Time-Use Measurement and Research Report of a Workshop (2000) / Chapter Skim
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Time-use data are also important for making international comparisons. Improved coverage in national income and product accounts that include measures of nonmarket production will enhance the nation's ability to compare the output and income of the United States with those of other highincome and developing economies.
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One of the most substantial policy changes in the past decade was the elimination ofthe main social welfare program for poor families, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, ending the entitlement to cash benefits and replacing it with a policy emphasizing work. A question relevant for understanding the consequences of this policy change is how the time allocation among work and family care activities of poor families has changed.
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This chapter includes discussion of a framework for how individuals and households allocate their time and a commentary on some conceptual issues in measuring time use specifically, in defining work and leisure activities, measuring time spent simultaneously in multiple activities, and valuing time. Chapter 4 summarizes time-use studies that have been carried out in the United States, as well as the time-use studies that other countries have conducted.
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For example, there was substantial disagreement between participants about recall error and how long survey respondents can accurately remember what they did on a previous day. Yet there were broad areas of agreement with regard to the importance for timeuse data collection and with regard to the need to consider certain methodological approaches in future time-use surveys; the final chapter summarizes these common themes.
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