News: Recently, the National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), in collaboration with Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram organised a Data User’s Conference on Time Use Survey (TUS), 2024.
About Time Use Survey (TUS), 2024
- Period conducted: January – December 2024.
- Conducted By: National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)
- It is the second All-India Survey builds upon the first all-India TUS conducted in 2019.
- Purpose: To measure how individuals allocate their time to various paid, unpaid, and other activities over a 24-hour reference period.
- Objectives of TUS:
- It measures participation of men and women in paid and unpaid activities.
- It provides data on unpaid caregiving, volunteer work, and unpaid domestic services.
- It captures time spent on learning, socialising, leisure, culture, self-care, and other activities.
- It generates comparative insights between 2019 and 2024 to track shifts in time use patterns.
About Time Use Survey (TUS), 2024
- Data Collection Method: CAPI (Computer-Assisted Personal Interviews).
- Reference Period: 24 hours (from 4:00 AM of the previous day to 4:00 AM on the day of the interview).
- Recording: Activities logged in 30-minute slots; up to three activities per slot if ≥10 minutes were spent.
- Population Covered: Persons aged 6 years and above.
- Coverage
- Households Covered:1,39,487 (Rural: 83,247; Urban: 56,240).
- Individuals Covered:4,54,192 persons aged 6+ years (Rural: 2,85,389; Urban: 1,68,803).
- Major Indicators Produced:
- Participation Rate: Percentage of persons performing an activity during the day.
- Average Time Spent per Participant: Time spent per day by only those participating in the activity.
- Average Time Spent per Person: Time spent per day by the whole population, including non-participants—helps allocate the total 1440 minutes/day across activities.
Key Highlights of TUS, 2024
- Rise in Employment Participation: 75% of males and 25% of females (age 15–59) participated in employment-related activities.
- Shift from Unpaid to Paid Work (Women): Time spent by females in unpaid domestic services reduced from 315 minutes/day (2019) to 305 minutes/day (2024).
- Caregiving Activities:
- 41% of females (age 15–59) engaged in caregiving for household members vs. 21.4% of males.
- Average time spent per day: Females 140 minutes; Males 74 minutes.
- Producing Goods for Own Final Use: 24.6% of rural population aged 15–59 participated, spending 121 minutes/day.
- Learning Activities (Children 6–14 years): 89.3% participated, spending 413 minutes/day.
- Culture, Leisure & Sports: People aged 6+ spent 11% of their day in these activities (2019: 9.9%).
- Self-Care and Maintenance: Persons aged 6+ spent 708 minutes/day (Females 706; Males 710)
