0400 UNPAID DOMESTIC WORK
Category Description
This category captures time the respondent spends in unpaid domestic work. This includes food preparation/cooking (0420), setting table, washing or putting away dishes (0421), cleaning (0422), laundry, ironing, clothing repair (0423), home repairs, maintaining vehicle (0424), other domestic work (0425), purchasing routine goods (0426), purchasing consumer durables (0427), purchasing personal services (0428), purchasing medical services (0429), purchasing repairing, laundry services (0430), financial or government services (0431), and purchasing other types of services (0432).
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0420 FOOD PREPARATION, COOKING
Category Description
This category broadly comprises of time spent in meal preparations and cooking.
Activity Coding Rules
1985: This includes time in meal preparation, cooking and fixing lunches. Time spent serving food, setting table, putting groceries away, and unloading the car after the grocery is also included.
2003+: These years include time in food and drink preparation as well as food presentation.
Category examples
Baking, baking a cake, taking biscuits
Boiling, boiling water
Bottling fruit
Breast-pumping
Brewing beer or wine
Broiling
Butchering meat
Canning food, carving meat
Chopping vegetables
Cooking, cooking dinner, cooking meals
Defrosting, dehydrating food, drying food
Getting a drink
Heating food up, heating up baby formula
Making baby food, making coffee, tea, drinks
Making jam, mixing up baby formula
Packing food, lunches, picnics
Peeling potatoes
Pouring water in glass
Preparing food for company or guests, for other household members
Preparing salad, preserving food
Putting icing on cake, putting roast in oven
Salting meat, slicing vegetables
Smoking fish, thawing frozen food
2004+: The following were added after 2004.
Category examples
Baking Christmas cookies
Making a gingerbread house -
0421 SET TABLE, WASH/PUT AWAY DISHES
Category Description
This category broadly comprises of time spent in the kitchen for clean up.
Activity Coding Rules
2003+: These years include time in kitchen and food clean up with the following examples:
Category examples
Cleaning barbecue grill, freezer
Cleaning high chair
Cleaning kitchen cupboard, microwave oven
Cleaning oven, refrigerator, stove
Cleaning up after a meal
Cleaning up plates and food
Cleaning up the kitchen only
Clearing the table
Defrosting freezer
Drying dishes, emptying dishwasher
Loading the dishwasher
Mopping the kitchen floor
Putting dishes away
Putting leftovers away
Rinsing dishes
Throwing away leftovers
Washing dishes, pots and pans, wiping tables
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0422 CLEANING
Category Description
This includes cleaning indoor or outdoor cleaning activities.
Activity Coding Rules
1975-76: Cleaning time includes routine indoor cleaning and chores as well as routine house cleaning outside.
1985: This includes miscellaneous working around the house, indoor or outdoor.
Category examples
Routine indoor cleaning and chores
Picking up
Dusting
Making beds,
Washing windows
Vacuuming
Cleaning - fall/spring cleaning
Housework
2003+: This study period captures time in interior cleaning, interior arrangement, decoration and repairs, and exterior cleaning.
Category examples
Changing sheets
Cleaning bathrooms, bathtub, bedroom
Cleaning carpets, cupboards
Cleaning floors, inside of windows
Cleaning out closet, drawers, the house, toilet
Dusting, emptying ashtray, emptying trash cans
Making the bed
Mopping floors
Picking up clothes, picking up toys
Polishing furniture
Recycling
Scrubbing
Shampooing carpet
Sorting newspapers for recycling
Sweeping, sweeping floors
Taking out the trash
Tidying up, vacuuming
Washing floor, washing walls
Cleaning chimney, garage, gutters, shed
Picking up trash that blew into yard
Putting away bicycles, outside toys
Putting away yard equipment
Removing ice from walkways
Shoveling snow
Sweeping deck, patio, porch
Sweeping garage, sidewalk, steps
Washing outside windows
Changing light bulbs
Decorating
Fixing leaks
Fumigating house
Hanging blinds, curtains
Hanging pictures, shades
Hanging wallpaper
Installing carpet
Laying linoleum floors
Laying tile floors
Laying wood floors
Making plumbing improvements
Measuring windows for curtains
Moving furniture
Painting, plastering
Putting up shelves
Rearranging furniture
Refitting kitchen/bathroom
Remodeling interior of house
Replacing fuses, setting mousetraps
Stripping paint, wallpaper
Taking down towel bars
2004+: This period further includes the following examples.
