The lifestyle in the world since the 1960s has become less dynamicas a researcher from Madrid Polytechnic University (UPM) and from University of Alicante (UA)which is based on global data from time use surveys.

Thus, they have grown Lifestyle Dynamics Index (‘Lifestyle Dynamics Index’ (LDI)), a new index that captures dynamics Lifestyle based on activity information provided by daily use of time.

From the results obtained, it can be emphasized that there is evidence that supports a lower lifestyle dynamics around the world According to the trend shown by English, Dutch, Spanish and especially United States of America.

This means that, since the 1960s, an individual appears to be engaging in fewer activities and more repetitive routines of daily activities. The Lifestyle Dynamics Index can be effective instrument for making relevant socioeconomic decisions.

The term ‘lifestyle dynamics’ has been used in relation to family and environmental studies and refers to how lifestyle evolves over time, where lifestyle is how we refer to the way people live. The lifestyle and its dynamics have also demonstrated potential socio-economic and domestic implications, highlighting the importance of its effect on public health or household energy consumption.

Index message activity on a scale of 0 to 100 (where 0 is a lifestyle where only one activity is done during the day, and 100 where everything is done). Specifically, this index shows the position in the order of the average day in a country: from the calmest day to the most chaotic day.

Investigations analyze cases United States of America (USA) because it is the only country in the world that officially collects statistical data every year through ATUS. In the 21st century, the US has also shown a general decline in the index in the 2003-2012 decade, with annual declines starting in 2008. We have obtained state-level LDI for the US for the 2013-2016 period, which allows us to look at differences within countries for latest data available.

“Spain has only two official and national time use surveys, and has not collected time use data since 2008-2009. As more and more time use survey data are published worldwide, the potential use of the Lifestyle Dynamics Index for socioeconomic policy and welfare purposes could put to better use”, said Raúl G. Sanchis, a UPM researcher who participated in the work.