International Seminar on Gender Statistics
Incheon, Republic of Korea, 12-14 November, 2013
2004 Time Use Survey
in Cambodia
By Ms. HANG LINA
DG, NIS
CAMBODIA
2004 Time Use Survey in Cambodia
Contents
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Background
Reference Period
Survey Instrument
Data Processing
Establishing Activity Groups
Tabulation and Analysis
Some results
Conclusion
Background
The first (and only one)Time Use Survey ever
conducted in Cambodia. The data was collected
through a time use module included in the
Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2004
(CSES).
Even though the survey is commonly referred to
as CSES 2004, it actually collected data from
November 2003 through January, 2005.
Reference Period
The data were collected continuously
throughout the survey period from
November 2003 through January, 2005.
Survey Instrument
For each sampled household, all household
members of age 5 and above were asked to fill
in a diary sheet for a sampled diary day.
On the diary sheet the respondents were asked
to record what activity he or she were doing
during each half hour of the sampled diary day.
Each half hour is classified according to the
activity taking most time during that half hour.
Data Processing
After the diaries were filled in by the household
members, they were collected by the
enumerator. The diaries were checked by
enumerators and supervisors in the field, and
they were sent to NIS after the survey month. At
NIS the diaries were edited and then scanned.
Establishing Activity Groups
All activities we summarized into main activity groups.
 Market work: - employee, own business
 Agriculture work: - tending rice, tending other crops,
tending animal, hunting and fishing.
 Household work: - fetching water, collecting firewood,
construction, weaving, handicraft, shopping, cooking,
washing/cleaning, and care of children and elder.
 Leisure:- travelling, leisure and other unspecified
activities.
 Personal care:- sleeping, eating, and personal care
 Studying, including homework, is kept as a separate
activity because it is mostly young people who devote
time to that.
Tabulation and Analysis
Four kinds of statistics tables are the common, standard
type of estimates based on time use data;
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Standard mean, the total time devoted to an activity by a
population group, divided by the number of persons in the
population group. It is a total sized down to the individual level.
Participation Rate, the proportion of the population group that at
all devoted some time to the activity.
The average time devote to the activity by those who at all spent
some time to it.
Proportion doing various activities at different hours of the day.
Some Results
Proportion doing activities, population aged 517 years by sex and region, CSES 2004
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Other Urban
Rural
Activities
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Market work
11
14
12
21
11
14
11
13
Agriculture
33
26
2
1
18
15
38
30
Work in household
30
45
16
35
26
43
32
46
Study
54
52
80
76
64
59
50
49
Personal care
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Leisure time
96
95
99
96
96
96
96
95
Market or agri. work
41
36
14
22
28
27
45
38
Total work
56
60
27
47
44
54
60
62
Average time used of population aged 5-17
years by activities, sex and region, CSES 2004
Proportion doing activities, population aged
18-64 years by sex and region, CSES 2004
Activities
Cambodia
Male
Market work
Agriculture
Work in household
Study
Personal care
Leisure time
Market or agri. work
Total work
51
48
40
8
100
91
84
92
Phnom Penh
Female
40
37
87
5
100
86
69
97
Male
73
2
21
20
100
97
74
82
Female
57
2
77
12
100
94
58
95
Other Urban
Male
61
30
35
10
100
92
81
90
Rural
Female
49
23
85
5
100
88
66
97
Male
47
56
43
6
100
90
86
94
Female
37
43
88
4
100
84
71
98
Average time used of population aged 18-64
years by activities, sex and region, CSES 2004
Proportion doing activities, population aged 65
and older by sex and region, CSES 2004
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Other Urban
Rural
Activities
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Market work
22
15
26
23
23
18
21
15
Agriculture
45
24
7
1
32
16
49
26
Work in household
38
69
19
52
35
66
39
70
2
3
3
1
2
3
2
3
Personal care
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Leisure time
92
88
97
92
93
87
92
88
Market or agri. work
58
35
32
23
51
30
60
37
Total work
75
75
52
61
71
71
76
77
Study
Average time used of population aged 65 and
older by activities, sex and region, CSES 2004
Proportion doing activities, population aged 65
years by sex and marital status, CSES 2004
Married
Divorced
Activities
Male
Female
Male
Female
Market work
24
18
9
14
Agriculture
48
29
29
22
Work in household
37
76
41
65
2
3
2
2
Personal care
100
100
100
100
Leisure time
92
89
95
88
Market or agri. work
63
43
36
32
Total work
77
84
61
72
Study
Average time used of population aged 65 and
older by activities, sex and marital status,
CSES 2004
Conclusion
Females in Cambodia spent more time on productive
activities than males do.(market work, agriculture work,
household work and housework, F=5.9 hours, M=5.1 h)
Girls at the age 10-14 years spend 0.3 hours more on
productivities than boys in the same age group so.
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