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Time is an underlying aspect of all social behavior. It is a social fact that reflects and creates social and economic conventions, rather than representing an objective fact based on the earth’s immutable natural cycles (Duncheon & Tierney 2013; Durkheim 1965; Nowatny 1975; Zerubavel 1976).

Data on how individuals spend their time can be effectively used to better understand the well-being of the population, social and economic behavior, and the implications of public policies.

Time use data can also be used for making international comparisons, providing a better understanding of cultural and social differences across countries (National Research Council 2000).

Check out our pages on measuring and analyzing time use.
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Time Use Resources
IPUMs
Click here to access easy-to-use extracts from the American Time Use Survey, American Heritage Time Use Study, and Multinational Time Use Study
Centre for Time Use Research
Click to visit Oxford University's Centre for Time Use Research, housed within their department of sociology
International Association for Time Use Research
IATUR maintains the Electronic International Journal of Time Use Research (eIJTUR), and holds an annual conference for time use researchers 
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US SUrveys with TIme Use Components
Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)
Health and Retirement Study (HRS)
American Time Use Survey
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