The UK 2000 Time Use Survey was conducted on behalf of a funding consortium consisting of: the Economic and Social Research Council; the Department of Culture, Media and Sport; the Department for Education and Skills; the Department of Health; the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions; and the Office for National Statistics.
The main aim of the survey is to measure the amount of time spent by the UK population on various activities. The UK 2000 Time Use Survey is the first time that a major survey of this type has been conducted in the UK and as such will provide an opportunity to inform a cross-section of policy areas as well as having interest for academia, social research centres and the advertising and retail sector.
The Time Use Survey was designed, where possible, to provide results comparable with other European studies as part of a wider Harmonised European Time Use Survey.