Category Description

This category captures time the respondent spends doing sports, exercise and outdoor activities. This includes general sports and exercise (0842), walking (0843), cycling (0844), other outdoor recreation (0845), gardening/picking mushrooms (0846), walking dogs (0847).

• 0842 GENERAL SPORT OR EXERCISE

  Category Description

  Sports and exercise captures time in physical exercise and playing sports.

  Activity Coding Rules

  us1965, us1993, us1995, us1998: This category includes general sports and exercise related activities.
  
  us1975, us1985: This is time in active sports and outdoors. The following are the category examples:
  
  Category examples
  Basketball, baseball, volleyball, hockey, soccer, field hockey
  Paddleball
  Golf, miniature golf
  Ice skating, sledding, roller skating
  Bowling, pool, ping-pong, pinball
  Frisbee, catch
  Exercises, yoga, weightlifting
  Judo, boxing, wrestling
  Gymnastics
  Watching another person do active leisure activities
  
  
  us2003, us2004, us2005, us2006, us2007, us2008, us2009, us2010, us2011, us2012, ca2010: The period includes time in the following category examples:
  
  Category examples
  Doing high/low-impact aerobics, doing step aerobics
  Talking to aerobics instructor/ baseball coach
  Playing basketball, talking to basketball referee
  Registering for a bike race
  Playing snooker
  Shooting pool
  Canoeing, crewing, kayaking, rafting
  Sailing, yachting
  Playing duck pins/ten pins
  Mountain climbing, rock climbing
  Horseback riding
  Playing polo
  Steeple chase
  Fencing
  Fishing, Clam-digging, Crabbing, Deep-sea fishing, Fly fishing
  Talking to the boat captain
  Playing flag football/touch football
  Talking to the football referee
  Golfing
  Hitting balls at the driving range
  Playing the back/front 9
  Practicing putting
  Talking to the caddy
  Doing gymnastics, talking to the gymnastics coach
  Tumbling
  Using parallel bars, balance beam
  Using the pommel horse, uneven bars
  Hiking
  Playing hockey, field hockey, ice hockey
  Talking to the hockey coach
  Hunting deer/elk, ducks, hunting games
  Talking to the hunting guide
  Martial arts, doing karate, kickboxing
  Talking to martial arts instructor
  Playing badminton, handball, lacrosse, racquetball, squash, tennis
  Talking to the tennis coach
  Barrel riding
  Calf roping, roller-skating, skateboarding
  Playing rugby
  Running/Jogging, running a marathon
  Talking to race officials
  Snow tubing
  Playing soccer, softball, wiffle ball
  Using the rowing machine, Stairmaster, treadmill
  4-wheeling
  Doing motocross
  Drag racing
  Snowmobiling
  Stock car racing
  Playing Wally ball
  Walking
  Water sports, surfing, boogie-boarding
  Diving, playing water polo
  River tubing, scuba diving, snorkeling, surfing, swimming
  Talking to the swimming coach
  Waterskiing
  Bodybuilding, lifting weight, stretching
  Freestyle wrestling
  Greco-Roman wrestling
  Talking to the wrestling referee
  Yoga, Pilates, talking to the yoga instructor
  Archery, ballooning
  Baton twirling, boxing
  Bungee jumping, cheerleading
  Collecting firewood for camp
  Cricket, croquet, curling
  Digging a latrine, discus
  Foot bag, hang-gliding
  Horseshoes, javelin
  Kite flying
  Paintball, ping-pong, playing Frisbee golf
  Pole vaulting
  Setting up camping tent, starting a campfire
  Shooting league
  Skeet-shooting, skydiving
  Table tennis, tai chi
  Target practice, throwing darts
  Windsurfing
  
  
  uk1983, uk1987: These samples capture activities including outdoor team games, non-team ball-hitting sports, golf, bowls, martial arts, swimming, other water sports, keep fit, yoga, other outdoor sports, other indoor sports, horse riding, and other sport or active leisure.
  
  uk2000: A number of sport or exercise activities are included in this sample, including: unspecified sports and outdoor activities, unspecified physical exercise, jogging and running, skiing or skating, unspecified ball games, indoor pairs or doubles games, indoor team games, outdoor pairs or doubles games, outdoor team games, other specified ball games, gymnastics, fitness, unspecified water sports, swimming, other specified water sports, and other specified physical exercise
  
  uk1975, uk1995, uk2005, at1992, fr1998: These samples capture general sports and exercise related activities.
  
  sp2002: This sample includes unspecified sport or outdoor activities, unspecified physical sport, running, ball games, gymnastics, fitness, bodybuilding, sports in water, other or unspecified physical exercise, and activities related to sports if they do not travel by bicycle, skiing, and skating.
  
  sp2009: This sample includes running, ball games, gymnastics, fitness, bodybuilding, sports in water, other or unspecified physical exercise, and activities related to sports if they do not travel by bicycle, skiing, and skating.
  
  nl1975, nl1980, nl1985, nl1990, nl1995, nl2000, nl2005: This is time spent exercising, playing sports, walking, and cycling.
  
  fr1985: This is time spent doing morning stretches, exercises, sports without competition, training without competition, team sports, and rest in the middle of a match or competition.
  
