Catalogue

Title details

SN:	5363
Title:	British Household Panel Survey Calibrated Time Use Data, 1994-2004
Persistent identifier:	10.5255/UKDA-SN-5363-1
Series:	British Household Panel Survey, 1991-2009
Depositor(s):	INDIVIDUAL
Principal investigator(s):	Kan, M.Y., University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research Gershuny, J.I., University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research
Original data producer(s):	University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research
Sponsor(s):	Economic and Social Research Council
Grant number:	RES-225-25-2001; RES-518-28-5001

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Abstract

For this project, a set of time use variables were calibrated for the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) (held at the UK Data Archive (UKDA) under GN 33196), using evidence derived from a smaller-scale panel survey that collected time use information by both the survey and diary methods, the Home OnLine, 1998-2001 study (HoL) (held at the UKDA under SN 4607). Past research has suggested that the time diary method produces more accurate and reliable measures of time use than the survey approach. The diary approach, however, usually has a low response rate and is not practicable for a large-scale panel study like the BHPS. However, direct questioning in survey interviews is a relatively flexible approach to collecting time use data. The project therefore developed a method to combine the strengths of the survey approach and the diary method. The survey part of HoL shared the same questionnaire-derived time use predictor variables with the BHPS. Regression of the predictors on the time diary data in the HoL study was used to calibrate time use in the BHPS by multiplying the resulting regression coefficients with the same BHPS predictor variables. This produced a calibrated index of time use patterns based on BHPS questionnaire items. The calibrated time use variables cover all major categories of daily activities and are available in Wave 4 (1994) to Wave 14 (2004) of the BHPS.

Main Topics: The variables in the dataset cover time spent on employment, educational courses and associated travel, consumption and leisure, housework and other domestic concerns, sleep and personal care.

Coverage, universe, methodology

Dates of fieldwork:	1991, 2004
Country:	United Kingdom
Spatial units:	No spatial unit
Observation units:	Individuals
Kind of data:	Numeric
Universe:	National Respondents to the BHPS Waves 4-13, between 1994 and 2004
Time dimensions:	Longitudinal/panel/cohort Data are taken from the longitudinal BHPS series.
Sampling procedures:	Multi-stage stratified random sample
Method of data collection:	Compilation or synthesis of existing material variables taken from BHPS
Weighting:	Weighting used for main BHPS. See BHPS documentation for details

Keywords

COMMUTING	CONSUMPTION	DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES
EDUCATIONAL COURSES	EMPLOYMENT	HOUSEWORK
LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES	PERSONAL HYGIENE	SLEEP
SOCIAL LIFE	TIME BUDGETS	UNITED KINGDOM

Administrative and access information

Date of release:
First edition:	02 June 2006
Copyright:	Copyright M. Y. Kan and J. Gershuny. Copyright of the original BHPS data rests with the Institute for Social and Economic Research
Access conditions:	The depositor has specified that registration is required. Available to all registered users. The depositor may be informed about usage.
Availability:	UK Data Service
Contact:	Get in touch

Documentation

Related studies and guides

Related studies:

British Household Panel Survey Derived Current and Annual Net Household Income Variables, Waves 1-18, 1991-2009 (SN 3909)
British Household Panel Survey Combined Work-Life History Data, 1990-2005 (SN 3954)
British Household Panel Survey: Waves 1-18, 1991-2009 (SN 5151)
Human Capital and Social Position in Britain: Creating a Measure of Wage-Earning Potential from BHPS Data, 1991-2004 (SN 5354)
British Household Panel Survey Consolidated Marital, Cohabitation and Fertility Histories, 1991-2009 (SN 5629)
Selected Labour Market Data from the BHPS, 1999 (SN 4189)
Home OnLine, 1998-2001 (SN 4607)
British Household Panel Survey Employment Histories: Waves 1-11, 1991-2002 (SN 4705)
British Household Panel Survey: Waves 1-11, 1991-2002: Teaching Dataset (Work, Family and Health) (SN 4901)
On the Edge of Later Life, 1930-1990 (SN 4934)
British Household Panel Survey: Waves 1-11, 1991-2002: Teaching Dataset (Social and Political Attitudes) (SN 5038)
Improving Survey Measurement of Income and Employment, 2001-2003 (SN 5157)
British Household Panel Survey: Waves 1-13, 1991-2004: Teaching Dataset (Time Use, Leisure and Social Memberships) (SN 5355)
British Household Panel Survey Pension Wealth Derived Variable Data, 1991-2001 (SN 5725)
Households Below Average Income, 1994/95-2010/11 (SN 5828)
People's Trust: a Survey-Based Experiment, 2007 (SN 6110)
Impact of Dependent Interviewing on Interview Dynamics: Implications for Longitudinal Study Design, 2006 (SN 6154)
British Household Panel Survey Harmonised Union Histories, 1991-2006 (SN 6417)
Merged Dataset for Transition to and Income from Self-Employment/Business Ownership: British Household Panel Survey, 1991-2008 (SN 7030)
Testing for Asymmetric Information in Private Health Insurance, 1996-2008 (SN 7052)

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Related support guides:

Guide to British Household Panel Survey
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Publications

Variables