National Statistics Institute Informative Bulletin

Time use survey

What we do and how long we do it

This publication presents some of the main results of the Time Use Survey, the first and only national survey regarding the use of time. It offers information on the percentage of persons who carry out a given activity in the course of the day, and the daily average length of time dedicated to that activity by said persons. It analyses the dimension of unpaid work, the distribution of the family responsibilities of in the household, the participation in cultural and leisure activities, etc.