Figure 1
Grouped bar chart comparing the weighted share of activities in the ATUS diaries by activity type. For each activity, three bars show the share of all recorded episodes, the share of total daily time, and the share of episodes included in the Well-Being (WB) Module. Activities are grouped into paid work, unpaid work, leisure, and other activities, separated by dashed vertical lines. Paid work accounts for a relatively small share of all episodes but a much larger share of total daily time. Within unpaid work, housework is the most common activity, whereas childcare and elder care occur less frequently. Leisure activities are dominated by relaxing and entertainment, while socializing is the next largest category. Among other activities, sleeping and personal care occupy by far the largest share of total daily time but are almost absent from the WB Module. As a result, the WB Module contains relatively larger shares of paid work, eating and drinking, and travel episodes than the complete diaries.Share of episode frequency and duration by activity type. Notes: The figure shows the number [episodes (all)] and total duration [cumulative time (all)] of all episodes of a specific activity taking place on the survey day (relative to the entire day). Additionally, the share of episodes is also visualized only for those episodes that are contained in the WB module [episodes (WB module)]. Shares are weighted using ATUS respondent weights. Source(s): Authors’ own calculations and illustrations based on ATUS 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2021