ICATUS and the classification of
non-productive activities
C. personal activities
Comments
Hannu Pääkkönen
5 Learning

580 Travel related to learning
HETUS:
 920 Travel related to study

Finland:
 921 Travel to/from school or university
 922 Travel related to free time study
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6 Socializing, community participation and religious
activities

614 Unsocial/antisocial/negative social activities
 Is this possible?

680 Travel related to socializing, community participation
and religious activities
HETUS:
 940 Travel related to voluntary work and meetings
 950 Travel related to social life
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Hannu Pääkkönen
08/06/2012
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7 Leisure and sports

711 Attendance at organized/mass cultural events
HETUS:
 521 Cinema
 522 Theatre and concerts
 523 Art exhibitions and museums
 524 Library (ICATUS: 743 Visiting library)
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Hannu Pääkkönen
08/06/2012
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7 Leisure and sports (continued)

72 Hobbies, games and other pastime activities
 Beside the planned contextual variable categories for
general computer/electronic device or Internet activities
and games needed for expressions like “Sat by the
computer”
 Trial:
 12133 Computer games (including arcade and video
games)
 1414 Using computer technology
Hannu Pääkkönen
08/06/2012
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Example: Computing as a main activity, Finland
2009–2010, aged 10+ years
72 Computing
721 Computing - programming
722 Information by computing
723 Instant messaging (National code)
724 Other communication by computing
729 Other or unspecified computing
0
12
2
4
12
Per cent
participated
0.7
20.2
2.5
12.5
14.1
9
8.0
Minutes
per day
73 Games and play
734 Computer games
Hannu Pääkkönen
08/06/2012
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Other main activity and a computer or Internet used,
Finland 2009–2010, aged 10+ years
Minutes
per day
212 Homework
371 Household management
822 Watching video or DVD
821 Watching TV
719 Other or unspecified hobbies
Hannu Pääkkönen
1
1
1
1
1
Per cent
particpated
1.4
4.4
1.1
1.0
0.7
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7 Leisure and sports (continued)

73 Indoor and outdoor sports participation and related
courses
 731 Participation in sports
 “Passive exercise” included?:
 HETUS: 611 Walking and hiking
 732 Camping and other outdoor activities
743 Visiting library
 HETUS: 524 Library (Incl. using a computer, reading,
listening to music)
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Hannu Pääkkönen
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7 Leisure and sports (continued)

780 Travel related to leisure and sports
HETUS:
 960 Travel related to other leisure

Finland:
 952 Travel related to entertainment and culture
 961 Travel related to sports and outdoor activities
 971 Travel related to hobbies

Hannu Pääkkönen
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8 Personal care and maintenance
841 Receiving personal care from others
 842 Receiving health/medical care from others
 HETUS:
 03 Personal care:
 039 Other or unspecified personal care (incl.
receiving health care from a family member or friend)
 36 Shopping and services:
 363 Personal services (do not belong to household
production)
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