Category Description

2003+: This category captures time spent using government services (police, fire, social services), purchasing government-required licenses or paying fines or fees, fulfilling government-required duties (jury duty, parole meetings, court appearances), and participating in activities that assist or impact government processes (voting, town hall meetings).

Activity Coding Rules

Court-related activities

Paying for licenses, fees, fines, taxes, permits

Security procedures

• 100100 USING GOVERNMENT SERVICES

  • 100101 USING POLICE AND FIRE SERVICES

    Category activity examples

    • Being questioned by police
    • Being stopped for traffic violation
    • Helping the police with something
    • Meeting with detective
    • Obtaining police or fire services
    • Talking to police officer

  • 100102 USING SOCIAL SERVICES

    Category activity examples

    • Applying for relief services
    • Applying for social services
    • Applying for unemployment benefits
    • Applying for welfare, food stamps, etc.
    • Collecting social security/workers comp
    • Collecting unemployment benefits
    • Filling out forms to receive benefits
    • Filling out forms to receive compensation
    • Meeting social worker
    • Talking to a social services worker

  • 100103 OBTAINING LICENSES AND PAYING FINES, FEES, OR TAXES

    Category activity examples

    • Getting a marriage license
    • Getting a passport
    • Getting a pet or sporting license
    • Getting car inspected
    • Getting driver's license or tags
    • Getting fishing/crabbing license
    • Obtaining boat licensing
    • Obtaining parking permits
    • Paying for a marriage license
    • Paying for a pet or sporting license
    • Paying overdue library book fines
    • Paying parking/speeding ticket
    • Paying property taxes at government office
    • Taking a driving exam
    • Taking a pilot's exam
    • Talking to a motor vehicle administration clerk

  • 100199 USING GOVERNMENT SERVICES, N.E.C.

• 100200 CIVIC OBLIGATIONS AND PARTICIPATION

  • 100201 CIVIC OBLIGATIONS AND PARTICIPATION

    Category activity examples

    • Acting as a witness in court
    • Attending a Congressional session
    • Attending a town hall meeting
    • Attending zoning hearings
    • Doing court-ordered community service
    • Interviewing with INS, IRS, etc.
    • Making a court appearance
    • Meeting with Congressperson
    • Meeting with state/local government representative
    • Meeting with a parole officer
    • Participating in government surveys
    • Participating in naturalization ceremony
    • Serving on jury duty
    • Talking to a parole officer or judge
    • Talking to a political representative
    • Talking to immigration/naturalization agent
    • Voting

  • 100299 CIVIC OBLIGATIONS AND PARTICIPATION, N.E.C.

• 100300 WAITING ASSOCIATED WITH GOVERNMENT SERVICES OR CIVIC OBLIGATIONS

  • 100303 WAITING ASSOCIATED WITH CIVIC OBLIGATIONS AND PARTICIPATION

  • 100304 WAITING ASSOCIATED WITH USING GOVERNMENT SERVICES

  • 100399 WAITING ASSOCIATED WITH GOVERNMENT SERVICES OR CIVIC OBLIGATIONS, N.E.C.

• 100400 SECURITY PROCEDURES RELATED TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES OR CIVIC OBLIGATIONS

  • 100401 SECURITY PROCEDURES RELATED TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES OR CIVIC OBLIGATIONS

    Category activity examples

    • Being searched at security checkpoint (government services)
    • Opening bags for security search (government services)
    • Passing through metal detector (government services)

  • 100499 SECURITY PROCEDURES RELATED TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES OR CIVIC OBLIGATIONS, N.E.C.

• 109900 GOVERNMENT SERVICES, N.E.C.

  • 109999 GOVERNMENT SERVICES, N.E.C.