A Solution to Prevent a Blackout Crisis: Determining the Behavioral Potential and Capacity of Solar Power

Table 5

Characteristics of the time-use survey data in this research.

Row	Title	Description
1	Target society	People over 15 years in urban families
2	Statistical time	The statistical time of this plan, depending on the case, is last week or one continuous day and night during the census week.
3	Data collection method	In this survey, the required household information is collected through face-to-face interviews with the most informed household member and the completion of a questionnaire. Personal information is also collected in a self-reported manner by completing a questionnaire by each person aged 15 years and older in the sample household.
4	Sample size	This study was conducted in urban areas of the country for 4 seasons. The sample size in the whole statistical year (autumn and winter 2014 and spring and summer 2015) was equal to 16912 households. In summer, 8248 people belonging to 4228 households were referred.
5	Time step	Time-use of people every 15 minutes is questioned.
6	Activities	All activities that a person does during the day are divided into 15 main groups according to the ICATUS. These 15 groups eventually merge into 9 groups.
7	Place of activity	The location of the activity is given in 22 codes. Three of these 22 codes indicate the presence of people in the house, and 19 codes indicate the absence of people in the house.