Category examples
Carving jack-o-lanterns
Setting up a manger
Setting up menorah candles
Setting up a manger
Setting up menorah candles
Putting up Christmas decorations
Putting up Christmas lights
Taking down indoor decorations
Decorating the Christmas tree
Hanging Christmas stockings
2005+: This period further includes the following examples.
Category examples
Cleaning windows
Picking up the house
Straightening up the house -
0423 LAUNDRY, IRONING, CLOTHING REPAIR
Category Description
This category broadly comprises of time spent in clothes care such as laundry and repair.
Activity Coding Rules
1985: This includes laundry and clothes care.
Category examples
Iron, fold, and mend clothes
Put away clothes
2003+: This period further includes the following examples.
Category examples
Adding fabric softener, bringing in laundry, bringing in washing
Checking wash, doing laundry
Folding clean laundry, folding clothes
Hand washing clothing
Hanging clothes, hanging clothes on clothesline
Ironing
Putting clean laundry away, putting laundry in dryer
Putting laundry in washer, putting out clean towels
Putting towels in bathroom
Removing lint from dryer
Sorting laundry
Spot treating clothes
Taking clothes off the line, taking clothes out of washer
Treating stains
Washing curtains
Altering clothing
Caring for clothes, hats, shoes
Cleaning shoes, sneakers
Crocheting blankets, clothing, quilt, sweaters
Hemming garments
Knitting blankets, clothing, sweaters
Polishing shoes
Repairing clothes, curtains, hats, shoes
Sewing a new dress, curtains, hem
Sewing new clothing, on buttons
Sewing other household items -
0424 HOME REPAIRS, MAINTAIN VEHICLE
Category Description
This category broadly captures time spent in home and car repair.
Activity Coding Rules
1975-76: This period includes repair vehicle, exterior repairs or maintenance, car care, cleaning and tune up, as well as home improvement/remodeling.
1985: The category for this period further includes repairs, maintenance, indoors, fixing, repairing indoors, furnace, plumbing, painting a room, as well as repairing appliances or furniture.
2003+: Time in home repairs/maintain vehicle includes building and repairing furniture, heating and cooling, exterior repair, improvements, and decoration, repairing ponds, pools, and hot tubs, vehicle repair and maintenance, appliance, tool, and toy set-up, repair, and maintenance.
Category examples
Assembling furniture
Changing cabinet hardware
Making cabinets, furniture
Painting furniture
Refinishing furniture, wood furniture
Repairs to furniture
Reupholstering furniture
Sanding wood furniture
Staining wood furniture
Stripping furniture
Bringing in kindling, wood
Changing furnace filter
Chopping wood
Closing windows
Collecting wood
Filling heater with fuel
Installing fireplace, window AC unit, wood burning stove
Lighting fireplace
Opening windows
Setting the fire
Shoveling coal
Stacking firewood
Adding another room to house
Building a deck, a fence, a garage, a carport, a shed
Decorating outside for holidays, outside for parties
Fixing bird feeder, broken windows, mailbox, the roof, weatherboards
Hanging address numbers, flags, outdoor lights, up wind chimes
Installing a gate or fence
Making structural additions
Painting house exterior or staining fence, porch, deck
Staining porch, deck
Paving or blacktopping
Putting new roof on garage, new roof on house
Putting up outdoor holiday decorations
Repairing boat dock, wind chimes
Replacing screens
Screening in a porch
Setting up garden furniture
Staining house exterior
Working on boat lift
Adding chemicals to hot tub/pool
Chlorinating the pool
Cleaning the pond, pool, hot tub
Draining pool, filling the pool
Putting in a pond, pool, hot tub
Repairing pond, pool, hot tub
Testing ph. in water
Turning off/on the hot tub
Winterizing pool
Adding equipment to vehicles
Adding/Changing oil
Assembling bicycle
Changing spark plugs, wheel on motorcycle tires
Rotating tires
Charging/Checking battery
Checking fluids/tire pressure/tires
Cleaning boat/vehicles
Vacuuming vehicles
Covering boat
Doing a ring job/valve job
Filling brake fluid/radiator
Fixing bike/motorcycle
Installing car CD player/car stereo/car speakers
Overhauling engine
Putting air in tires, car/vehicle in garage, new chain on bicycle
Putting on license plates/tags/registration stickers
Putting protective cover on vehicle
Rebuilding engine
Replacing brakes, vehicle headlights/taillight, restoring car
Scraping ice off vehicle, scraping snow off vehicle
Tuning up vehicles
Washing cars or other vehicles
Waxing cars or other vehicles
Changing batteries in appliances
Charging batteries
Cleaning lawnmowers, tools and equipment
Connecting dryer/washing machine
Fixing household camera
Hooking up satellite dish, stereo, VCR
Installing a fax machine, a modem, printer, scanner, appliances
Loading software on computer
Maintaining tools and equipment
Oiling lawnmowers
Repairing appliances, sporting equipment, tools and equipment, toys
Restringing tennis racket
Setting clocks
Setting up or fixing computer
Sharpening knives, other tools
Waxing skis
Winding clocks
2004+: This period additionally includes the following examples.