  Fi1979: This activity specifies that location is NOT travel bicycle and primary activity is active sport (unorganized), active sport (organized), or unspecified sport.

• 0843 WALKING

  Category Description

  This category captures walking time.

  Activity Coding Rules

  us1965, us1975, us1985: This category includes walking time.
  
  us1993, us1995, us1998: This activity is coded from mode of transport, but as a secondary activity only.
  
  us2003, us2004, us2005, us2006, us2007, us2008, us2009, us2010, us2011, us2012: The period includes time walking as well as other times that were not coded but the respondent specified that he/she was walking in the where codes.
  
  uk1975: This period specifies this activity as time going for walk.
  
  uk1983: This period includes walking and rambling.
  
  uk1987: This sample includes not only walking and rambling but also running and jogging.
  
  uk1995, nl1975, nl1980, nl1985, nl1990, nl1995, nl2000, nl2005: This activity is not available in this time period. Note that walking time is included in the general sports and exercise (0842) activity for the Netherland samples.
  
  uk2000, uk2005, sp2002, sp2009, at1992, fr1985, fr1998, ca2010: These time periods include all types of walking and hiking, and other travel that is on foot.
  
  fi1979: This is time spent walking (location is travel on foot) and the primary activity is unspecified time use.

• 0844 CYCLING

  Category Description

  This category captures time spent in cycling.

  Activity Coding Rules

  us1965, uk1975, uk1995, nl1975, nl1980, nl1985, nl1990, nl1995, nl2000, nl2005, fr1985, fr1998: It is not possible to create this activity for these samples. Note that cycling time is included in the general sports and exercise (0842) activity for the Netherland samples.
  
  us1975, us1985, uk1983, uk1987, at1992, ca2010: These samples include bicycling activities.
  
  us1993, us1995, us1998: The activity is coded from mode of transport.
  
  us2003, us2004, us2005, us2006, us2007, us2008, us2009, us2010, us2011, us2012: The period includes time spent biking as well as time registering for a bike race.
  
  uk2000, uk2005, sp2002, sp2009: Cycling time includes biking, skiing, and skating, or other travel that is by bicycle.
  
  fi1979: Cycling is time spent when location is travel by bicycle and the primary activity is organized or unorganized active sport, or unspecified time use.

• 0845 OTHER OUTSIDE RECREATION

  Category Description

  Outdoor recreation captures time in outdoor recreational activities besides walking and cycling.

  Activity Coding Rules

  us1965, uk1995, uk2005, sp2002, sp2009: It is not possible to create this activity for these samples.
  
  us1975: The following are the activities and category examples included for this period:
  
  Category examples
  Putter in yard
  Camping
  Excursions
  Picnics
  
  
  us1985: This is time in excursions, pleasure drives, rides with family.
  
  us1993, us1995, us1998, fr1985: These samples include general outdoor recreation activities for this category.
  
  us2003, us2004, us2005, us2006, us2007, us2008, us2009, us2010, us2011, us2012: The period includes time spent climbing, spelunking, and caving.
  
  Category examples
  Mountain climbing
  Rock climbing
  
  
  uk1975: This sample captures outing to the country and seaside related activity.
  
  uk1983, uk1987: These samples specify time spent camping, caravanning, making day trips to towns or cities, as well as visiting beauty spot or seaside.
  
  nl1975, nl1980, nl1985, nl1990, nl1995, nl2000, nl2005: The Netherland samples specify this activity as time children spent playing outside of the home. The nl2000 and nl2005 time for this activity is obtained from child diaries.
  
  at1992: Austria specifies this as playing outside (especially for children).
  
  fr1998: This is time spent at the beach and participating in activities related to camping.
  
  fi1979: This is time spent traveling on longer trips.
  
  ca2010: This sample captures camping and other outdoor activities/excursions (picnic, car rally, bird watching).

• 0846 GARDENING/PICK MUSHROOMS

  Category Description

  This is time in gardening and gardening related activities.

