Data source · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

American Time Use Survey Public Use Microdata

Coordinated BLS public-use microdata files for the American Time Use Survey. The selected core schema combines the 2003-2024 Activity, Respondent, Roster, Who, Activity Summary and ATUS-CPS files with the 2011-2024 Elde…

FreeFull fileNationalUnited States

What it answers ↓

1Questions answered

7Fields delivered

1Country

Questions this answers

1 · best fit first

QuestionStrong fit

Household services time benchmarks

BLS public-use files provide respondent minutes by pooled activity code, cohort variables, childcare and eldercare context, survey period, released geography, and final person-day weights. They support national household/caregiving time benchmarks only through documented weighted aggregation; preserve cohort, activity taxonomy/version, person-day basis, observation years, release context, and released-geography limits.

Fields it delivers

7 fields

Activity duration Activity end time Activity location or transport mode Activity start time Activity type Eldercare duration Secondary childcare duration

CoverageNational

BLS first-party documentation presents American Time Use Survey Public Use Microdata as a U.S. statistical product, with national and any supported state/local cohorts inside the fifty states and District of Columbia.

Access & termsFree

The publisher provides the cited public API, download, lookup, or report directly, with no subscription, order form, or per-use payment required. An ordinary eligible business buyer can therefore use the standing route free of monetary cost, subject to any linked terms.

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