Time use survey

The Time Use Survey time collects information on the time allocated to ordinary activities during a weekday and a weekend. Examples of the use of this survey include the issue of travel, which is essential in Luxembourg, the division of tasks within households, and the organisation of working time and the reconciliation of private and professional life.

This survey serves to better understand the daily rhythms of people aged 10 and over (sleep, leisure activities, household chores, transport time, etc.). The results are used by researchers, journalists, teachers and public actors.

The Time Use Survey provides policy makers with the most up-to-date information possible on the evolution of the time spent by residents on everyday activities.

Who participates?

STATEC invites you to participate in the Time Use Survey because you have been randomly selected in the National Register of Natural Persons (RNPP). Any person residing in Luxembourg and aged 10 years or more can be selected, with the exception of people living in collective households (e.g. hospitals, care homes, prisons etc.), because they are excluded from the survey population.

How to participate?

At present, no data collection is planned. The last survey on this topic was conducted in 2014.

Why is STATEC conducting this survey?

The Time Use Survey makes it possible to follow the evolution of the time allocated to daily activities by residents. It also makes it possible to compare these developments at European level. The results are used by researchers, journalists, teachers and public actors.

Your participation in the Time Use Survey is important regardless of your situation in relation to the subject. By participating in this survey you ensure that your personal experience is taken into account.

Your participation in this survey is mandatory according to the law of 10 July 2011 on the organisation of the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (STATEC). This legal provision aims to contribute to the quality of the statistics produced, by enabling STATEC to collect reliable and sufficiently representative data on the resident population.

In case of disagreement, you can contact STATEC's Data Protection Officer by mail: DPO, STATEC, B.P. 304, L-2013 Luxembourg or by e-mail: dpo@statec.etat.lu. In particular, you can be informed of your rights in accordance with Articles 15 to 21 of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) No. 2016/679, namely the right of access to your data, their rectification or erasure, the rights to restrict processing or to object to processing, and finally the right to data portability. You can also file a complaint with the National Commission for Data Protection by post - CNPD, 15, Boulevard du Jazz L-4370 Belvaux or by telephone: 26 10 601.

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