Как измерить инвестиции в благополучие будущего: методы сбора данных о детских бюджетах времени

Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены. 2025. № 4. С. 264–287.

Михайлова Н. С.

The article provides an overview of methods for collecting data on children's time budgets as an indicator of everyday routine, quality of life and well-being of children. There is no standard methodology for estimating children's time budgets in Russian social sciences yet. The purpose of this article is to overview and systematize methods for collecting data on children's time budgets for specific research problems, and to discuss their advantages and disadvantages in order to develop recommendations for collecting data on Russian children's time budgets. Among the quantitative methods of data collection, a standard diary, a light diary, and direct (stylized) questions about children's time use are discussed. It is determined that in order to improve the quality of life for the children population, the "voice of the child" must be considered when evaluating their time budgets. The article also discusses a number of qualitative methods for collecting data on children's time budgets: observation, projective techniques, in-depth and group interviews, focus group discussions, as well as modern methods of GPS technology and the use of an accelerometer. The author comes to the conclusion that the most accurate data can be obtained using the observation method, however, this method is difficult to implement on large samples, and is also characterized by high resource intensiveness. Although the choice of data collection method depends more on the research problem, it is preferable to use diary methods for national surveys. In conclusion, there are a number of recommendations for studying the daily time use among children of different ages. Researchers studying public opinion will find value in the analytical overview's results, which also help achieving the Russian Federation's national goals and state statistics advancement.

Keywords: дети, children, time use, diary methods, Бюджеты времени, time budgets, качественные методы сбора данных, qualitative data collection methods, использование времени, дневниковый метод, количественные методы сбора данных