Time Use Survey For the Period 20/5/2007 – 19/5/2008 SULTANATE OF OMAN

The Time Use Survey studies the activities performed by the individual during a day (24 hours), which include activities carried out inside or outside the home such as taking care of children, cleaning, social visits, going to work….etc. The kind of activities and the time spent on them can be used in economic analysis in areas like (women participation in economic activities, value of home production and the informal sector production, productivity, time poverty ….etc. I NTRODUCTION

The report studies the activities performed by an individual (15 years of age and above) during the day (24 hours. A sample representing the whole of the Sultanate and with a sample size of 2,500 Omani and non-Omani families. It is worth noting that we conducted the Time Use Survey for the first time during the period 20/5/2000 to 19/5/2001. I NTRODUCTION

S URVEY O BJECTIVES Identify patterns of Time Use for individuals by economic and social activity…etc Identify the economic activity of women Measure productivity. Determine the Informal sectors size and the Time spent by individuals in these sectors Measure time poverty.

S URVEY M ETHODOLOGY The Survey period will be for 12 months. The questionnaire has to be filled in a randomly chosen day within the third week from the recording of the household expenditure. It is important for the person who fills the questionnaire to refrain from choosing the date which will be chosen by the researcher. All days of the week and holidays must be represented to reflect the seasonality of the time use during the year. The main ideas of the Survey plan are summarized as follows:-

Governorate /Region Sample Size Non-Responding Individuals Total Responding Individuals Response Rate (%) RefusedNot AvailableOther Muscat1, , Al Batinah2, , Musandam Adh Dhahira Ad Dakhliyah1, , Ash Sharqiyah1, , Al Wusta Dhofar Total9, , Individual Response and Non- Response Rate by Region in the Time Use Survey 2007 – 2008

Time Use Activities

Time Used by Omanis (15 years and above) in the Different Activities during the Day by Year of Survey Time Used in the ActivitiesChange % Minute ( + ) % HourMinute % HourMinute % Activities Work for Pay House work Study and Education Personal Needs Entertainment Total

Comparison of Time Used by Omanis between 2008 &

Average Time Use by Omanis by Population Settlement

Time Used by Gender (Sex) by Omanis

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