Category examples
Putting up Christmas decorations, putting up Christmas lights (outside)
Setting up doll house, setting up toy train track
Installing heating or AC equipment
Hooking up trailer to car, hooking up trailer to truck
Installing a trailer hitch
Cleaning camper
Winterizing boat
Cleaning RV
Checking to make sure car was locked -
0425 OTHER DOMESTIC WORK
Category Description
This category broadly captures time spent in household related chores.
Activity Coding Rules
1975-76: This period includes other domestic work, household paperwork/pay bills, other household chores or running errands.
1985: The category for this period includes other indoor cleaning, other outdoor work, household paperwork, watching others do household tasks, or other household chores.
Category examples
Not sure whether cleaning or repair
?Did things in house"
Worked outside
Puttering in garage
Paying bills
Balancing the check book
Making lists
Getting the mail
Working on the budget
Other household chores (no travel)
Picking up things at home
Picking up deposit slips (related travel to purpose)
2003+: Time in other domestic work comprises of storing interior household items, not elsewhere classified housework, household management, household and personal organization and planning, as well as home security.
Category examples
Boxing things up for storage
Moving stuff to attic
Moving stuff to basement
Putting away decorations
Putting away the groceries
Putting shopping away
Storing food, groceries
Balancing the checkbook
Borrowing money (not banking)
Buying stocks
Checking receipts against bank statements
Checking stocks
Filing receipts, tax forms
Giving money to household adult/household child
Lending money (not banking)
Making a budget
Researching investments
Selling/Trading stocks
Using computer to keep budget/pay bills
Writing checks
Assigning chores
Borrowing household items
Doing paperwork
Dropping off household items
Filling out paperwork
Getting organized for work (for self)
Labeling videos
Lending household items
Looking at store purchases
Looking for misplaced items
Making photocopies (for self or household)
Making shopping lists
Organizing boxes in garage, file cabinet
Organizing household events, household parties
Organizing school stuff (for self)
Packing bags (for self or household) (2003-2006)
Packing boxes for household move or trip
Picking up household items
Planning household events, meals, parties, trip
Planning menu, vacation
Putting pictures in albums
Sorting paperwork
Wrapping presents
Bolting doors/windows
Breaking into a locked house
Breaking into home if locked out
Checking/Changing locks
Closing house up
Closing the blinds/curtains
Installing alarms
Installing smoke detectors
Locking doors, windows
Locking up home
Locking up the house
Maintaining alarms/security systems
Maintaining smoke detectors
Setting security alarm
Turning out the lights
2004+: The following period also comprises of the following examples.
Category examples
Carrying in the groceries (2003-2004)
Unloading groceries/shopping (2003-2004)
Filling a Christmas stocking
Filling an Easter basket
Putting away Christmas decorations
Putting away holiday items
Unwrapping packages
Opening packages
Opening presents or gifts (alone)
Sorting books
Sorting household items
2005+: The following period also comprises of the following examples.
Category examples
Carrying in groceries
Loading the car
Packing/unpacking car from a trip
Packing/unpacking recreational vehicle from a trip
Unloading groceries
Unloading shopping items
Unloading the car
2007+: The following period also comprises of the following examples.
