Daniel S. Hamermesh|Harley Frazis|Jay Stewart
Data Watch The American Time Use Survey
National Bureau of Economic Research|IZA - Institute of Labor Economics|University of Maryland, College Park|IZA - Institute of Labor Economics|University of Maryland, College Park|National Bureau of Economic Research|IZA - Institute of Labor Economics|University of Maryland, College Park|National Bureau of Economic Research
discuss new american time use survey atus ongoing household survey roughly 1200 americans per month 1800 per month first year 2003 collects time diaries well demographic interview information respondents recently current population survey characteristics data presented caveats concerns one might number novel uses atus economic research including areas macroeconomics national income accounting labor economics others proposed illustrate magnitude new surveys possible applications