Category Description

This category captures time the respondent spends in adult care as well as civic, voluntary and religious activities. This includes adult care (0632), voluntary, civic, organization activity (0633), as well as worshiping and religious activities (0634).

• 0632 ADULT CARE

  Category Description

  This includes time spent in care to adults.

  Activity Coding Rules

  us1965, us1975, us1985, us1993, us1995, us1998: These samples include general adult care related activities respondents reported. The us1975 period also includes the following examples:
  
  Category examples
  Medical care to adults in household
  Non-medical care to adult from household
  Help/care for adult from other household
  Help/care for neighbors or friends
  Help or care for unspecified adults
  
  The us1985 sample specifies the following examples:
  
  Category examples
  Medical care to adults in household
  Non-medical care to adults in household
  Routine non-medical care to adults in household: got my wife up, ran a bath for my husband
  Help and care to relatives not living in household
  Helping caring for, providing for needs of relatives; (except travel)
  Helping move, bringing food, assisting in emergencies, doing housework for relatives
  Visiting when sick
  Help and care to neighbors, friends
  Help and care to others, unknown relationship to respondent
  
  us2003, us2004, us2005, us2006, us2007, us2008, us2009, us2010, us2011, us2012: Time in adult care broadly includes the following main categories: caring for household adults, helping household adults, caring for and helping non household children, activities related to non-household children's education/health, caring for non-household adults, and helping non-household adults. Listed are the detailed category examples:
  
