Abstract
Time-use data can often be perceived as inaccessible by non-specialists due to their unique format. This article introduces the ATUS-X diary visualization tool that aims to address the accessibility issue and expand the user base of time-use data by providing users with opportunity to quickly visualize their own subsamples of the American Time Use Survey Data Extractor (ATUS-X). Complementing the ATUS-X, the online tool provides an easy point-and-click interface, making data exploration readily accessible in a visual form. The tool can benefit a wider academic audience, policy-makers, non-academic researchers, and journalists by removing accessibility barriers to time use diaries.
Highlights
Time-use data are a powerful source for the analysis of daily lives and human behavior
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When the time-use diaries for 2020 are available, their visualization will be made easy by the online tool—the users will be able to upload their subsets of American Time Use Survey Data Extractor (ATUS-X) to see if they notice any differences in the different samples, such as contrasting a subsample from 2020 to those of one of the previous years
Summary
Time-use data are a powerful source for the analysis of daily lives and human behavior. Because respondents report every activity they engage in on a single day, when the activity happened, how long it lasted, where it occurred, and who else was with them, the possible questions that can be answered with these data extend far beyond a simple accounting of time in major activities.
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