Category examples
Paying bills
Paying the mortgage
Paying the rent
Packing/unpacking bags or suitcase (for self)
2008+: The following period also comprises of the following examples.
Category examples
Looking at bills
Making dinner reservations
Making reservations -
0426 PURCHASE ROUTINE GOODS
Category Description
This category generally captures time spent in shopping for food and groceries.
Activity Coding Rules
1985: The category for this period includes groceries, supermarket, shopping for food, and other shopping for good or clothes.
2003+: This period includes grocery shopping, purchasing good/not groceries, shopping (except for groceries, food, and gas), waiting associated with shopping, and using meal preparation services.
Category examples
Buying/Ordering/paying for groceries
Talking to the produce manager
Buying fast food
Paying check for a meal/drink/snack
Paying for fast food at drive-through
Paying for meal at restaurant, pizza delivery person
Picking up take-out food
Placing order at a deli/fast food place
Browsing, browsing/shopping at fundraisers
Buying a new or used car
Buying a pet
Buying appliances, books/CDs/other items, clothes
Buying everyday consumer goods, gardening supplies
Buying movie tickets, postage stamps
Dropping off products for repairs
Looking at products, at products in catalogs
Looking through catalogs
Ordering clothes, concert tickets, football tickets
Ordering products
Paying for a new or used car, for a rental car/truck/van
Paying for movie tickets, for purchases
Picking up prescriptions/film
Renting a car/truck/van
Renting a rug shampooer
Renting a tuxedo
Renting lawn equipment, products
Returning consumer goods, videotapes to store
Renting products, consumer goods, videotapes to store
Shopping at e-bay
Shopping at flea markets/auctions/yard sales
Shopping but not yet buying
Shopping for a new or used car
Talking to the salesclerk
Test-driving a vehicle
Visiting a book fair
Window shopping
Waiting in line to buy gas, pay for goods, purchase groceries
Hiring a caterer, a personal chef, wait staff/bartender for a party
Meeting/Paying a caterer
Paying the wait staff
Talking to/meeting with caterer, reception planner
Tipping the wait staff or bartender
2004+: This period includes:
Category examples
Talking to fast food cashier
Talking to the waiter
2005+: The 2005+ period also comprises the example "Renting a movie."
2007+: This period further includes shopping at warehouse stores (Wal-Mart, Costco, Super-K, etc.).
2011+: This period include ordering groceries online, buying airline tickets online and checking into/out of hotel/motel/B and B. -
0427 PURCHASE CONSUMER DURABLES
Category Description
This category generally captures time spent in shopping for durables.
Activity Coding Rules
1975-76: The category for this period comprises of shopping for goods, durables, or appliances as well as looking for rent/purchasing housing.
1985: This period includes obtaining goods and services ? durable household goods, shopping for large appliances, cars and furniture. The category also captures activities that are connected with buying, selling, renting, looking for house, apartment, including phone calls; showing house, including travelling around looking at real estate property (for own use).
1992-94, 1994-95, 1998-01: The category for this period comprises of shopping for clothes or household items.
2003+: The category includes purchasing gas, comparison shopping, security procedures related to consumer purchases as well as telephone calls to/from salespeople.
Category examples
Buying gas
Buying other products at gas station (2003)
Paying for gasoline and other products (2003-2004)
Pumping gas
Talking to gas station attendant
Browsing through circulars
Comparing prices at different stores
Comparison shopping on the internet
Reading product reviews
Researching items/prices/availability
Being searched at security checkpoint for consumer purchases
Opening bags for security search for consumer purchases
Passing through metal detector for consumer purchases
Talking on phone to a cashier, customer service representative
Talking on phone to a sales clerk, salesperson
Talking on phone to a store counter person, store manager
Talking on phone to a telemarketer
2005+, 2008+: The category includes time paying for gasoline (2005+) and talking to credit card company post 2008+. -
0428 PURCHASE PERSONAL SERVICES
Category Description
This category captures time spent in personal care services.
Activity Coding Rules
1985: The category for this period comprises of phone calling for services or personal care including beauty, barber shop or hairdressers.
2003+: The period includes using personal care services, waiting associated with personal care services, and telephone calls to/from professional or personal care services providers.
