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Nine major categories were included in the Time Use Activity Classification used by the ABS in the 1997 Time Use Survey. These are listed below. Following this, a detailed list of activities included in the two free time categories are provided. Full details about the 1997 ABS Time Use Survey, including the most detailed level of the Time Use Activity Classification for all of the categories, can be found in Time Use Survey, Australia: Users Guide (ABS 1997b).


MAJOR CATEGORIES IN THE 1997 ABS TIME USE ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION

Time type	Major category
Necessary time	1. Personal care activities
Contracted time	2. Employment activities
	3. Education activities
Committed time	4. Domestic activities
	5. Child care activities
	6. Purchasing activities
	7. Voluntary work and care activities
Free time	8. Social and community interaction
	9. Recreation and leisure

8	Social and community interaction
81	Socialising
		811	Socialising
82	Visiting entertainment and cultural venues
		820	Visiting entertainment and cultural venues n.f.d.
		821	Attendance at movies/cinema
		822	Attendance at concert
		823	Attendance at theatre
		824	Attendance at library
		825	Attendance at museum/exhibition/art gallery
		826	Attendance at zoo/animal park/botanic garden
		827	Attendance at amusement park
		828	Attendance at other mass events
		829	Visiting entertainment and cultural venues n.e.c.
83	Attendance at sports event
		830	Attendance at sports event n.f.d.
		831	Attendance at sports match
		832	Attendance at racing event
		839	Attendance at sports event n.e.c.
84	Religious activities/ritual ceremonies
		840	Religious activities/ritual ceremonies n.f.d.
		841	Religious practice
		842	Weddings, funerals, rites of passage
		849	Religious activities/ritual ceremonies n.e.c.
85	Community participation
		850	Community participation n.f.d.
		851	Attendance at meetings
		852	Civic ceremonies
		853	Civic obligations
		854	Filling in Time Use form
		859	Community participation n.e.c.
86	Negative social activities
		861	Negative social activities
87	Associated communication
		871	Associated communication
88	Associated travel
		881	Associated travel
89	Social and community interaction n.e.c.
		899	Social and community interaction n.e.c.
9	Recreation and leisure
90	Recreation and leisure n.f.d.
		900	Recreation and leisure n.f.d.
91	Sport and outdoor activities
		910	Sport and outdoor activities n.f.d.
		911	Organised sport
		912	Informal sport
		913	Exercise (excluding walking)
		914	Walking (including for exercise)
		915	Hiking/bushwalking
		916	Fishing
		917	Holiday travel, driving for pleasure
		919	Sport and outdoor activity n.e.c.
92	Games/hobbies/arts/crafts
		920	Games/hobbies/arts/crafts n.f.d.
		921	Card, paper, board games/crosswords
		922	Games of chance/gambling
		923	Home computer games/computing as hobby
		924	Arcade games
		925	Hobbies, collections
		926	Handwork, crafts
		927	Arts
		928	Performing/making music
		929	Games/hobbies/arts/crafts n.e.c.
93	Reading
		930	Reading n.f.d.
		931	Reading book
		932	Reading magazine
		933	Reading newspaper
		934	Reading CD-ROM
		939	Reading n.e.c.
94	Audio/visual media
		940	Audio/visual media n.f.d.
		941	TV watching/listening
		942	Video watching
		943	Listening to radio
		944	Listening to records/tapes/CDs
		945	Accessing the internet
		949	Audio/visual media n.e.c.
95	Attendance at recreational courses (excluding school and university)
		950	Attendance at recreational courses n.f.d. (excluding school and university)
		951	Attendance at personal development courses
		952	Attendance at Do It Yourself courses
		953	Attendance at art/craft/hobby courses
		959	Attendance at recreational courses n.e.c. (excluding school and university)
96	Other free time
		960	Other free time n.f.d.
		961	Relaxing, resting
		962	Doing nothing
		963	Thinking
		964	Worrying
		965	Drinking alcohol/Social drinking
		966	Smoking
		967	Interacting with pets/walking pets
		968	Enjoying memorabilia
		969	Other free time n.e.c.
97 Associated communication
		971	Associated communication
		972	Associated communication - by telephone
		973	Associated communication - written
98	Associated travel
		981	Associated travel
99	Recreation and leisure n.e.c.
		999	Recreation and leisure n.e.c.