  Activity Coding Rules

  us1965, us1975, us1985, nl1975, nl1980, nl1985, nl1990, nl1995, nl2000, nl2005: These samples include time spent on hunting and fishing, as well as general gardening activities. The Netherland samples also specify watering plants. The following are the category examples for the us1985 time period:
  
  Category examples
  Flower or vegetable gardening
  Spading, weeding, composting,
  Picking, worked in garden
  Care of house plants
  
  
  us1993, us1995, us1995, uk1975, uk1995: This activity captures time spent in general gardening activities.
  
  us2003, us2004, us2005, us2006, us2007, us2008, us2009, us2010, us2011, us2012: The period includes time in lawn, garden and houseplant care.
  
  Category examples
  Adding chemicals to lawn, applying pesticides
  Blowing leaves
  Collecting eggs, honey
  Cutting the grass
  Digging in the vegetable garden
  Doing yard work
  Edging
  Fertilizing garden/lawn
  Gardening
  Gathering nuts
  Hunting mushrooms
  Laying paving stones
  Mowing the lawn
  Mulching
  Picking fruit and vegetables
  Picking up branches, twigs
  Planting
  Planting beans, flowers, fruits and vegetables, fruit tree, tomatoes
  Pruning shrubs
  Pruning tree
  Putting pesticides on lawn
  Putting snail killer around vegetables
  Raking leaves
  Seeding
  Sowing flower or vegetable seeds
  Spraying for bugs, spraying fruit trees/rose bushes
  Spreading mulch
  Trimming branches/hedges
  Turning sprinkler on or off
  Tying up tomatoes
  Watering garden, houseplants, lawn, outdoor plants
  Weeding (general), weeding flower garden, vegetable garden
  
  
  uk1983, uk1987: Gardening activity includes gardening, hunting, shooting, fishing, and other outdoor hobbies such as painting and collecting mushrooms.
  
  uk2005: This activity is not available in this time period.
  
  sp2002: Time spent in unspecified gardening and animal care, general gardening, other act related to gardening and pet care, unspecified productive exercise, hunting and fishing, picking mushrooms, and other specified productive exercise is included here.
  
  sp2009, at1992, ca2010: This time includes general gardening activity, other activities related to gardening and animal care, and productive exercise (hunt, fish, pick mushrooms).
  
  fr1985, fr1998: These samples include the following examples in this category: gardening, fishing, and promenading to get wild fruit or champignons.
  
  fi1979: This is time spent hunting, fishing, and finding mushrooms. Additionally, it is time spent caring for the lot and/or animals if location is travel by unknown means, work outside home, travel by bicycle, travel by private motor, and by public transport. Additionally, it is time spent caring for the lot, animals if duration is longer than 30 minutes and location is elsewhere outside home and location unknown.

• 0847 WALK DOGS

  Category Description

  This is time in walking dogs.

  Activity Coding Rules

  us1965, us1975, us1985, uk1975, uk1995, sp2002, nl1975, nl1980, nl1985, nl1990, nl1995, nl2000, nl2005, fr1998, fi1979: It is not possible to create this activity for these samples.
  
  us1993, us1995, us1998, uk1983, uk1987, sp2002, sp2009, fr1985: This activity is coded from mode of transport and domestic animal care.
  
  us2003, us2004, us2005, us2006, us2007, us2008, us2009, us2010, us2011, us2012: The period includes time in care for animals and pets (not veterinary care).
  
  Category examples
  Adopting a pet
  Bathing/brushing dog
  Burying animals
  Caring for an orphaned animal or household pets
  Changing dog's water
  Cleaning the litter box/cleaning up after pets
  Clipping cat's claws/dog's nails
  Exercising pets
  Feeding a raccoon, astray
  Feeding birds, cat, ducks
  Feeding fish, guinea pig, horses
  Feeding rabbit, squirrels
  Feeding the dog, pets (general)
  Watering pets
  Filling the bird feeder
  Grooming horse, pets (general)
  Nursing a sick animal
  Petting animals
  Playing with animals/with the dog
  Providing medical care to pets
  Taking pets for a walk
  Tending a wounded bird
  Visiting an animal shelter to select pet
  Walking the dog
  Watching kittens/puppies being born
  
  
  uk1995: walk dogs is a type of pet care. However, it only appears as a secondary activity in the code due to a survey prioritization of travel.
  
  at1992: This specifies walking the dog for up to one hour.
  
  ca2010: This category includes pet care (walking, grooming, feeding) if INOUT is 2 (outside).