Time Use Survey 2017

The International Classification of Activities for Time Use Statistics (ICATUS 2016) has been developed based on internationally agreed concepts, definitions and principles in order to improve the consistency and international comparability of time use and other social and economic statistics. Reliable time use statistics have been critical for

(a) the measurement and analysis of quality of life or general well-being; (b) a more comprehensive measurement of all forms of work, including unpaid work and non-market production and the development of household production accounts; and (c) producing data for gender analysis for public policies. Hence, the importance of ICATUS link and consistency with the System of National Accounts (SNA) and the International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) definition and framework for statistics of work. Additionally, ICATUS will serve as an important input for monitoring progress made towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
ICATUS 2016 is a three-level hierarchical classification (composed of major divisions, divisions, and groups) of all possible activities undertaken by the general population during the 24 hours in a day.

1. The first level, one-digit code or "major division" represents the least detailed level or the broadest group of activities.
2. The second level, two-digit code or "division" represents more detailed activities than the preceding one
3. The third level, three-digit code or "group" is considered the most detailed level of the classification detailing specific activities.
   The purpose of the classification is to provide a framework that can be used to produce meaningful and comparable statistics on time use across countries and over time.

An important aspect of the UN classification system is the fact that it matches the System of National Accounts (SNA), which forms the basis internationally for calculating gross domestic product (GDP). The classification is organized according to nine broad activity categories. These categories can be distinguished by the first digit of the three-digit activity code
The nine broad categories are as follows:
SNA Production Activities

1. Employment and related activities
2. Production of goods for own final use

Non -SNA Production Activities
3. Unpaid domestic services for household and family members
4. Unpaid caregiving services for household and family members
5. Unpaid volunteer, trainee and other unpaid work

Non-Productive Activities
6. Learning
7. Socializing and communication, community participation and religious practice
8. Culture, leisure, mass-media and sports practices
9. Self-care and maintenance

Activity categories 1-2, which are the two 'work' divisions referred to above, fall in the SNA production boundary. They would thus be 'counted' in national accounts and the GDP. The only exceptions are the codes for looking for work, and time spent on travelling related to SNA-type activity.
Activity categories 3-5, which cover unpaid household work and care work for household and family members and assistance to other households, fall outside the SNA general production boundary, although they are recognized as 'productive'. In this report they are referred to as non-SNA production Activities. The remaining activity categories are not covered by the SNA. These activities cannot be performed for a person by someone else - people cannot hire someone else to sleep, learn, or eat for them. They thus do not qualify as'work 'or 'production' terms of the „third-person rule. In this report they are referred to as non-productive activities.
Many of the tables in the report are organized according to either the nine categories, or the three SNA-related groupings of these categories.