survey, please contact [email protected].

For more information about the ATUS, please visit: http://www.bls.gov/tus.

Customer and Usage Information

Q1. Have you ever used American Time Use Survey (ATUS) products from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Web site [include link to http://www.bls.gov/tus]? ATUS products include the ATUS news releases, tables, Web charts, data files, and survey documentation.

1. Yes Go to Q2

2. No Go to Q1a

3. Not Sure Go to Q1a

Non-BLS Source ATUS Users

Q1a. Have you ever used ATUS data from any of the following non-BLS sources? Please mark all that apply.

1. A merican Time Use Survey Data Extract Builder (ATUS-X)

2. American Heritage Time Use Study (AHTUS) Go to Q1b

3. Multinational Time Use Study (MTUS)

4. Other (please specify)

5. No Go to Q13

Q1b. When did you last use ATUS data?

1. I n the last 6 months

2. In the last year Go to Q1c

3. Between 1 and 2 years ago

4. More than 2 years ago

Q1c. For which of the following purposes have you used ATUS data? Please mark all that apply.

1. Media and press reporting

2. Blogging

3. Instruction and education

4. Consumer market analysis

5. E conomic research

6. Sociological research Go to Q1d. All else go to Q1e.

7. Other research

8. Personal interest

9. Other purpose (please specify)

Q1d. What was the general topic of your research or analysis? Please mark all that apply.

1. H ousehold or other nonmarket production

2. Health

3. Food

4. Work-life balance

5. Families

6. Labor

7. Specific activities, such as sleep or leisure Go to Q1e

8. Specific subpopulations, such as teenagers or full-time workers

9. International comparisons

10. Survey methods

11. Other (please specify)

Q1e. Have you ever used ATUS data to develop, promote, or influence public policy?

1. No

2. Yes. Please briefly describe how you used the ATUS data and the policy for which it was used.

Open-ended box.

Go to Q10

Q2. Which ATUS products have you used? Please mark all that apply.

1. News release

2. Published tables

3. Unpublished tables sent by ATUS staff upon request

4. Data files for generating your own estimates, downloaded from the BLS Web site

5. Web charts

6. Survey documentation

7. Other (please specify)

If “Data files” are checked, go to Q2a, all else move to Q3.

Q2a. Which data files have you used? Please mark all that apply.

1. S ingle-year data files Go to Q2b

2. Multi-year data files

3. Eating and Health Module data files Go to Q3

Q2b. Since the ATUS sample comes from the Current Population Survey (CPS) sample, you can link to the CPS data files for additional information not found in the ATUS data files, such as more detailed geographic data or CPS supplement data. Have you ever done this?

1. Yes

2. No

3. Not Sure

Go to Q3

Q3. When did you last use an ATUS product?

1. I n the last 6 months

2. In the last year Go to Q4

3. Between 1 and 2 years ago

4. More than 2 years ago

Q4. For which of the following purposes have you used an ATUS product? Please mark all that apply.

1. Media and press reporting

2. Blogging

3. Instruction and education

4. Consumer market analysis

5. E conomic research

6. Sociological research Go to Q4a. All else go to Q4b.

7. Other research

8. Personal interest

9. Other purpose (please specify)

Q4a. What was the general topic of your research or analysis? Please mark all that apply.

1. H ousehold or other nonmarket production

2. Health

3. Food

4. Work-life balance

5. Families

6. Labor

7. Specific activities, such as sleep or leisure Go to Q4b

8. Specific subpopulations, such as teenagers or full-time workers

9. International comparisons

10. Survey methods

11. Other (please specify)

Q4b. Have you ever used an ATUS product to develop, promote, or influence public policy?

1. No

2. Yes. Please briefly describe how you used the ATUS product and the policy for which it was used.

Open-ended box.

Go to Q5

Satisfaction with ATUS Products

Q5. Based on your experience using ATUS products, please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements.

Response options: Strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, strongly disagree, no basis to decide

1. D ata are accurate

2. Data are available for the subpopulations that I require

3. Data are available for the activities that I require

4. Data are current enough for my needs

5. Data are easy to find

6. Data are easy to download Go to Q5a

7. Data files are in the format that I need

8. Tables are in the format that I need

9. Tables provide the information that I need

10. News releases provide useful information

11. News releases are easy to understand

12. Web charts are useful

13. Information is easy to find on the ATUS Web site

14. Information I need is available on the ATUS Web site

15. ATUS concepts, sources, and methods are explained in a way that I understand

Q5a. What can we do to improve the usefulness of ATUS products?

