The Routledge International Handbook of Time Use Data and Methods : Time Use Research Volume 1.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bittman, Michael.

Series:

Routledge International Handbooks Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (323 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2026.

Summary:

This handbook, from leading international scholars, provides the most comprehensive reference work on the collection, analysis, and application of time use data. Focusing on practical knowledge of this type of data, it will be a valuable reference point for students and scholars interested in the methodological aspects of time use research.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Endorsements Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Note on the Cover

About the Editors

List of Contributors

Introduction: Time Use Diary Data - A Snapshot in Time

Section 1: Collecting Time Use Data

Time Use Surveys in the Global North

1 The History of Time Use Data Collection

2 Time Use Surveys in East Asia

Time Use Surveys in the Global South

3 Time Use Survey Data Collection in Developing Countries and Their Potential to Inform Public Policies

4 Progress and Setbacks in Time Use Data Collection in Africa: An Assessment of Time Use Surveys and Other Surveys Collecting Time Use Over the Past 25 Years

Time Use Diary Design

5 How does Information from Time Diaries Compare with 'Stylized' Questions?

6 Understanding the Nature of Time Use Survey Data: Data Structure and Organization

7 The Light Diary

Paperless Time Use Diaries

8 Administering Time Diaries by Telephone: Nearly Forty Years of Experience from Canada

9 Does Diary Mode Matter in Time‑Use Research?

10 Time Use Diary Design for Our Times: General Principles for Online Design

11 Context is King: The MOTUS Platform for Time Use Research

12 The Intensive Hour Technique: Random Time Sampling

13 Testing Self‑Report Time Use Diaries Against Objective Instruments in Real Time

Section 2: Aspects of Time Use Analysis

Methodological Issues

14 Incidence of Overlapping or Simultaneous Activities

15 Sequence Analysis of Time Use Patterns

16 Uses of Subjective Data in Time Use Analyses

17 Moving Between Different Levels of Hierarchical Time Use Data Files: Studying Gender Gaps in the Sequencing and Timing of Students' Homework Time using ATUS

18 The Multinational Time Use Study (MTUS)

Satellite National Accounts: Wellbeing and the Care Economy.

19 Beyond GDP or SDGs: The Role of Time‑Diary Data and Subjective Well‑Being in Tracking and Driving Human Thriving

20 The Care Economy and Unpaid Care: Contested Definitions and Methodological Challenges

21 Methods for Valuing the Output of Household Production Using Time Use and Other Data

22 The Gendered Value of Unpaid Care Work: Labour Input Approach

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-04-086305-1

1-003-66452-0

1-04-086308-6

OCLC:

1583181576

Publisher Number:

CIPO000346207