Centre for Time Use Research - information gateway
Centre for Time Use Research - information gateway
| Country | Available in new summary versions | Available in summary and sequence versions |
| Austria | 1992 | 1992 |
| Australia | 1974 | 1974 |
| Denmark | 1964, 1987 | |
| France | 1998-99 | 1998-99 |
| Germany | 1991-92, 2001-02 | |
| Italy | 1989, 2002-2003 | |
| The Netherlands | 2000, 2005 | 2000, 2005 |
| Spain | 2002-03 | 2002-03 |
| United Kingdom | 1974-75, 1995, 2000-01, 2005 | 1974-75, 1995, 2000-01, 2005 |
| United States of America | 1985, 1992-94, 1994-95, 2003-05 | 1985, 1992-94, 1994-95, 2003-05 |
Click on the year in the "Surveys and years available" column for the readme file showing key details about the study and the codes used to create the MTUS time-use categories. The programme used to create the file follows, click on the package name to open the file. If you do not have access to SPSS or STATA, you can change the .sps or .do extension to .txt and open these files as flat text files to view the full conversion details.
| Country | Surveys and years available |
Versions available
(description) |
| Austria |
1992 (SPSS)
2008-2009 (hope to include in future) |
5.53 5.8 6.0
Not yet available |
| Australia |
1974 (SPSS)
1987 (readme and conversion code below) Restricted 1992 (readme and conversion code below) Restricted 1997 (readme and conversion code below) Restricted 2006 (SAS) |
5.53 5.8 6.0
W55.2 only for now W55.2 only for now W55.2 only for now W553 |
| Belgium |
1965
1999 (hope to include in future) |
W5.0 only for now
Not yet available |
| Bulgaria |
1965 (hope to include in future)
1988 2001-2002 (hope to include in future) |
Not yet available
W5.0 only for now Not yet available |
| Canada |
1971 (readme and conversion code below)
1981 (readme and conversion code below) 1986 (readme and conversion code below) 1992 (readme and conversion code below) 1998 (readme and conversion code below) 2005 (hope to include in future) |
W55.2 only for now
W55.2 only for now W55.2 only for now W55.2 only for now W55.2 only for now |
| Denmark |
1964 (SPSS)
1975 (hope to include in future) 1987 (STATA) 2001 (STATA) |
5.53
5.53 5.53 |
| Estonia | 1999-2000 (hope to include in future) | Not yet available |
| Finland |
1979 (readme and conversion code below) Restricted
1987 (readme and conversion code below) Restricted 1999 (readme and conversion code below) Restricted |
W55.2 only for now
W55.2 only for now W55.2 only for now |
| France |
1966
1974-1975 1986 (hope to include in future 1998-1999 (SPSS) |
W5.0 only for now
W5.0 only for now Not yet available 5.53 5.8 6.0 |
| Germany |
1965
1991-1992 (SPSS) 2001-2002 (STATA) |
W5.0 only for now
5.53 5.8 5.53 |
| Hungary |
1965
1976-1977 1986-1987 (hope to include in future) 1999-2000 (hope to include in future) |
W5.0 only for now
W5.0 only for now Not yet available Not yet available |
| India | 1998-1999 (hope to include in future) | Not yet available |
| Ireland | 2007-2008 (hope to include in future) | Not yet available |
| Israel | 1991-1992 | W5.0 only for now |
| Italy |
1979-1980
1989 (STATA) 2002-2003 (STATA) |
W5.0 only for now
5.53 5.53 |
| Japan |
1976 (hope to include in future)
1981 (hope to include in future) 1986 (hope to include in future) 1991 (hope to include in future) 1996 (hope to include in future) 2001 (hope to include in future) 2006 (hope to include in future) |
Not yet available
Not yet available Not yet available Not yet available Not yet available Not yet available Not yet available |
| Latvia | 2003 (hope to include in future) | Not yet available |
| Lithuania | 2003 (hope to include in future) | Not yet available |
| The Netherlands |
1975 (readme and conversion code below)
1980 (readme and conversion code below) 1985 (readme and conversion code below) 1990 (readme and conversion code below) 1994 (readme and conversion code below) 2000 (STATA) 2005 (STATA) |
W55.2 only for now
W55.2 only for now W55.2 only for now W55.2 only for now W55.2 only for now 5.53 5.8 6.0 5.53 5.8 6.0 |
| New Zealand |
1998-1999 (hope to include in future)
2008-2009 (hope to include in future) |
Not yet available
Not yet available |
| Norway |
1971 (readme and conversion code below)
1981 (readme and conversion code below) 1990 (readme and conversion code below) 2000 (readme and conversion code below) |
W55.2 only for now
W55.2 only for now W55.2 only for now W55.2 only for now |
| Peru | 1966 (hope to include in future) | Not yet available |
| Poland |
1965
1975-1976 (hope to include in future) 1984 (hope to include in future) 2001 (hope to include in future) |
W5.0 only for now
Not yet available Not yet available Not yet available |
| Portugal | 1999 (hope to include in future) | Not yet available |
| Romania | 2001 (hope to include in future) | Not yet available |
| Slovak Republic/ Czechoslovakia |
1965
2006 (hope to include in future) |
W5.0 only for now
Not yet available |
| Slovenia/ Yugoslavia |
1965
2000 (readme and conversion code below) |
W5.0 only for now
W55.2 only for now |
| South Africa | 2000 (readme and conversion code below) | W55.2 only for now |
| Spain | 2002-2003 (STATA) | 5.53 5.8 6.0 |
| Sweden |
1991 (readme and conversion code below) Restricted
2000 (readme and conversion code below) Restricted |
W55.2 only for now
W55.2 only for now |
| United Kingdom |
1961 (readme and conversion code below)
1974-1975 (SPSS large file, do not print) 1983-1984 (readme and conversion code below) 1987 1995 (SAS) 2000-2001 (SPSS) 2005 (SPSS) |
W55.2 only for now
5.53 5.8 6.0 W55.2 only for now W55.2 only for now 5.53 5.8 6.0 5.53 5.8 6.0 5.53 5.8 6.0 |
| United States of America |
1965-1966 (readme and conversion code below)
1975-1976 (readme and conversion code below) 1985 (SPSS) 1992-1994 (SPSS) 1994-1995 (SPSS) 1998-2001 (readme and conversion code below) 2003 (SPSS) 2004 (SPSS) 2005 (SPSS) 2006-2008 (SPSS) |
W55.2 only for now
W55.2 only for now 5.53 5.8 6.0 5.53 5.8 6.0 5.53 5.8 6.0 W55.2 only for now 5.53 5.8 6.0 5.53 5.8 6.0 5.53 5.8 6.0 5.53 5.8 6.0 |
| Country |
Survey Notes
(Word documents) |
Conversion Files
(SPSS and STATA) (can be opened as text files) |
| Australia | 1987, 1992, 1997 | 1987, 1992, 1997 |
| Canada | 1971, 1981, 1986, 1992, 1998 | 1971, 1981, 1986, 1992, 1998 |
| Finland | 1979, 1987, 1999 | 1979, 1987, 1999 |
| The Netherlands | 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 | 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 |
| Norway | 1971, 1981, 1990, 2000 | 1971, 1981, 1990, 2000 |
| Slovenia | 2000 | 2000 |
| South Africa | 2000 | 2000 |
| Sweden | 1991, 2000 | 1991, 2000 |
| UK | 1961, 1974, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2000 | 1961, 1974, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2000 |
| USA | 1965, 1975, 1985, 1992, 1998, 2003 | 1965, 1975, 1985, 1992, 1998, 2003 |
