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Living Standards Measurement Survey 2000 Round 1 - Guatemala: Time Use

The Time Use measure includes 46 items about time spent on household, work, education, social, and other activities. The items were asked about household members 7 years of age and older as part of the National Survey of Living Conditions, a national multi-purpose household survey in Guatemala.

Categories

Geographies Tested: Guatemala

Populations Included: Female, Male

Age Range: Adolescents, Adults

Items:

A. Paid and Unpaid Work Activities

1. Yesterday, did you work in a company or institution, farm or plot in exchange for income, salary, wages or daily fee in cash or in-kind?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

2. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

3. Yesterday, did you work in your business, farm, or plot or as an independent worker in exchange for income, benefits or earnings in cash or in-kind?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

4. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

5. Yesterday, did you work helping in the activities of the farm, plot or household business or for other persons without receiving income?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

6. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

7. Yesterday, did you weave, embroider, make or process articles of clothing for household members?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

8. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

9. Yesterday, did you take care of animals?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

10. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

11. Yesterday, did you make repairs to your dwelling of any time: electrical, plumbing, bricklaying, etc.?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

12. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

13. Yesterday, how much time did you spend getting yourself to and from the place where you work?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

14. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

B. Studies

15. Yesterday, did you attend school, carry out any other type of studies, do homework, andor go to the place where you study?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

16. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

C. Household Maintenance Activities

17. Yesterday, did you clean the house?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

18. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

19. Yesterday, did you cook or prepare breakfast, lunch, or dinner?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

20. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

21. Yesterday, did you wash dishes?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

22. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

23. Yesterday, did you wash or iron clothing?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

24. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

25. Yesterday, did you throw out the trash?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

26. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

27. Yesterday, did you haul water?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

28. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

29. Yesterday, did you collect firewood?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

30. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

31. Yesterday did you serve andor look after children?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

32. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

D. PurchasesPayments

33. Yesterday, did you make any household purchases?
(go to the corner store, the supermarket, etc.)

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

34. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

35. Yesterday, did you make any payments for household services like paying for water, light, electricity, telephone, etc.?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

36. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

E. Other Activities

37. Yesterday, did you spend time in care, attention and personal activities?
(Bathing, doing your hair, saving, putting on makeup, etc.)

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

38. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

39. Yesterday, did you participate in any sporting activities, cultural activities, andor relaxation?
(Playing, watch television, go to the movies, go to the theatre, etc.)

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

40. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

41. Yesterday, did you provide any free service or participate in community work or meetings?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

42. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

43. Yesterday, how much time did you spend in eating, sleeping, reading, andor resting?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

44. Yesterday, did you spend time in any activity not already mentioned?

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

45. If yes, how much time did it take yesterday?

Response Options:
___Hours ___Minutes

F. Simultaneous Activities

46. Of the activities mentioned, which were done simultaneously or at parallel times?

Response Options:
None - 0
Nothing else - 97

Scoring Procedures

Not Applicable

Original Citation

National Statistics Institute. (2000). National Survey of Living Conditions (ENCOVI) 2000: Household Questionnaire - Round I. https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/586/related-materials


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