timeuse_data {OPSR}R Documentation

TimeUse+ Data

Description

TimeUse+ (Winkler et al. 2024) was a tracking study conducted at the Institute for Transport Planning and Systems (IVT) at ETH Zurich. The data allows researchers to investigate time-use and mobility patterns. Full data access can be requested via doi:10.3929/ethz-b-000634868.

Usage

timeuse_data

Format

Data frame with numeric and factor columns

id

Respondent ID

start_tracking

Indicator for the months when the participant started tracking

weekly_km

Weekly distance covered (in km) across all modes

log_weekly_km

Log of weekly_km

wfh_days

Based on tracked work episodes. Average full working days spent in home office during a typical week.

wfh

Derived from wfh_days: NTW=Non-TWer, NUTW=Non-usual TWer (< 3 days/week), UTW=Usual TWer(3+ days/week)

commute_km

Map matched commute distance in km

log_commute_km

Log of commute_km

age

Age

car_access

Has access to a household car

dogs

Household owns dogs

driverlicense

Owns driver's license for cars

educ_higher

Higher education (e.g., university)

fixed_workplace

Main work location does not change regularly

grocery_shopper

Does usually do the grocery shopping

hh_income

Gross household income per month (CHF)

hh_size

Total household size

isco_clerical

International standard classification of Occupations (ISCO-08): Clerical support workers

isco_craft

International standard classification of Occupations (ISCO-08): Craft related trade workers

isco_elementary

International standard classification of Occupations (ISCO-08): Elementary occupations

isco_managers

International standard classification of Occupations (ISCO-08): Managers

isco_plant

International standard classification of Occupations (ISCO-08): Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

isco_professionals

International standard classification of Occupations (ISCO-08): Professionals

isco_service

International standard classification of Occupations (ISCO-08): Service and sales workers

isco_agri

International standard classification of Occupations (ISCO-08): Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers

isco_tech

International standard classification of Occupations (ISCO-08): Technicians and associate professionals

married

Married

n_children

Number of household members below the age of 18

freq_onl_order

Orders products online more than once a month

parking_home

Has at least one reserved parking space at home

parking_work

Has at least one reserved parking space at work location

permanent_employment

Employment contract type: permenent (unlimited employed)

rents_home

Residential situation: Rents home

res_loc

Residential location

sex_male

Gender

shift_work

Whether participant works in shifts

swiss

Swiss citizen

vacation

Participant took time off of work during study

workload

Workload (% of full-time employment which is 41.7 h/week)

young_kids

Whether children aged 12 or younger live in the household

Details

The data comprises employed individuals only and is based on valid days only. A valid day has at least 20h of information where 70% of the events were validated by the user. The telework variables are based on tracked work activities.

References

Winkler C, Meister A, Axhausen KW (2024). “The TimeUse+ Data Set: 4 Weeks of Time Use and Expenditure Data Based on GPS Tracks.” Transportation, 1–27. doi:10.1007/s11116-024-10517-1.


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