Routledge International Handbook of Time Use Data and Methods

Michael Bittman is Emeritus Professor at the University of New England, Australia. He has chaired United Nations expert committees on time use research and served as President of the International Association for Time Use Research from 2005 to 2013. Oriel Sullivan is a Professor and Co-Director in the ESRC-funded Centre for Time Use Research (CTUR), home of the Multinational Time Use Study, at the Institute of Social Research, University College London. She was jointly responsible for the UK 2014–2015 Harmonised European Time Use Survey and the CTUR ELiDDI online diary design.

• Introduction: Time use diary data – a snapshot in time Section 1: Collecting time use data 1. The History of Time Use Data Collection 2. Time use surveys in East Asia 3. Time Use Survey Data Collection in Developing Countries and Their Potential to Inform Public Policies 4.Progress and Setbacks in Time Use Data Collection in Africa: an Assessment of Time Use Surveys and Other Surveys Collecting Time Use Over the Past 25 Years 5. How Does Information from Time-Diaries Compare With ‘Stylized’ Questions 6. Understanding the Nature of Time Use Survey Data: Data Structure and Organization 7. The Light Diary 8. Administering Time-Diaries by Telephone: Nearly Forty Years of Experience from Canada 9. Does Diary Mode Matter in Time-Use Research? 10. Time Use Diary Design for Our Times: General Principles for Online Design 11. Context is King: the MOTUS Platform for Time Use Research 12. The Intensive Hour Technique: Random Time Sampling 13. Testing Self-Report Time Use Diaries Against Objective Instruments in Real Time Section 2: Aspects of time use analysis 14. Incidence of Overlapping or Simultaneous Activities 15. Sequence Analysis of Time Use Patterns 16. Uses of Subjective Data in Time Use Analyses 17. Moving Between Different Levels of Hierarchical Time Use Data Files 18. The Multinational Time Use Study 19. Beyond GDP or SDGs: The Role of Time Diary Data and Subjective Well-being in Tracking and Driving Human Thriving n 20. The Care Economy and Unpaid Care: Contested Definitions and Methodological Challenges 21. Methods for Valuing the Output of Household Production Using Time Use and Other Data 22. The Gendered Value of Unpaid Care Work: Labour Input Approach

"This remarkable two-volume handbook demonstrates the unique value of time use data for addressing today’s most pressing social and policy challenges—from gender equality and care to health, energy, leisure, work and economic well-being. It combines methodological rigor with breadth of application. By bringing together leading voices from around the world, it solidifies the importance of time use research for evidence-based policymaking. I hope it serves as a catalyst for new generations of research and action."Ugo Lachapelle, President of the International Association of Time Use Research (IATUR) and Full Professor, Department of Urban Studies and Tourism, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada