Iranian Q1 Time-Use Activities Surveyed

The Statistical Center of Iran has published a report based on the International Classification of Activities for Time Use Statistics, classifying all the activities an Iranian spent time on during 24 hours in a day during the first quarter of the current year (March 20-June 20). 
Its purpose is to serve as a standard framework for time-use statistics based on activities grouped in a meaningful way. 
The SCI report shows an Iranian living in urban areas spent two hours and 40 minutes on employment and related activities (four hours and 48 minutes for men); four minutes on production of goods for own final use; two hours and 50 minutes on unpaid domestic services for household and family members (four hours and 44 minutes for women); 22 minutes on unpaid care giving services for household and family members;  two minutes on unpaid volunteer, trainee and other unpaid work; 21 minutes on learning; one hour and 36 minutes on socializing and communication, community participation and religious practice (one hours and 25 minutes for men); four hours and 27 minutes on culture, leisure, mass-media and sports (four hours and 47 minutes for men); and 11 hours and 38 minutes on self-care and maintenance. 
When compared with Q4 of last Iranian year (Dec. 22, 2019-March 19), time spent on unpaid domestic services for household and family members declined by 13 minutes and time spent on culture, leisure, mass-media and sports decreased by two minutes in Q1. 
Time spent on socializing and communication, community participation and religious practice increased by 12 minutes and time spent on learning increased by four minutes in Q1 compared with preceding quarter. 
ICATUS provides a framework with standardized concepts and definitions for the systematic dissemination of internationally comparable time-use statistics, regardless of the type of instruments used for data collection. It can further be used to guide the collection of time use data, or be adapted into countries’ classifications by reflecting national context and needs.