Reading Diary Survey, 1973

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>To investigate people's use of time in towns. It was expected that this study would be relevant to various planning and administrative concerns, such as peak hour traffic congestion, the timing of public transport services, the introduction of flexible working hours, extensions of shop opening hours, the reform of pub licensing laws, and patterns of leisure activity.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>Variables<br>
Each of 450 sampled individuals was asked to complete a diary, covering seven days, in which he or she filled in descriptions from getting up to going to bed. The time of starting each activity was entered to the nearest minute, and the location as an address. For travel activities the mode was entered, and the destination. Each respondent also answered a questionaire giving standard background Socio-economic details.

<P>本摘要版权归英国数据服务中心（UK Data Service）及数据集采集版权方所有。</P><br>本研究旨在调查城镇居民的时间使用情况。预期该研究可应用于多类规划与行政议题，包括高峰时段交通拥堵、公共交通服务排班、弹性工作制推行、商店营业时间延长、酒吧经营许可法规改革，以及休闲活动模式等。<br><B>核心主题</B>:<BR><br>变量<br>本次研究共抽取450名受访者，要求其填写为期7天的时间日志，记录从起床至就寝期间的全部活动。每项活动的开始时间需精确到分钟，活动地点填写具体地址；对于出行活动，还需记录出行方式与目的地。每位受访者另外需填写一份问卷，提供标准的社会经济背景信息。