Category Description

2003+: Activities coded here refer to the respondent's time spent obtaining and purchasing household services provided by someone else. Household services include yard and house cleaning, cooking, pet care, tailoring and laundering services, and vehicle and home repairs, maintenance, and construction. Watching someone else perform paid household activities (cooking, cleaning, repairing, etc.) should be coded here, provided "watching" was the respondent's primary activity.

Activity Coding Rules

Having a pet groomed

Talking to/with household service providers

Hiring household service providers

Paying household service providers

• 090100 HOUSEHOLD SERVICES (NOT DONE BY SELF)

  • 090101 USING INTERIOR CLEANING SERVICES

    Category activity examples

    • Hiring a butler
    • Hiring a cleaning service or maid
    • Hiring carpet cleaners
    • Paying a cleaning service
    • Talking to/meeting with the maid/maid service

  • 090102 USING MEAL PREPARATION SERVICES

    Category activity examples

    • Hiring a caterer
    • Hiring a personal chef
    • Hiring wait staff/bartender for a party
    • Meeting a caterer
    • Paying the caterer
    • Paying the wait staff
    • Talking to/meeting with caterer
    • Talking to/meeting with reception planner
    • Tipping the wait staff or bartender

  • 090103 USING CLOTHING REPAIR AND CLEANING SERVICES

    Category activity examples

    • Dropping off clothes at the dry cleaners
    • Having a dress hemmed
    • Having a garment altered
    • Having a suit tailored
    • Having shirts laundered
    • Paying the drycleaner (2005+)
    • Paying the tailor (2005+)
    • Picking up clothing at the dry cleaners

  • 090104 WAITING ASSOCIATED WITH USING HOUSEHOLD SERVICES

    Category activity examples

    • Waiting for meal preparation services
    • Waiting for the cleaning service
    • Watching paid cook prepare a meal

  • 090199 USING HOUSEHOLD SERVICES, N.E.C.

• 090200 HOME MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, DECORATION, AND CONSTRUCTION (NOT DONE BY SELF)

  • 090201 USING HOME MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, DECORATION, OR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

    Category activity examples

    • Hiring a contractor
    • Hiring a professional home remodeling service
    • Hiring an electrician or plumber
    • Hiring appliance repairer
    • Hiring deck cleaners/refinishers
    • Hiring driveway pavers
    • Hiring movers
    • Hiring someone to build an addition
    • Hiring someone to clean house siding
    • Hiring someone to fix your computer
    • Hiring someone to repair house siding
    • Hiring window washers
    • Hiring/meeting with interior decorator
    • Hiring/meeting with interior designer
    • Hiring/meeting with an architect
    • Meeting with a contractor
    • Paying a contractor
    • Paying a decorator (2005+)
    • Paying a plumber or electrician
    • Paying to have your roof repaired
    • Talking to/meeting with movers
    • Talking to/with computer technician
    • Talking to/with electrician or plumber
    • Talking to/with the contractor
    • Talking to/with the interior designer

  • 090202 WAITING ASSOCIATED WITH HOME MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, DECORATION, OR CONSTRUCTION

    Category activity examples

    • Waiting for architect
    • Waiting for cleaners to finish (2008+)
    • Waiting while repairs are made
    • Watching movers
    • Watching repairperson

  • 090299 USING HOME MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, DECORATION, OR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, N.E.C.

• 090300 PET SERVICES (NOT DONE BY SELF AND NOT VETERINARY CARE)

  • 090301 USING PET SERVICES

    Category activity examples

    • Attending animal obedience classes
    • Hiring a pet sitter/walker
    • Hiring a pet trainer
    • Meeting with kennel caretakers
    • Meeting with pet trainer
    • Paying the animal trainer (2005+)
    • Paying the pet groomer (2005+)
    • Paying the pet sitter/walker
    • Talking to/with animal caretaker
    • Talking to/with animal trainer
    • Talking to/with the groomer
    • Talking to/with the pet sitter

  • 090302 WAITING ASSOCIATED WITH PET SERVICES

    Category activity examples

    • Waiting for pet services
    • Watching pet groomer
    • Watching pet trainer

  • 090399 USING PET SERVICES, N.E.C.

• 090400 LAWN AND GARDEN SERVICES (NOT DONE BY SELF)

  • 090401 USING LAWN AND GARDEN SERVICES

    Category activity examples

    • Hiring a landscaper
    • Hiring someone to cut grass
    • Hiring someone to rake leaves
    • Hiring someone to shovel snow
    • Hiring someone to water houseplants
    • Hiring someone to water lawn/flowers
    • Meeting with landscaper
    • Paying the landscaper (2005+)
    • Talking to person who cuts your grass
    • Talking to/with a plant-sitter
    • Talking to/with the landscaper

  • 090402 WAITING ASSOCIATED WITH USING LAWN AND GARDEN SERVICES

    Category activity examples

    • Waiting for landscaper
    • Watching landscaper

  • 090499 USING LAWN AND GARDEN SERVICES, N.E.C.

• 090500 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES (NOT DONE BY SELF)

  • 090501 USING VEHICLE MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR SERVICES

    Category activity examples

    • Paying a mechanic (2005+)
    • Paying for a car wash
    • Paying for a tune-up/oil change
    • Paying for repair work done on car
    • Talking to/with auto body repair person
    • Talking to/with mechanic
    • Talking to/with service person

  • 090502 WAITING ASSOCIATED WITH VEHICLE MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR SERVICES

    Category activity examples

    • Waiting while car is repaired
    • Waiting while car is washed
    • Watching car being washed

  • 090599 USING VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES, N.E.C.

• 099900 HOUSEHOLD SERVICES, N.E.C.

  • 099999 USING HOUSEHOLD SERVICES, N.E.C.

    Category activity examples

    • Talking to telephone repairperson
    • Using butchering services (2004+)