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. 2016 Apr 19;33(6):630–649. doi: 10.3109/07420528.2016.1167717

Example 2:

Single Job Holder working on diary day: Activity Durations

Activity Start Time End Time Activity Code Activity
1 0400 0630 010101 Sleeping = 150 min
2 0630 0700 110101 Eating and drinking = 30 min
3 0700 0730 030101 Physical care for hh children = 30 min
4 0730 0745 050102 Travel related to caring for, helping children = 15 min
5 0745 0755 030112 Picking up/dropping off hh children = 10 min
6 0755 0815 180501 Travel related to working = 20 min
7 0815 1300 050101 Work, main job = 285 min
8 1300 1325 180501 Travel related to working = 25 min
9 1325 1600 010101 Sleeping = 155 min
10 1600 1615 180381 Travel related to caring for, helping children = 15 min
11 1615 1620 030112 Picking up/dropping off hh children = 5 min
12 1620 1635 180381 Travel related to caring for, helping children = 15 min
13 1635 1830 010301 Health-related self-care = 115 min
14 1830 1900 020201 Food presentation = 30 min
15 1900 1930 110101 Eating and drinking = 30 min
16 1930 2200 120303 Television and movies, not religious = 150 min
17 2200 0400 010101 Sleeping = 360 min

For primary analyses sleep time is truncated at 0400. (Total duration sleeping for 24-hour period-665 min)

For secondary alternative analyses sleep time (activity 17) was not truncated at 0400: Start time 2200, End time 0630 (Total duration of continuous sleep = 510 min)