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The Personal category covers the time spent on activities that embrace basic human physical needs, such as sleep and personal hygiene. In the time use studies carried out by Statistics Sweden (SCB) the category includes personal care after night sleep, afternoon nap, bed ridden due to illness, personal hygiene, dressing and undressing, sauna, solarium and other personal care. In addition, the category includes trips connected with personal needs and in connection with meals.
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Since we lack exact information regarding the time spent on cooking in our material for Greater Stockholm, we use the national averages for 2000/2001 See Tid för vardagsliv (Time for everyday living), 2003, p. 136.
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Höjer, M., Gullberg, A., Pettersson, R. (2011). Household Functions and Time Use 1991 and 2001. In: Images of the Future City. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0653-8_33
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