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The overestimated workweek? What time diary measures suggest
John P. Robinson
Professor of Sociology, University of
Maryland, College Park, MD
Ann Bostrom
Ann Bostrom, Professor of Public
Policy, Georgia Tech University, Atlanta, GA
The comprehensive time-diary method allows analysts to distinguish work from nonwork activities; a comparison with workweek estimates reveals important and systematic differences. This article describes problems that arise for respondents who are surveyed using the workweek estimate approach and comparable figures from the total time-diary approach to calculate hours of work.
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