Social scientists are often interested in measuring time devoted to different activities over some reference period such as weeks worked for pay in a year, or hours per day spent in housework or childcare. Besides the elapsed time in a certain domain, they may also want some characterization of the activity, such as attributes of… Continue reading Emerging Modes of Timeline Data Collection: Event History Calendar Time Diary and Methods
Keyword: Time & Motion Studies
Time Use and Subjective Well-Being in France and the U.S.
Social scientists and policymakers have long been interested in comparing the subjective well-being (SWB) of populations over time and across countries, although SWB is hard to define and measure. Nevertheless, attempts have been made to rank countries based on SWB (e.g., Veenhoven 1996; OECD 2005). Cross-country data have also been used to study the effect… Continue reading Time Use and Subjective Well-Being in France and the U.S.