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Activity | Average per day, total | Average per day, men | Average per day, women | Average per weekday, total | Average per weekday, men | Average per weekday, women | Average per weekend day, total | Average per weekend day, men | Average per weekend day, women |
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Personal care, including sleep |
100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Eating and drinking |
95.9% | 95.8% | 96.0% | 95.9% | 95.9% | 95.9% | 95.8% | 95.5% | 96.1% |
Household activities |
80.4% | 73.9% | 86.6% | 79.8% | 72.9% | 86.4% | 81.8% | 76.3% | 87.1% |
Purchasing goods and services |
39.9% | 38.6% | 41.2% | 38.4% | 36.6% | 40.2% | 43.4% | 43.2% | 43.6% |
Caring for and helping household members |
21.7% | 18.6% | 24.6% | 23.0% | 19.2% | 26.5% | 18.7% | 17.2% | 20.1% |
Caring for and helping nonhousehold members |
8.5% | 6.4% | 10.5% | 7.8% | 5.3% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 8.9% | 11.4% |
Working and work-related activities |
42.6% | 47.1% | 38.2% | 51.8% | 57.3% | 46.5% | 21.1% | 23.6% | 18.6% |
Educational activities |
8.3% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 9.5% | 9.2% | 9.8% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.5% |
Organizational, civic, and religious activities |
12.7% | 10.4% | 14.9% | 11.0% | 8.6% | 13.4% | 16.6% | 14.5% | 18.7% |
Leisure and sports |
94.1% | 94.2% | 93.9% | 93.1% | 93.1% | 93.0% | 96.3% | 96.7% | 96.0% |
Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail |
17.7% | 15.0% | 20.3% | 18.4% | 15.7% | 20.9% | 16.3% | 13.5% | 19.0% |
Other activities, not elsewhere classified |
15.5% | 13.8% | 17.1% | 15.3% | 13.2% | 17.3% | 15.8% | 15.1% | 16.6% |
Note: Data refer to persons 15 years and over. |