Open-ended.

Go to Q6

ATUS Documentation

Q6. ATUS provides the following survey documentation on the BLS Web site. Please rate the usefulness of these survey documents to you.

Response options: Very useful, useful, only a little useful, not useful, not sure, have not used

1. ATUS User’s guide

2. ATUS Data dictionaries

3. ATUS Coding lexicons Go to Q6a

4. ATUS Coding rules manual

5. ATUS Questionnaire

Q6a. What can we do to improve the usefulness of ATUS documentation?

Open-ended.

Go to Q7

Additional information about customers

Q7. How did you learn about the ATUS?

1. Blog

2. Conference

3. Coworker or colleague

4. Internet search

5. Media or press

6. Research paper Go to Q8

7. Teacher or professor

8. Other (please specify)

Q8. How often do you visit the ATUS Web site?

1. O nce a year or less

2. 2-3 times a year Go to Q9

3. 4 or more times a year

Q9. Have you ever used ATUS data from any of the following non-BLS sources? Please mark all that apply.

1. A merican Time Use Survey Data Extract Builder (ATUS-X)

2. American Heritage Time Use Survey (AHTUS) Go to Q10

3. Multinational Time Use Study (MTUS)

4. Other source (please specify)

5. No

ATUS Customer Service

Q10. Have you ever contacted BLS staff for help with any of the ATUS products?

1. Yes Go to Q10a

2. No Go to Q11

Q10a. How have you contacted ATUS staff? Please mark all that apply.

1. W eb site (“Contact us” link)

2. Direct email

3. Telephone call Go to Q10b

4. Other (please specify)

Q10b. Did you receive a timely reply?

1. Y es

2. No Go to Q10c

Q10c. How satisfied were you with the reply?

1. V ery satisfied

2. Satisfied

3. Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied Go to Q10d

4. Dissatisfied

5. Very dissatisfied

Q10d. Do you have any additional comments, positive or negative, regarding your interaction with ATUS staff?

Open-ended.

Go to Q11

Respondent Affiliation

Q11. Which category best describes the organization at which you work or study?

1. A cademia – Faculty

2. Academia – Student

3. U.S. Government – Federal

4. U.S. Government – State or Local

5. News media

6. Research organization

7. Private business Go to Q12

8. Internet blog

9. Nonprofit organization

10. Independent consultant

11. Data supplier/re-packager

12. International organization

13. Other (please specify)

Concluding Comments

Q12. We appreciate any additional comments or feedback you may have about ATUS products. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. We appreciate your input.

Open-ended.

Click the Submit Your Survey button below when you are done.

Exit Survey

Non-ATUS Users

Q13. Were you aware of the American Time Use Survey before deciding to participate in our survey today?

1. Yes Go to Q13a

2. No Go to Q13b

Q13a. How did you learn about the ATUS?

1. Blog

2. Conference

3. Coworker or colleague

4. Internet search

5. Media or press

6. Research paper

7. Teacher or professor

8. Other (please specify)

Go to Q13b

Q13b. How much interest do you have in time-use data?

1. A great deal of interest

2. Some interest

3. A little interest

4. No interest

5. Not sure, just exploring the topic

If Q13b = 4, go to Q13e; all else go to Q13c.

Q13c. Have you ever used time-use data from other sources?

1. Yes – Please describe those sources

2. No

Go to Q13d

Q13d. Please indicate the primary reason why you have not used time-use data from the ATUS.

1. Not familiar to me

2. Difficult to use

3. Not applicable to my current research

4. Not applicable to my field of interest

5. Not applicable to my business/profession

6. Not timely enough

7. Similar to data obtained from another source

8. Other (please specify)

Go to Q13e

Q13e. Which category best describes the organization at which you work or study?

1. A cademia – Faculty

2. Academia – Student

3. U.S. Government – Federal

4. U.S. Government – State or Local

5. News media

6. Research organization

7. Private business Go to Q13f

8. Internet blog

9. Nonprofit organization

10. Independent consultant

11. Data supplier/re-packager

12. International organization

13. Other (please specify)

Q13f. We appreciate any other comments you may have about time-use data, in general, or the American Time Use Survey specifically. Thank you.

Open-ended.

Exit Survey

Exit Screen

Thank you for completing the survey!

If you have any questions about the ATUS, please contact us at [email protected] or (202) 691-6339. For more information about the ATUS, please visit: http://www.bls.gov/tus.