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The data collected using time-use approach provide comprehensive description of lifestyle of individuals, in terms of how they spend their time in different human activities.
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Time-use statistics essentially comprise of Data on time spent by individuals–
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On all forms of remunerated and unremunerated ‘economic work’
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On work not considered ‘economic’ and
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Other human activities.
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The initial efforts of conducting time use survey in
India, go back to as early as 1970s
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In 1983, the National Council of Applied Economic
Research (NCAER) conducted a time-allocation study on a sub-sample of Employment and Unemployment
Survey conducted in the 38th Round (1983) of the
National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO).
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A pilot survey on time-use was also conducted by the Directorate of Economics & Statistics,
Government of Tamil Nadu during 1996.
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The Central Statistical Organisation (CSO),
Government of India, conducted a Time Use
Survey in 1998-1999
It was a pilot survey and was conducted in six states viz., Kerala, Meghalaya, Haryana, Madhya
Pradesh, Orissa and Gujarat.
In this survey, fairly detailed data were collected on time spent on non-market productive activities, particularly the extended SNA activities, and on purely non-economic activities, besides economic activities.
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TUS in 1998 – 1999 was mainly conducted with a view :-
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To assess the contribution of the women & men in the national economy through unpaid household work
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To study the gender discrimination in household activities
As -
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Household unpaid work - unaccounted & unrecognized
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Mostly performed by women
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About 18600 households spread over six
States ( Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat,
Orissa, Tamil Nadu and Meghalaya) were covered
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The data was collected from each member of the selected household aged 6 years and above about the activities he/ she has done during last 24 hours
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The days in a week were categorized as normal, weekly variant and abnormal
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The entire survey was spread over four subrounds of three months each to take care of the effect of seasonality
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The tables generated give the weekly average time spent in different types of activities according to various background characteristics like age, sex, place of residence, level of education, economic activity status
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 To capture the individual response on the time use pattern
 All the activities to be categorized into activities pertaining to System of National Accounts
(SNA), Extended SNA and Non-SNA.
 A new classification was developed for that survey
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 The activities were grouped into following categories:
 SNA ( Productive and Economic) Activities
 I. Primary production activities
 II. Secondary activities
 III. Trade, business and services
 Extended SNA Activities
 IV. Household maintenance, management and shopping for own households
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Care for children, the sick, elderly and disabled for own household
 VI. Community services and help to other households
 Non-SNA Activities
 VII. Learning
 VIII.Social and cultural activities, mass media etc.
 IX.Personal care and self maintenance
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Table. Weekly average time (in hours) spent on various activities
(All); Combined States
Rural Urban Total
Activities
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
SNA 42.31
22.53
32.72
41.06
9.16
25.77
41.96
18.72
30.75
Extended SNA 3.74
33.95
18.40
3.44
36.44
19.26
3.65
34.63
18.69
Non-SNA 121.98 111.50 116.89 123.47 122.44 123.03 122.42 114.58 118.62
Total 168.03 167.98 168.01 167.97 168.04 168.06 168.03 167.93 168.06
Note : The figure of total time for each may not be exactly equal to 168 due to effect of rounding.
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Table Weekly average time (in hours) spent on work (Including activities like household maintenance, care of children, sick, elderly and community services)
States Male Female Percentage contribution
Haryana
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu
Orissa
Meghalaya
Combined States
39.71
46.5
46.82
44.59
45.73
53.1
45.61
52.32
55.64
56.68
52.77
49.43
60.86
53.35
56.85
54.47
54.76
54.2
51.94
53.4
53.91
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Table. Statewise weekly average time (in hours ) spent in household maintenance, management and shopping for own household by age, and
Age(Years)
Haryana sex (Participants)
States
Madhya-
Pradesh Gujarat Orissa
Tamil
Nadu Meghalaya
Combined states
6 to 14
15 to 59
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
60 and above Female
Total
Total
Male
Female
Total
3.31
5.66
7.27
3.25
4.74
8.13
14.78
14.68
13.55
9.58
6.99
11.46
12.57
10.19
7.93
5.48
6.69
6.29
8.49
6.25
33.8
38.76
41.58
40.02 33.25
26.13
26.14
32.38
29.68 25.73
8.58
8.16
8.58
9.13
8.1
23.07
27.37
28.72
25.67 24.36
19.77
19.26
22.97
19.73
18.4
5.42
6.69
6.59
7.96
6.31
30.31
35.33
37.48
36.22 31.05
23.73
24.1
29.29
26.9 23.88
6.92
9.05
8.36
7.14
33.27
22.83
8.1
26.88
16.24
7.17
29.99
20.92
5.32
13.01
10.53
6.76
37.61
27.91
8.38
26.24
19.89
6.73
34.38
25.59
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Weekly average time ( in hours ) spent in household maintenance, management and shopping for own household by education level and sex ( Participants); Combined States
Educational Level Male Female Total
Illiterate
Literate Below Primary
Primary
Middle
Secondary
Higher Secondary
Graduate and Above
7.81
6.89
6.58
6.49
6.07
6.18
5.44
34.16
32.71
34.02
35.45
37.14
35.50
33.90
29.05
23.07
24.17
24.18
24.29
22.74
18.37
Total 6.73
34.38
25.59
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Table. Statewise weekly average time (in hours ) spent in care for children, sick, elderly and Disabled for own household by age, sex and marital status
( Participants )
Age(Years)
Haryana
States
Madhya-
Pradesh Gujarat Orissa
Tamil
Nadu Meghalaya
Combined states
6 to 14
Male
Female
Total
3.62
13.4
7.29
6.99
5.28
7.08
12.91
11.39
12.41
5.49
5.97
13.1
9.75
11.27
5.4
14.53
17.64
16.6
9.25
11.17
10.47
15 to 59
Male
Female
Total
Male
60 and above Female
Total
Total
Male
Female
Total
5.54
13.03
10.89
12.92
13.62 11.95
11.39
13.08
10.58
9.44
12.58
10.24
9.96
7.05
18.15
16.89
15.94
16.33 10.57
17.02
15.11
13.36
14.3
9.07
5.87
5.35
5.85
9.48
5.33
9.46
11.21
6.88
6.23
9.42
5.46
13.08
11.37
12.98
13.7 11.61
11.46
10.14
10.69
12.61
9.67
5.88
12.5
10.29
7.53
12.38
10.14
6.92
13.08
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6.12
12.29
10.54
9.44
15.34
13.22
6.65
12.38
10.69
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