For our analysis, we aggregate an individual’s time allocation into 14 broad categories:
core market work; total market work (which sums core market work with commuting time
associated with market work and other ancillary work activities); meal preparation/indoor
household chores; shopping/obtaining goods and services (excluding medical services); total
non‐market production (which sums together meal preparation/indoor household chores,
shopping/obtaining goods and services, and all other household non‐market production); eating;
sleeping; personal care (excluding own medical care); own medical care; education; child care;
entertainment, social, and relaxing activities; active recreation; and religious/civic activities.
Travel time associated with each activity is embedded in the total time spent on the activity. For
example, time spent driving to the grocery store is embedded in the time spent
“shopping/obtaining goods and services” category. Table A2 provides a list of activities captured
by these broad time‐use categories.26