ZeitverwendungsTagebücher
Zeitverwendung is a term used in German-speaking research to describe how people allocate their time across different activities within a day. The concept covers paid work, paid and unpaid labor, education, caregiving, household chores, transportation, personal care, leisure, and sleep. Zeitverwendung studies aim to map the distribution of time among these categories for individuals, groups, and societies, often to understand social structure, opportunities, and constraints.
Data for Zeitverwendung are typically gathered through time-use surveys, including 24-hour diaries or retrospective activity lists.
Applications of Zeitverwendung research include assessing the role of unpaid work in the economy, examining gender
Methodological considerations center on activity coding, categorization, and data quality, including memory biases and respondent burden.