American Time Use Survey (ATUS), 2003-2010, Multi-Year Data

The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) collects information on how people living in the United States spend their time. This multi-year data set contains data on the amount of time that people spent doing various activities in the years 2003 through 2010, such as paid work, child care, religious activities, volunteering, and socializing. Part 1, the Respondent File, contains demographic information about respondents such as employment status, occupation, and income. Part 2, the Roster File, contains information about household members and non-household children under the age of 18. Information includes sex, relationship to designated respondent, and age. Part 3, the Activity File, includes additional information on activities in which respondents participated such as paid work and volunteer activities. The file also included the location of each activity and the total time spent on secondary child care. Part 4, the Who File, includes information on who was present during each activity. Part 5, the ATUS-CPS File, contains demographic and occupational data on respondents and members of their household collected during their participation in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Part 6, the Summary File, contains information about the total number of minutes each respondent spent doing each activity. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, ethnicity, marital status, education level, income, employment status, occupation, citizenship status, country of origin, labor union membership, and household composition.

美国时间使用调查（ATUS）旨在收集美国居民如何分配其时间的相关信息。该跨年度数据集涵盖了2003年至2010年间，人们在从事各类活动时所花费的时间数据，例如有偿工作、儿童照料、宗教活动、志愿服务和社交等。第一部分，受访者文件，包含了受访者的社会经济信息，如就业状态、职业和收入等。第二部分，名单文件，包含了家庭成员以及18岁以下非家庭成员的信息，包括性别、与指定受访者的关系和年龄等。第三部分，活动文件，提供了受访者参与的活动信息，如有偿工作和志愿服务，同时记录了每项活动的地点以及次级儿童照料的总耗时。第四部分，谁文件，包含了每次活动中在场人员的信息。第五部分，ATUS-CPS文件，包含了在当前人口调查（CPS）期间收集的受访者及其家庭成员的社会经济数据。第六部分，汇总文件，记录了每位受访者从事每项活动所花费的总分钟数。人口统计变量包括性别、年龄、种族、民族、婚姻状况、教育水平、收入、就业状态、职业、公民身份状态、国籍、工会会员资格和家庭构成等。