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Activity | Average hours per day, civilian population |
Average percent engaged in the activity per day |
Average hours per day for persons who engaged in the activity |
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Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
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Total, all activities(1) |
24.00 | 24.00 | - | - | - | - |
Personal care activities |
9.56 | 10.35 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9.56 | 10.35 |
Sleeping(2) |
8.80 | 9.59 | 100.0 | 99.9 | 8.80 | 9.61 |
Eating and drinking |
1.18 | 1.36 | 95.9 | 95.8 | 1.23 | 1.42 |
Household activities |
1.87 | 2.35 | 79.8 | 81.8 | 2.34 | 2.87 |
Housework |
0.56 | 0.77 | 35.5 | 40.6 | 1.57 | 1.90 |
Food preparation and cleanup |
0.65 | 0.70 | 63.8 | 61.5 | 1.02 | 1.14 |
Lawn and garden care |
0.18 | 0.25 | 9.2 | 11.5 | 1.91 | 2.21 |
Household management |
0.14 | 0.18 | 16.7 | 19.2 | 0.82 | 0.95 |
Purchasing goods and services |
0.63 | 0.78 | 38.4 | 43.4 | 1.63 | 1.81 |
Consumer goods purchases |
0.25 | 0.43 | 33.4 | 41.8 | 0.76 | 1.03 |
Professional and personal care services |
0.12 | 0.03 | 9.3 | 2.6 | 1.26 | 1.20 |
Caring for and helping household members |
0.54 | 0.44 | 23.0 | 18.7 | 2.35 | 2.36 |
Caring for and helping household children |
0.38 | 0.37 | 18.6 | 15.4 | 2.05 | 2.40 |
Caring for and helping nonhousehold members |
0.15 | 0.21 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 1.93 | 2.04 |
Caring for and helping nonhousehold adults |
0.05 | 0.09 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 0.98 | 1.29 |
Working and work-related activities |
4.37 | 1.22 | 51.8 | 21.1 | 8.44 | 5.77 |
Working |
4.01 | 1.08 | 50.5 | 19.6 | 7.95 | 5.50 |
Educational activities |
0.53 | 0.17 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 5.55 | 3.20 |
Attending class |
0.32 | 0.01 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 4.89 | 2.25 |
Homework and research |
0.17 | 0.14 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 2.62 | 3.28 |
Organizational, civic, and religious activities |
0.24 | 0.46 | 11.0 | 16.6 | 2.15 | 2.79 |
Religious and spiritual activities |
0.09 | 0.25 | 7.0 | 12.6 | 1.26 | 1.97 |
Volunteering (organizational and civic activities) |
0.12 | 0.16 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 2.54 | 2.83 |
Leisure and sports |
4.56 | 6.24 | 93.1 | 96.3 | 4.90 | 6.47 |
Socializing and communicating |
0.44 | 0.94 | 27.1 | 36.7 | 1.61 | 2.55 |
Watching television |
2.36 | 3.16 | 71.0 | 76.9 | 3.32 | 4.11 |
Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation |
0.30 | 0.33 | 22.5 | 19.1 | 1.35 | 1.75 |
Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail |
0.18 | 0.18 | 18.4 | 16.3 | 0.97 | 1.11 |
Other activities, not elsewhere classified |
0.19 | 0.24 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 1.27 | 1.51 |
Footnotes |
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- Not applicable. |