American Time Use Survey

Dataset Summary

Agency Department of Labor
Sub-Agency/Organization US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Category Labor Force, Employment, and Earnings
Date Released 2003
Date Updated Annual
Time Period Entire year
Frequency Annual
Description
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The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) measures the amount of time people spend doing various activities, such as paid work, childcare, volunteering, and socializing.

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type
Raw Data Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation Statistical
Keywords American Time Use Survey
Unique ID 349

Contributing Agency Information

Citation
Agency Program Page http://www.bls.gov/tus/
Agency Data Series Page http://www.bls.gov/tus/#tables

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis
American Time Use Survey
Granularity US
Geographic Coverage US

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