##  [Longitudinal Study of Personal Adjustment and Social Conditions in the Fort McMurray Area Vol II.b: Time-use Diaries](/resource/longitudinal-study-personal-adjustment-and-social-conditions-fort-mcmurray-area-vol-iib) 

Organization

[Government of Alberta (GoA)](/organization/government-alberta-goa)

[Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Research Program (AOSERP)](/organization/alberta-oil-sands-environmental-research-program-aoserp)

 

 

Resource Type

[Report](/taxonomy/term/38)

 

 

Author(s)

Earl Berger Ltd.

 

 

Original Authors

Earl Berger Ltd.

 

 

Resource Date:

1978

 

Page Length

198

 

 

The time-use diary is a data collection instrument intended to furnish a detailed account of daily individual activities by type, sequence, duration and location. Its purpose is to provide a comprehensive picture of how people spend their time. Experience has shown that the time-use diary is a valid instrument for data collection and analysis. Related research in Europe (Szalai, 1965), Britain (BBC,l965) and the U.S. (Robinson and Converse, 1966; Chapin and Hightower, 1966) has shed considerable light on how people spend their leisure and work time on a daily basis. Moreover, it has been used to supplement and enrich information obtained through interviews and surveys.