The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) measures the amount of time people spend doing various activities, such as paid work, childcare, volunteering, and socializing.
August 16, 2012
In 2011, 90 percent of wage and salary workers had access to paid or
unpaid leave at their main jobs. Twenty-one percent of wage and salary
workers took paid or unpaid leave during an average week and those who
did took an average of 15.6 hours.
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June 22, 2012
On days they provided eldercare, persons spent an average of 3.1 hours doing so.
This and other new information about eldercare providers, along with other results
of the 2011 American Time Use Survey, were released today.
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May 08, 2008
In the years 2003-06, married mothers who were employed full
time were more likely to do household activities and provide
childcare on an average day than were married fathers who
were employed full time. Among full-time workers, married
fathers were more likely to work than were married mothers.
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Note: Tables A-6 and A-7 are updated and expanded versions of the tables appearing in the May 8, 2008 news release on Married Parents' Use of Time. To access the 2003-06 versions of these tables, see the news release.
Additional tables are available in ATUS news releases.
Unpublished tables of time-use estimates by age, ethnicity, employment status, educational attainment, marital status, presence and age of household children, and other categories are available upon request by e-mailing the ATUS staff.
How to use ATUS microdata files
Data files do not contain time-use estimates. Time-use estimates are available from:
Email: ATUS staff
Telephone number: (202) 691-6339
Fax number: (202) 691-6426
Postal address: American Time Use Survey
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Suite 4675
Washington, DC 20212-0001