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
The overall burden has
increased slightly as the number of respondents has been adjusted
from 13,200 to 13,243 to account for the added incentive cases. In
addition, burden hours reflect a slight increase in the average
response time from FY2010 to FY2011, reflecting a full 12 months
with an additional module included in the survey(the Well-being
module during the first 3 months of FY2011 and the Leave module
during the remaining 9 months).
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.
Note to Reviewer - 2013 Changes.docx
Q - Leave Module Cognitive Summary Report.doc
L - 2006 Nonresponse bias study.pdf
American Time Use Survey (ATUS)