  Category examples
  Bathing household adult
  Cutting household adult's hair
  Dressing/Feeding household adult
  Getting household adult ready to go somewhere
  Helping household adult dress
  Providing physical aid to household adult
  Putting household adult to bed
  Waking household adult
  Visiting household adult in hospital (2003-2004)
  Checking on household adult
  Monitoring/Supervising household adult
  Bandaging household adult
  Giving household adult medicine
  Waiting to meet a household adult's care provider
  Waiting while doctor examines household adult
  Waiting with household adult at hospital/physician's office
  Helping household adult with computer, taxes/bills
  Running errands for household adult (not self)
  Shopping for household adult (not self)
  Making things for household adult
  Organizing parties for household adult
  Packing household adult's bags
  Planning activities/events/parties for household adult
  Dropping household adult off at senior center
  Picking up household adult from household adult's event
  Waiting for household adult to get ready
  Waiting to pick up household adult
  Bathing non-household child
  Carrying non-household child/baby
  Changing non-household child's diapers
  Cuddling non-household child
  Cutting non-household child's hair
  Drawing a bath for non-household child
  Dressing non-household child
  Feeding non-household child
  Getting non-household child ready to go somewhere
  Giving non-household child a bottle
  Holding non-household child
  Laying out clothes for non-household child
  Preparing a shower for non-household child
  Putting non-household child to bed
  Rocking non-household child
  Soothing non-household child/baby
  Tucking in non-household child
  Waking non-household child
  Listening to a non-household child read
  Reading to non-household children
  Reading with non-household children
  Entertaining non-household child
  Giving non-household child a piggyback ride
  Horsing around with non-household child
  Playing games with non-household child only
  Playing with non-household child
  Singing/dancing with non-household child
  Tickling non-household child
  Building model planes with non-household child
  Making holiday decorations with non-household child
  Organizing coin collection with non-household child
  Playing basketball with non-household child
  Riding bikes with non-household child
  Fussing at/scolding non-household child
  Hearing about non-household child's day
  Lecturing non-household child
  Listening to a non-household child sing
  Praying with non-household child (2007-2011)
  Singing to non-household child
  Singing with non-household child
  Talking with non-household child
  Telling non-household child to brush teeth
  Telling non-household child to get ready for bed
  Helping a non-household child do something
  Showing non-household child how to do something
  Teaching non-household child manners/proper eating habits
  Teaching non-household child proper hygiene
  Teaching non-household child to cook
  Teaching non-household child to tie shoelaces
  Helping with party for non-household child
  Making costumes for non-household child
  Organizing activities for non-household child
  Packing non-household child's bag
  Planning activities/party/play dates for non-household child
  Signing non-household child up for activities
  Unpacking non-household child's bag
  Checking on non-household child
  Keeping tabs on non-household child
  Monitoring non-household child
  Supervising non-household child
  Supervising non-household child swimming
  Watching but not interacting with non-household child
  Checking on non-household child
  Keeping tabs on non-household child
  Monitoring non-household child
  Supervising non-household child
  Supervising non-household child swimming
  Watching but not interacting with non-household child
  Waiting for non-household child to finish his/her activity
  Waiting for non-household child to get ready
  Waiting for school bus with non-household child
  Waiting to pick up non-household child
  Dropping off non-household child at babysitter's
  Dropping off non-household child at friend's house
  Dropping off non-household child at soccer practice
  Picking up non-household child from day care
  Picking up non-household child from school
  Checking non-household child's homework
  Helping a non-household child with homework
  Helping non-household child with school project
  Picking up non-household child's books/assignments
  Quizzing non-household child before a test
  Reviewing non-household child's homework
  Signing non-household child's homework log
  Attending non-household child's back-to-school night
  Attending non-household child's parent-teacher conference
  Attending PTA meeting
  Meeting with school psychologist of non-household child
  Meeting with non-household child's tutor
  Meeting with principal of non-household child
  Observing non-household child's class
  Talking to or with non-household child's tutor
  Talking with teachers of non-household child
  Waiting to meet with non-household child's teacher
  Home schooling a non-household child
  Bandaging non-household child's cuts/burns
  Bandaging non-household child's scrapes/cuts
  Giving non-household child medicine, insulin shot
  Helping non-household child with physical therapy
  Putting medicine on non-household child's burn/cuts
  Sitting with sick non-household child
  Taking a non-household child's temperature
  Accompanying non-household child to medical appointment
  Talking with non-household child's doctor/nurse
  Waiting while doctor examines non-household child
  Waiting with non-household child at hospital/physician's office
  Visiting a non-household child in the hospital
  Bathing non-household adult
  Cutting non-household adult's hair
  Dressing/Feeding non-household adult
  Getting non-household adult ready to go somewhere
  Helping non-household adult dress
  Providing physical aid to non-household adult
  Putting non-household adult to bed
  Waking non-household adult
  Checking on non-household adult
  Monitoring non-household adult
  Supervising non-household adult
  Visiting non-household adult in hospital (2003-2004)
  Accompanying non-household adult to medical appointment
  Meeting with non-household adult care provider
  Talking to non-household adult's doctors/nurses
  Talking to/with non-household adult care provider
  Waiting to meet a non-household adult care provider
  Waiting while doctor examines non-household adult
  Waiting with non-household adult at hospital/physician's office
  Cooking/preparing food for non-household adult
  Doing housework for non-household adult
  Doing laundry for non-household adult (not self)
  Shopping for non-household adult (not self)
  Disposing of trash for non-household adult
  Fixing plumbing leak for non-household adult
  Mending fence for non-household adult
  Mowing the lawn for non-household adult
  Painting house for non-household adult
  Bathing/Walking dog for non-household adult
  Feeding pets for non-household adult
  Adjusting brakes for non-household adult
  Changing tires for non-household adult
  Fixing appliances/car/computer for non-household adult
  Maintaining sports equipment for non-household adults
  Helping non-household adult with computer applications
  Helping non-household adult with taxes/bills
  Doing paperwork for non-household adult
  Making things for non-household adult
  Organizing party for non-household adult
  Packing non-household adult's bags
  Planning activities/events/party for non-household adult
  Running errands for non-household adult (not self)
  Dropping non-household adult off at senior center
  Picking up non-household adult from adult's event
  Waiting for non-household adult to get ready
  Waiting to pick up non-household adult
  
  uk1975: This activity is not available in this time period.
  
  uk1983: This sample captures four types of adult care activities: feed and food preparation for dependent adults, wash, toilet needs of dependent adults, other care of adults, and unspecified care of adults.
  
  uk1987: In addition to uk1983 sample, uk1987 sample also includes shopping for others, fetch/carry for others, and DIY for other household.
  
  uk1995: This sample includes general adult care activities.
  
  uk2000: Adult care is time spent in unspecified help to adult in household, physical care of adult in household, accompanying adult in household, other specified help to an adult, unspecified help to adult of another household, physical care of adult as help, accompanying adult as help, and other specified adult help.
  
  uk2005, fi1979: Time in this activity involves providing care for adults who live with respondents or care for adults who do not live with respondents.
  
  sp2002: This is time spent on unspecified help to household adult members and help to adult members of the household.
  
  sp2009: This sample captures time spent on seven adult care related activities including: helping household adults in need of care, helping adults in need of care from other household, helping adults who are not dependents, helping others with construction or repairs, helping others with paid work or agriculture, looking after adult needing care from other household, and unspecified informal help to others.
  
  nl1975, nl1980, nl1985, nl1990, nl1995, nl2000, nl2005: The first five samples specify this activity as time in looking after, taking care of adult housemates, voluntary work and unpaid help to non-family, and unpaid help to family members. The nl2000 and nl2005 samples only include taking care of adult housemates.
  
