Literal question
23. Answer questions 24 to 51 for each person aged 15 and over.
Household activities
Note: Last week refers to Sunday, May 6 to Saturday, May 12, 2001.
In Question 33, report all time spent on each activity, even if two or more activities took place at the same time. See the Guide for examples.
33. Last week, how many hours did this person spend doing the following activities:
(a) Doing unpaid housework, yard work or home maintenance for members of this household, or others?
Some examples include: preparing meals, washing the car, doing laundry, cutting the grass, shopping, household planning, etc.
[] None
[] Less than 5 hours
[] 5 to 14 hours
[] 15 to 29 hours
[] 30 to 59 hours
[] 60 hours or more
(b) Looking after one or more of this person's own children, or the children of others, without pay?
Some examples include: bathing or playing with young children, driving children to sports activities or helping them with homework, talking with teens about their problems, etc.
[] None
[] Less than 5 hours
[] 5 to 14 hours
[] 15 to 29 hours
[] 30 to 59 hours
[] 60 hours or more
(c) providing unpaid care or assistance to one or more seniors?
Some examples include: providing personal care to a senior family member, visiting seniors, talking with them on the telephone, helping them with shopping, banking or with taking medicine, etc.
[] None
[] Less than 5 hours
[] 5 to 9 hours
[] 10 to 19 hours
[] 20 hours or more
Interviewer instructions
Question 23
Only respondents born before May 15, 1986 should answer Questions 24 to 51.
Question 33 -- Household activities
Mark the circle that contains the total number of unpaid hours spent last week doing each of the activities in parts (a) to (c).
Do not include hours this person spent: working for pay (report paid work in Question 34); doing unpaid, volunteer work for a non-profit or religious organization, charity or community group.
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Activities taking place at the same time
People often perform more than one unpaid activity at the same time. For example, a person may spend one hour preparing a meal while at the same time looking after his or her children. This person should report one hour of housework in part (a) and one hour of child care in part (b) of Question 33. It does not matter that these activities took place at the same time.
Part (a) -- Doing unpaid housework, yard work or home maintenance
Include the hours this person spent doing unpaid housework, yard work, or home maintenance for: him or herself; members of his or her own household; other family members outside the household; friends or neighbors.
Part (b) -- Looking after children without pay
Include hours spent doing activities such as talking or playing with children if during these activities this person was responsible for their care.
Part (c) -- Providing unpaid care to seniors
Seniors include all persons aged 65 and over and some individuals close to age 65 who suffer from age-related infirmities. Include the hours this person spent providing care or assistance to: a senior family member such as a spouse, parent or grandparent; senior friends or neighbors.
