Australian Bureau of Statistics time use surveys have recorded what Australians do with their time in diaries kept for 48 hours since 1992.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent ABS primary documents and UN presentation materials detailing the 1992 start date and consistent 48-hour diary methodology across survey cycles. [tier=silver indep_score=0.77 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=single on ABS Time Use Survey methodology and historical documentation (upstreams: Australian Bureau of Statistics Time Use Survey (TUS) program) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=empirical eligibility=high]
Sources
- If the ABS guts Australia’s time use survey, women’s work will count for little (seed:relationships_and_lifestyle)
- https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/7d12b0f6763c78caca257061001cc588/e48533015e7faa8aca2573f500148dd4!OpenDocument (corroboration)
- https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/bb8db737e2af84b8ca2571780015701e/eca85456024ed4c3ca2571c200805421!OpenDocument (corroboration)
- https://unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/51st-session/side-events/documents/20200302-1M-Michelle-M.pdf (corroboration)
- https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/meetings/2024/tus-wk-china-2024/01c.%20The%20drivers%20and%20uses%20of%20time-use%20data%20in%20Australia_Australia_Ms.%20Lisa%20Scanlon.pdf (corroboration)
- https://www.abs.gov.au/methodologies/how-australians-use-their-time-methodology/2024 (corroboration)