Average hours per day spent in selected activities on days worked by employment status and sex
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Average hours per day spent in selected activities on days worked by employment status and sex, 2023 annual averages
Activity
Employed, total
Employed, men
Employed, women
Employed full time, total
Employed full time, men
Employed full time, women
Employed part time, women
Personal care, including sleep
8.99 8.76 9.29 8.88 8.73 9.11 9.98
Eating and drinking
1.07 1.14 0.98 1.08 1.15 0.99 0.97
Household activities
1.06 0.83 1.35 0.99 0.82 1.24 1.78
Purchasing goods and services
0.40 0.33 0.48 0.38 0.33 0.45 0.60
Caring for and helping household members
0.48 0.38 0.61 0.46 0.40 0.55 0.81
Caring for and helping nonhousehold members
0.08 0.07 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.09 0.09
Working and work-related activities
8.34 8.67 7.92 8.75 8.94 8.49 5.73
Educational activities
0.12 0.08 0.17 0.04 0.02 0.05 -
Organizational, civic, and religious activities
0.13 0.11 0.16 0.12 0.10 0.15 0.19
Leisure and sports
3.08 3.39 2.69 2.97 3.21 2.62 2.94
Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail
0.10 0.08 0.12 0.10 0.08 0.13 0.09
Other activities, not elsewhere classified
0.15 0.15 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.13 0.18
Note: Data for men employed part time do not meet publication criteria.
United States Department of Labor