Category examples
Getting a haircut, a hair done
Getting a tan at the tanning salon
Having a facial, massage, pedicure
Having nails done
Paying for a haircut
Talking to/with the hair stylist/manicurist
Waiting for the barber
Talking on phone to a banker/insurance agent/loan officer
Talking on phone to a barber/hairstylist/manicurist
Talking on phone to a doctor/nurse/veterinarian
Talking on phone to a lawyer/mediator/paralegal
Talking on phone to a massage therapist
Talking on phone to a pharmacist
Talking on phone to a real estate agent
Talking on phone to an accountant -
0429 PURCHASE MEDICAL SERVICES
Category Description
This includes medical care such as seeing the doctor or dentist.
Activity Coding Rules
1985: The category for this also includes visits to doctor including making appointments.
2003+: The period includes using health and care services outside the home, using in-home health and care services, waiting associated with medical services, using veterinary services,
Category examples
Attending group therapy
Checking out adult care facility
Having a doctor's appointment
Having a physical, an acupuncture
Having an eye exam, dental work done
Having inpatient treatment/outpatient treatment
Having wisdom teeth removed
Making a co-payment
Paying for adult care services, healthcare services
Paying for long-term care, the doctor
Purchasing adult daycare/elder care services
Purchasing hospice/respite care
Receiving physical therapy
Seeing a chiropractor, a psychologist
Talking to/with a doctor, healthcare practitioner, nurse
Talking to/with a pharmacist, physical therapist
Talking to/with a psychologist
Hiring someone to look after household adult
Receiving in-home healthcare
Waiting at the physician's office
Waiting for lab test results, surgery
Paying for pet health insurance/veterinary services
Purchasing medicine for a pet
Talking to/with vet/vet assistant/vet technician
Waiting for the vet -
0430 PURCHASE REPAIR, LAUNDRY SERVICES
Category Description
This category comprises of time spent in services such as auto, household, or clothes repair.
Activity Coding Rules
1975-76: The category for this also includes auto repair and related services, clothes repair, cleaning services, appliance repair services and household repair services.
1985: This period includes the following examples:
Category examples
Auto services; repair and other auto services including waiting for such services
Clothes repair and cleaning: cleaners, laundry-mat, tailor
Appliance repair, including furnace, water heater, electric or battery operated appliances; including watching repair person
Household repair services: including furniture
Other repair services of unspecified type; including watching repair person
1992-94, 1994-95: This period includes dry cleaning, car repair services and other repair services.
2003+: Time in purchase repair and laundry services include using interior cleaning services, clothing repair and cleaning services, waiting associated with using household services, using other household services, using home maintenance, repair, decoration or construction services, waiting associated with home maintenance, repair, decoration, or construction, using pet services, waiting associated with pet services, using lawn and garden services, and waiting associated with lawn and garden services.
Category examples
Hiring a butler, carpet cleaners, cleaning service or maid
Paying a cleaning service
Talking to/meeting with the maid/maid service
Dropping off clothes at the dry cleaners
Having a dress hemmed, garment altered, suit tailored, shirts laundered
Picking up clothing at the dry cleaners
Waiting for meal preparation services
Waiting for the cleaning service
Watching paid cook prepare a meal
Hiring a contractor, professional home remodeling service
Hiring an electrician or plumber, appliance repairer
Hiring deck cleaners/refinishers
Hiring driveway pavers, movers
Hiring someone to build an addition, clean house siding
Hiring someone to fix your computer
Hiring someone to repair house siding
Hiring window washers
Hiring/meeting with interior decorator/designer/architect
Meeting with a contractor
Paying a contractor, plumber or electrician
Paying to have your roof repaired
Talking to/meeting with movers
Talking to/with computer technician, electrician or plumber
Talking to/with the contractor, interior designer
Waiting for architect
Waiting while repairs are made
Watching movers, repairperson
Attending animal obedience classes
Hiring a pet sitter/walker, a pet trainer
Meeting with kennel caretakers
Meeting with pet trainer
Paying the pet sitter/walker
Talking to/with animal caretaker/ trainer/ groomer/ pet sitter
Waiting for pet services
Watching pet groomer/pet trainer
Hiring a landscaper
Hiring someone to cut grass, rake leaves
Hiring someone to shovel snow
Hiring someone to water houseplants, lawn/flowers
Meeting with landscaper
Talking to person who cuts your grass
Talking to/with a plant-sitter
Talking to/with the landscaper
Waiting/Watching for landscaper
2005+: Further, the following examples were added post 2005.
