Unmet needs would produce degradation in the self, family, or community, and this should be observable as heath and social impacts. I think chronic stress is an indicator of needs being unmet, and therefore there would be a testable threshold about how needs are being met. But chronic stress is not sensitive enough to determine which needs are unmet. I would need another tool.
I am looking for an objective way to determine how effectively people are able to meet their needs. I think this is a combination of how much time people spend at activities that would be expected to meet their needs, and whether those needs are being met. Rather than asking individuals if any individual need is met, I would rely on the community to determine the symptoms of unmet needs, and then ask the individuals if they have those symptoms.
I am trying to find data sets that can be put together to explore the relationships between how much time is spent at activities that would be expected to meet a need, across the income spectrum, for people who have symptoms of that need being met vs not met, for all needs.
Canadian data would be ideal, but I'm totally happy to use data from anywhere.
Ultimately, I am trying to find a measure of effectiveness of the community at meeting it's self-defined needs.
34 minutes: The amount of time the average family gets to spend together each day
http://www.highlandspringgroup.com/press-and-media/group-news/article/34-minutes-the-amount-of-time-the-average-family-gets-to-spend-together-each-day/
I do not know if I understand your question but here is one idea.
There are data sets on time use for many countries including Pakistan. Time use data give details of time use of 24 hours that includes self care. you have to define which activities you include in self care and how much time you consider enough for self care. in many studies including mine, 10 hours are assumed to be minimum time needed for self care which includes sleeping, eating etc.
There are data sets on time use for many countries including Pakistan. Time use data give details of time use of 24 hours that includes self care. you have to define which activities you include in self care and how much time you consider enough for self care. in many studies including mine, 10 hours are assumed to be minimum time needed for self care which includes sleeping, eating etc. This is based on self care. but earning money to fulfill their need is an other idea. but time use surveys includes all activities, market, households, and leisure.
There are data sets on time use for many countries including Pakistan. Time use data give details of time use of 24 hours that includes self care. you have to define which activities you include in self care and how much time you consider enough for self care. in many studies including mine, 10 hours are assumed to be minimum time needed for self care which includes sleeping, eating etc. This is based on self care. but earning money to fulfill their need is an other idea. Time use surveys includes all activities, market, households, and leisure. Have a look on those data sets.
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