Developing the American Time Use Survey activity classification system

Kristina J. Shelley is a supervisory economist in the Division of Labor Force Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics. E-mail: Shelley.Kristina@ bls.gov. Classifying what Americans do during the day and how much time they spend doing those activities is an arduous task that calls for addressing numerous coding issues, but the data provide a broad source of information for various researchers Developing the American Time Use Survey activity classification system