Category examples
Paying the drycleaner
Paying the tailor
Paying the animal trainer
Paying a decorator
Paying the pet groomer
Paying the landscaper -
0431 FINANCIAL/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Category Description
This category comprises of time spent in financial, banking or governmental services.
Activity Coding Rules
1985: This period includes the following examples:
Category examples
Financial services; activities related to taking care of financial business
Going to the bank
Paying utility bills (not by mail)
Going to accountant, tax office, loan agency, insurance office
Other government services: post office, driver's license, sporting licenses, marriage licenses, police station
2003+: Time in financial or government services include banking, using financial services, waiting associated with banking or financial services, using police/fire services, using social services, obtaining licenses or paying fines/fees/taxes, making telephone calls to/from government services, as well as waiting and security procedures associated with civic obligations/participation, or using government services.
Category examples
Applying for a loan or mortgage
Doing banking, filling in loan applications
Finding out information about loans
Making a withdrawal, deposit, transfer
Meeting with loan officer
Talking to/with a loan officer, teller, bank manager
Using the ATM
Completing a credit card application
Meeting with insurance agent, accountant, claims adjuster, stockbroker
Talking to/with an accountant, claims adjusters, insurance agents
Talking to/with stock broker
Waiting in line at the bank
Being questioned by police
Being stopped for traffic violation
Helping the police with something
Meeting with detective
Obtaining police or fire services
Talking to police officer
Applying for relief services, social services
Applying for unemployment benefits, welfare, food stamps, etc.
Collecting social security/workers comp, unemployment benefits
Filling out forms to receive benefits/compensation
Meeting/Talking to social worker
Getting a marriage license, passport, pet or sporting license
Getting car inspected, driver's license or tags
Getting fishing/crabbing license
Obtaining boat licensing, parking permits
Paying for a marriage license, a pet or sporting license
Paying overdue library book fines
Paying parking/speeding ticket
Paying property taxes at government office
Taking a driving exam or pilot's exam
Talking to a motor vehicle administration clerk
Being searched at security checkpoint
Opening bags for security search
Passing through metal detector
Talking on phone to a congressperson, county council member
Talking on phone to a court employee
Talking on phone to a politician
Talking on phone to a public librarian, U.S. postal employee
Talking on phone to police or firefighters
2011+: The category includes the following examples:
Applying for a credit card/loan online
Checking a bank account online -
0432 PURCHASE OTHER SERVICES
Category Description
This category comprises of time spent in other types of services.
Activity Coding Rules
1985: This period includes the following examples:
Category examples
Other professional services; lawyer, counseling (therapy)
Other services, "going to the dump"
2003+: Time purchase of other services includes legal services, waiting associated with legal services, activities related to purchasing or selling real estate, waiting associated with real estate selling/purchasing, and security procedures related to professional or personal services.
Category examples
Meeting with a lawyer/paralegal, arbitrator/mediator
Paying a lawyer
Talking to/with a lawyer, mediator, paralegal/arbitrator
Waiting to meet a lawyer
Attending open house (2003)
Closing on house/condominium
Looking at property
Meeting a real estate agent
Purchasing house, apartment, land
Putting up "for sale" signs for house
Reading real estate ads
Renting house, apartment, land
Renting storage space
Reviewing house information
Signing a housing contract/lease
Talking to home inspector, home buyer, home seller, real estate agent
Writing a contract on a house/property/apartment
Attending open house (2003)
Closing on house/condominium
Looking at property
Meeting a real estate agent
Purchasing house, apartment, land
Putting up "for sale" signs for house
Reading real estate ads
Renting house, apartment, land/storage space
Reviewing house information
Signing a housing contract/lease
Talking to home inspector, home buyer, home seller, real estate agent
Writing a contract on a house/property/apartment
Being searched at security checkpoint
Opening bags for security search
Passing through metal detector
2004+: The following period includes the following:
Category examples
Attending open house
Paying the rent (2004-2006)