1. ITEM 3 - WORK CARRIED OUT SINCE LAST WG MEETING (16-17 JUNE 2005)
Luis del Barrio
Eurostat/F2/TUS/0208
Working group "Time use survey" 9-10 April 2008

2. ACTIONS Publication of TUS data
Harmonized time use database and tabulation tool
Proposal for updating the TUS guidelines
Joint seminar ESTAT DG-EMPL
Eurostat/F2/TUS/0208
Working group "Time use survey" 9-10 April 2008

3. PUBLICATION OF TUS DATA
2006:
Working paper. TUS data from ES, IT, LV, LT and PL
Statistics in focus (How is the time of women and men distributed in Europe)
2007:
Social situation report
Pocketbook on Cultural statistics
2008:
Panorama (The life of women and men in Europe)
2006. Working paper: Completes a previous working paper published in February 2005 containing data of 10 European countries (BE, DE, EE, FR, HU, SI, FI, SE, UK and NO)
Eurostat/F2/TUS/0208
Working group "Time use survey" 9-10 April 2008

4. HARMONIZED TUS DATABASE AND TABULATION TOOL
Harmonization of microdata: Statistics Finland
Tabulation tool: Statistics Sweden
Database: 15 European countries
First phase: DE, ES, FR, IT, NO, FI, SE, UK
Second phase: BE, BG, EE, LT, LV, PL, SI, RO
More details: point 7
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Working group "Time use survey" 9-10 April 2008

5. UPDATE THE TUS GUIDELINES
Task force
Consultation
Eurostat/F2/TUS/0208
Working group "Time use survey" 9-10 April 2008

6. CONSULTATION Questionnaire with 12 parts 14 countries answered
Complexity of HETUS guidelines
Main objectives HETUS guidelines
Nature/scope of the update
Detailed questions on specific parts of the guidelines
National practices
Relevance/usefulness of a HH sample
Activity coding list
Diary forms and variables
Adding new components: weekly schedule, light diary, travel diary, modules
Data users, exploitation of survey results, TUS training
Eurostat/F2/TUS/0208
Working group "Time use survey" 9-10 April 2008

7. CONSULTATION. MAIN CONCLUSIONS
Limited update. Keep comparability
Simplification of the household and individual questionnaire
Coding of journeys and activity coding list are the most complex elements
Add extra column on location
More details in TF document: Eurostat/F2/TUS/03/07
Four main conclusions
Eurostat/F2/TUS/0208
Working group "Time use survey" 9-10 April 2008

8. JOINT SEMINAR ESTAT DG-EMPL
October 2006
Promote use of TUS data for policy-making and research purposes
Documents available on CIRCA
Participants from statistical institutes, international organisations, universities and research bodies
Eurostat/F2/TUS/0208
Working group "Time use survey" 9-10 April 2008

9. NATIONAL PLANS
16 countries plan carry out a new TUS wave between 2008 and 2012 (three of them if resources available)
15 countries either no plans or not before 2010
Eurostat/F2/TUS/0208
Working group "Time use survey" 9-10 April 2008

10. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Eurostat/F2/TUS/0208
Working group "Time use survey" 9-10 April 2008