Transcript Experience of Serbia in conducting pilot Time Use survey • Pilot was conducted in July 2009 • Sample – 160 households 477 household members •

Experience of Serbia
in conducting
pilot Time Use survey
• Pilot was conducted in July 2009
• Sample – 160 households
477 household members
• Age limit 15+
• 395 household members were 15+
• 100 households from urban and
60 households from rural settlements
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• Preparations were complex and
extensive
• Working group consists of 6 members
– methodologists
Methodological preparations
1. Creation of 4 standard questionnaires:
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Household questionnaire
Individual questionnaire
Diary
Weekly schedule of working hours
* All core questions were adopted
2. Creation of 2 additional questionnaires
• The list of households selected
for sample
(it includes a list of address data, day and
date for two designated diary days)
• Interviewer‘s report
3. Preparation of methodological and
organizational manual
4. Adoption of the TUS code system
Training
• Training was organized for
30 interviewers and 16 controllers
• Participants were given all
necessary information
Fieldwork
• Interviewers informed respondents
about aims of survey
• Interviewers successively submitted
material to their controllers
• Constant control and constant contact
with supervisors were shown as a good
way for avoiding recurring errors
Coding of questionnaires
• Coding of
primary and secondary activities,
location, mode of transport
is very demanding and important phase
• Specific case - 3 generation
households
Data entry and processing
• IT specialists from SORS made
an application for data entry
• Common denominator for several
levels of questionnaires
Main aims of conducting
pilot TUS
• Testing methodological and
organizational solutions
• Training participants
• Testing the fieldwork organization
• Adapting a coding list
• Testing data entry software and
data processing
Useful information
• Time required for
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filling in the questionnaires
control of questionnaires
control of a filled-in diary
coding the diary
• Most frequent errors in filling-in
- the questionnaire, made by interviewers
- the diary, made by respondents
• Possible corrections
- in the questionnaires and
adjustments in the methodology guide
- in the coding list
• The pilot was very useful experience
• Some changes were provided based on
experience gained:
- some of questions were worded
more clearly
- 4 new questions were added in
Individual questionnaire
- 1 new question was added in
Household questionnaire
• The main survey starts in February
• It includes 2340 households
• It lasts 365 days
How time is used during the day, Women 20-74 yrs, All days,
Republic of Serbia, July 2009
Percent
100
90
80
TV
Free time
Sleep
70
60
Meal
50
Unpaid w ork
40
30
20
Paid w ork
10
0
04.00
07.00
10.00
13.00
16.00
19.00
22.00
01.00
Time
How time is used during the day, Men 20-74 yrs, All days,
Republic of Serbia, July 2009
Percent
100
90
80
TV
Free time
Sleep
70
60
Meal
Unpaid w ork
50
40
30
20
Paid w ork
10
0
04.00
07.00
10.00
13.00
16.00
19.00
22.00
01.00
Time