  at1992: This is time spent caring for the ill, elderly, or handicapped, as well as other help for other persons.
  
  fr1985: This sample considers adult care to be visits to hospital or elderly home.
  
  fr1998: This is time spent looking after adults, providing material or medical care to adults, and looking after adults or another household.
  
  ca2010: Adult care includes
  
  Category examples
  Personal care - household adult
  Education related help for household adult
  Look after household adult
  Medical care - household adult
  Emotional care - household adult
  Visit school for household adult
  Associated communication related to school
  Other help for household adult
  Personal care of non-household adult
  Medical care for non-household adult
  Education related help to non-household adult
  Look after non-household adult as primary act
  Other unpaid help to non-household adult
  

• 0633 VOLUNTARY, CIVIC, ORGANISATIONAL ACT

  Category Description

  General voluntary activities relate to organizational voluntary activities.

  Activity Coding Rules

  us1965, us1975, us1985, us1993, us1995, us1998, us2003, us2004, us2005, us2006, us2007, us2008, us2009, us2010, us2011, us2012: These samples include time in non-paid collective civic activities (e.g. volunteers) as well as travelling connected to civic and collective participation activities, including waiting for activities means of transport travel. The us1985, us1993, us1995, us1998, us2003, us2004, us2005, us2006, us2007, us2008, us2009, us2010, us2011, us2012 category examples are the following:
  
  Category examples
  General voluntary acts
  Political and civic activity:
  Meetings- political/citizen organizations
  Attending meetings of a political party or citizen group, including city council
  Other activities, political/citizen organizations
  Participation in political party and citizens' groups, including social activities, voting, jury duty, helping with election, and meals
  Union and professional activity:
  Meetings; professional/union
  Attending meetings of professional or union groups
  Other activities, professional/union
  Other activities as a member of a professional or union group including social activities and meals
  Volunteer family organization:
  Meetings, family organizations
  Attending meetings of child/youth/family oriented organizations
  Other activities, family organizations
  Other activities as a member of child/youth/family oriented organizations including social activities and meals
  Volunteer fraternal group:
  Meetings, fraternal organizations
  Attending meetings of fraternal organizations
  Other activities, fraternal organizations
  Other activities as a member of fraternal organizations including social activities and helping activities and meals
  Other formal volunteer: Meetings: identity organizations
  Attending meetings of special interest, identity organizations
  Other activities, identity organizations
  Other activities as a member of a special interest, identity organization, including social activities and meals
  Attending meetings of volunteer, helping organizations
  Officer work; work as an officer of volunteer, helping organizations, respondent must indicate he/she is an officer to be coded here
  Fundraising activities as a member of volunteer helping organization
  Collecting money, planning a collection drive
  Direct help to individuals or groups as a member of volunteer helping organizations
  Visiting, bringing food, driving
  Other activities as a member of volunteer helping organizations, including social events and meals
  Religious volunteer:
  Meetings: religious helping groups
  Attending meetings of helping-oriented church groups, ladies aid, circle, missionary society, Knights of Columbus
  Other activities; religious helping groups
  Other activities as a member of groups including social activities and meals
  Meetings: other church groups; attending meetings of church group, not primarily helping-oriented, or unknown if helping-oriented
  Other activities, other church groups; other activities as a member of church groups which are not helping oriented or unknown if helping, including social activities and meals
  Choir practice
  Bible class
  
  uk1975: This sample captures activities in non-sport club.
  
  uk1987: Voluntary, civic, organization activity captures activities including community, political, TU meetings, acting as a council official, voluntary tutoring, organizing sport, coaching, providing meals, refreshments, paperwork associated with volunteering, other voluntary work for organization, other political, community work, other religious, civic activity, special interest club / society, scouts, and fill in time diary.
  
  uk1995: Time spent on general voluntary activities and meetings is included in this sample.
  
  uk2000: This sample captures activities including unspecified volunteer work and meetings, unspecified organizational work, work for an organization, volunteer work through an organization, other specified organizational work, unspecified informal help, food management as help, household upkeep as help , gardening and pet care as help, construction and repairs as help, shopping and services as help, help in employment and farming, other specified informal help, unspecified participatory activities, meetings, other specified participatory activities, and filling in the time use diary.
  
  uk2005: Time for this activity involves doing general voluntary work.
  
