Dataset Differences in time use after coronavirus restrictions were lifted, UK: March 2022

Correction

04 May 2023

We have corrected four errors in this release.

Tables 1 to 13 and 17

The first was found in March to April 2020 data in Tables 1 to 13 and Table 17. The previous version was based on processed data, which excluded the time spent doing 5 of the 72 activities listed:

  • Helping, caring and looking after adults

  • Browsing things to then buy later

  • Finding guidance on internet, for example, YouTube or websites

  • Assistance of others online, for example, forum

  • Support of a cause on social media or petition website

This has now been fixed.

Tables 1 to 12 and 14

The second was found in September to October 2020 data in Tables 1 to 12 and Table 14. In the previous version, data for the activities of “Attending a religious event or meeting” and “Attending formal education, lectures, classes, university (not for leisure)” were switched around. This affected both the lower-level estimates in Table 14 and the aggregated estimates for “Entertainment, socialising and other free time” and “Study” across other tables. This has now been fixed. 

Tables 1 to 12

The third was found in March to April 2020 data, September to October 2020, and March to April 2021 data in Tables 1 to 12. The “Window shopping” activity was assigned to the aggregated category of “Entertainment, socialising and other free time” instead of “Unpaid household work (excluding travel and childcare)”, as shown in the Activity Categorisation tab. This has now been fixed.

Tables 1 to 12, 16 and 17

The fourth was found in March 2022 data in Tables 1 to 12 and Tables 16 to 17. The previous version was based on incorrect survey weights, which took account of weekday diaries only. The weights should have taken account of both weekday and weekend diaries. This has now been fixed.

These happened because of human errors. We apologise for any misunderstanding.

About this Dataset

Data on how people in the UK spent their time in March 2022 compared with before the coronavirus pandemic, using Time-use survey data from 2022 and Time-use study data from 2014 to 2015. These data also contains estimates on how people spent their time throughout the pandemic and estimates by different demographics, including by sex, ethnicity, income and disability status.

Edition in this dataset

March 2022 edition of this dataset

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Previous versions of this data are available.

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Contact details for this dataset

Gueorguie Vassilev
economic.wellbeing@ons.gov.uk
+44 1633 456265