Measuring Time Use in Development Settings
This paper discusses the challenges associated with collecting time-use data in developing countries. The paper suggests potential solutions, concentrating on the two most common time-use methods used in development settings: stylized questions and...
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okr-10986-279542021-06-08T14:42:48Z Measuring Time Use in Development Settings Seymour, Greg Malapit, Hazel Jean Quisumbing, Agnes TIME USE RECALL ERROR MEASUREMENT ERROR GENDER RURAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY This paper discusses the challenges associated with collecting time-use data in developing countries. The paper suggests potential solutions, concentrating on the two most common time-use methods used in development settings: stylized questions and time diaries. The paper identifies a significant lack of rigorous empirical research comparing these methods in development settings, and begins to fill this gap by analyzing data from Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index surveys in Bangladesh and Uganda. The surveys include stylized questions and time diary estimates for the same individual. The study finds limited evidence that stylized questions are more feasible (in terms of interview length) but also less accurate, compared with time diaries. These results are attributed to the relatively greater cognitive burden imposed on respondents by stylized questions. The paper discusses the importance of broadening the scope of time-use research to capture the quantity and quality of time, to achieve richer insights into gendered time-use patterns and trends. The paper suggests a path forward that combines mainstream time-use data collection methods with promising methodological innovations from other disciplines. 2017-08-24T19:31:50Z 2017-08-24T19:31:50Z 2017-07 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/443201500384614625/Measuring-time-use-in-development-settings http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27954 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8147 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa |
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This paper discusses the challenges
associated with collecting time-use data in developing
countries. The paper suggests potential solutions,
concentrating on the two most common time-use methods used
in development settings: stylized questions and time
diaries. The paper identifies a significant lack of rigorous
empirical research comparing these methods in development
settings, and begins to fill this gap by analyzing data from
Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index surveys in
Bangladesh and Uganda. The surveys include stylized
questions and time diary estimates for the same individual.
The study finds limited evidence that stylized questions are
more feasible (in terms of interview length) but also less
accurate, compared with time diaries. These results are
attributed to the relatively greater cognitive burden
imposed on respondents by stylized questions. The paper
discusses the importance of broadening the scope of time-use
research to capture the quantity and quality of time, to
achieve richer insights into gendered time-use patterns and
trends. The paper suggests a path forward that combines
mainstream time-use data collection methods with promising
methodological innovations from other disciplines. |
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Seymour, Greg Malapit, Hazel Jean Quisumbing, Agnes |
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Seymour, Greg Malapit, Hazel Jean Quisumbing, Agnes |
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Measuring Time Use in Development Settings |
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Measuring Time Use in Development Settings |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2017 |
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