  sp2002: Unspecified volunteer work and meetings, unspecified organizational work, work for an organization, volunteer work through an organization, other specified organizational work, unspecified helps to other households and the following to helps to other households, helping in culinary activities, helping in house maintenance, helping in gardening and animal care, helping in construction and repairs, helping in shopping and services, helping in work and agriculture, helping in childcare, helping to adults in other households, unspecified informal helps, unspecified participatory activities, meeting, other specified participatory activities, activities related to time use survey, and activities related to other surveys are included in this activity.
  
  sp2009, fr1985, fr1998: This is time spent on working for an organization, attending public meetings, other specified participatory activities, filling in the time diary, and activities related to completing another survey.
  
  nl1975, nl1980, nl1985, nl1990, nl1995, nl2000, nl2005: These samples specify this activity as time in voluntary work for social or political group, voluntary work for interest groups, voluntary work for sundry associations, voluntary work for religious group, activities as part of employee councils, sundry education related voluntary act and filling in the time budget diary. The nl2000 and nl2005 samples also consist of family help.
  
  at1992: This is time spent in the following activities: filling in diary, micro census, lottery ticket; voluntary education work; voluntary activity as elected official; non-paid voluntary social activity; non-paid cultural activity; non-paid act for environment or sport; non-paid activity for church; other non-paid activity; and meetings of organization.
  
  fi1979: This is time spent in non-religious organization participation.
  
  ca2010: Voluntary, civic, organization considers the following activities:
  
  Category examples
  Professional, union, general meetings
  Political, civic activity (vote, jury duty, city council, donate blood)
  Child, youth, family organizations (scout leader, school volunteer)
  Religious meetings, organizations (choir practice, church socials)
  Fraternal /social organizations (Lions' Club)
  Support groups (AA, Weight Watchers)
  Volunteer work (organizations) ? organizing and planning
  Volunteer work (organizations)
  Volunteer work (organizations)
  Volunteer work (organizations) ? build structures, indoor/outdoor maintenance and repair
  Volunteer work (organizations)
  Volunteer work (organizations)
  Housework or cooking assistance
  Animal and pet care for non-household pets
  House maintenance or repair assistance
  Transporting assistance to someone other than a household member
  Correspondence help (letters, bills, forms)
  Unpaid help for a family business or farm
  Other unpaid work/help
  Other organizational and voluntary activity
  

• 0634 WORSHIP AND RELIGION

  Category Description

  This is time spent attending religious practice and services.

  Activity Coding Rules

  us1965, us1975, us1985.us1993, us1995, us1998: These samples include worship and religious acts. The us1985 period comprises of time spent in religious practice as well.
  
  Category examples
  Attending services of a church or synagogue, including participating in the
  Service
  Ushering
  Singing in choir
  Leading youth group
  Going to church, funerals
  Individual practice
  Religious practice carried out as an individual or in a small group
  Praying, meditating
  Bible study group (not at church)
  Visiting graves
  
  
  us2003, us2004, us2005, us2006, us2007, us2008, us2009, us2010, us2011, us2012: These samples specify time in worship and religious activities including attending religious services, participating in religious practices, waiting associated with religious and spiritual activities, and security procedures linked to these activities.
  
  Category examples
  Attending a baptism/christening, a bar mitzvah/briss
  Attending church revival, church services, confirmation service
  Attending funerals
  Attending mosque, synagogue, temple
  Attending wakes, memorial services
  Attending/participating in weddings
  Attending church choir practice
  Cleaning up after religious ceremonies
  Decorating for religious ceremonies
  Leading church choir, musical groups
  Participating in church musical performance
  Playing the church organ, alone, with others
  Putting flowers on graves
  Rehearsing for religious ceremonies
  Singing in the church choir
  Ushering for religious services
  Visiting graves
  Being searched at security checkpoint
  Opening bags for security search
  Passing through metal detector
  
  uk1975, uk2005: Worship and religious activities involve time spent at church or prayer meeting.
  
  uk1983, uk1987, uk2000, sp2002, sp2009, nl1975, nl1980, nl1985, nl1990, nl1995, nl2000, nl2005, at1992: These samples capture time spent on general religious practices. The nl2000 and nl2005 samples also specify time in activities for church or ideological organization.
  
  uk1995: Worship and religious activities category is not available in this time period.
  
  fr1985, fr1998: This considers time spent in religious worship/practices, cemetery, assistance and participation in religious/civil ceremonies, queuing out or inside of the place of worship.
  
  fi1979: This is considered time spent in religious activities.
  
  ca2010: Worship and religious activities includes private prayer, mediation and other informal spiritual activities, religious services/prayer/bible reading, and other religious activity.