Time Wealth Survey 2008/2009

Summary

Strengths: This survey contributes to a wider project seeking to evaluate the wellbeing of the Austrian population. Data is stratified by age group and can be linked to the microcensus. Weaknesses: The required fee for accessing microdata may be prohibitive for some potential users. The voluntary nature of the survey may bias the sample and it does not include institutionalised population.

Type of data

Data Source
Survey

Type of Study
Crosssection occasional

Data gathering method
Face-to-face

Access to data

Conditions of access
Microdata available to researchers upon request for EUR 250

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)
Anonymised Microdata

Formats available
SPSS

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
The survey was conducted in 2008/2009 with a sample size of 7,694 individuals.

First year of collection
2008/2009

Stratification if applicable
Sex, age (five-year age groups), degree of urbanization (population density)

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
By state (Bundesland) and population density of communities, which is defined as: 1) Thickly settled areas: area with at least 50,000 residents and more than 500 residents/km²; 2) Average population density: areas with at least 50,000 residents and between 100 and 500 residents/km²; 3) Low population density: all other areas.

Age range
Population aged 15 and over

Statistical representativeness
Population representative

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Data collected on subjective views regarding the degree to which people have/do not have sufficient time for a variety of professional, child/elder care and leisure activities. Corresponds to Social, Civic and Cultural Engagement and Wellbeing Topics

Linkage

Standardisation
NA

Possibility of linkage among databases
Linkage to Microcensus possible

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
Plausibilty check conducted on raw data file and data compared to Microcensus data; missing data was not imputed, instead, the codes "Refusal" and "Don't Know" assigned to incomplete data

Breaks
No breaks reported

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection
No inconsistencies reported

Governance

Contact information
Sonja Ghassemi-Bönisch
Statistik Austria - Carried out by Statistik Austria at the request of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management and Eurostat
Guglgasse 13
1110 Vienna Austria Phone: Sonja Ghassemi-Bönisch: +431711267103
Email: sonja.ghassemi-boemisch(at)statistik.gv.at
Url: http://www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/soziales/zeitverwendung/zeitwohlstand/index.html

Timeliness, transparency
Data was collected between October 2008 and January 2009. The main findings were published in October 2010 and the microdata was available in February 2011.