Table 3. Time spent in primary activities for the civilian population by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and educational attainment, 2023 annual averages

Table 3. Time spent in primary activities for the civilian population by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and
educational attainment, 2023 annual averages
Characteristic	Average hours per day spent in primary activities(1)
Characteristic	Personal care activities	Eating and drinking	Household activities	Purchasing goods and services	Caring for and helping household members	Caring for and helping non- household members	Working and work- related activities	Educational activities	Organizational, civic, and religious activities	Leisure and sports	Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail	Other activities, not elsewhere classified
Age and sex
Total, 15 years and over	9.84	1.20	1.92	0.66	0.50	0.17	3.56	0.39	0.24	5.15	0.16	0.21
15 to 19 years	10.87	1.09	0.84	0.40	0.19	0.07	1.27	3.14	0.25	5.46	0.25	0.16
20 to 24 years	10.50	0.92	1.17	0.49	0.30	0.18	3.67	0.92	0.11	5.36	0.18	0.21
25 to 34 years	9.76	1.15	1.58	0.59	0.92	0.06	5.02	0.18	0.13	4.29	0.11	0.23
35 to 44 years	9.46	1.16	1.87	0.71	1.14	0.13	5.04	0.09	0.20	3.87	0.10	0.23
45 to 54 years	9.50	1.18	2.07	0.71	0.56	0.15	4.79	0.09	0.24	4.40	0.10	0.18
55 to 64 years	9.69	1.25	2.19	0.65	0.12	0.29	4.02	0.04	0.24	5.18	0.16	0.18
65 to 74 years	9.67	1.34	2.66	0.81	0.16	0.34	1.42	0.02	0.39	6.71	0.23	0.24
75 years and over	10.18	1.46	2.48	0.77	0.10	0.14	0.37	(2)-	0.43	7.57	0.29	0.21

Men, 15 years and over	9.59	1.22	1.49	0.55	0.38	0.15	4.17	0.36	0.20	5.56	0.13	0.19
15 to 19 years	10.61	1.04	0.57	0.29	(3)-	0.08	1.24	3.03	(3)-	6.51	0.14	0.11
20 to 24 years	10.19	0.86	0.95	0.36	(3)-	0.17	3.81	0.58	(3)-	6.14	(3)-	(3)-
25 to 34 years	9.42	1.12	1.14	0.43	0.62	0.08	5.90	0.24	0.10	4.64	0.10	0.20
35 to 44 years	9.21	1.23	1.48	0.60	0.87	0.15	5.79	0.03	0.16	4.18	0.10	0.20
45 to 54 years	9.30	1.16	1.60	0.64	0.43	0.11	5.45	(3)-	0.18	4.87	0.05	0.17
55 to 64 years	9.40	1.34	1.72	0.53	0.12	0.18	4.73	(3)-	0.25	5.41	0.10	0.20
65 to 74 years	9.61	1.39	2.31	0.71	0.12	0.28	1.88	(2)-	0.22	7.13	0.16	0.17
75 years and over	9.91	1.62	1.95	0.76	0.14	0.18	0.55	(2)-	0.42	8.05	0.22	0.20

Women, 15 years and over	10.07	1.18	2.32	0.76	0.62	0.19	2.98	0.42	0.28	4.76	0.20	0.22
15 to 19 years	11.14	1.13	1.13	0.51	(3)-	(3)-	1.29	3.25	(3)-	4.38	(3)-	0.22
20 to 24 years	10.81	0.97	1.40	0.63	0.39	(3)-	3.52	1.25	(3)-	4.55	0.06	0.13
25 to 34 years	10.10	1.17	2.03	0.74	1.22	0.04	4.13	0.12	0.16	3.93	0.11	0.25
35 to 44 years	9.71	1.08	2.25	0.82	1.42	0.10	4.29	0.16	0.24	3.57	0.11	0.25
45 to 54 years	9.70	1.21	2.54	0.79	0.69	0.18	4.15	0.14	0.30	3.94	0.16	0.19
55 to 64 years	9.96	1.17	2.65	0.76	0.12	0.39	3.35	0.04	0.23	4.97	0.21	0.15
65 to 74 years	9.73	1.30	2.97	0.90	0.19	0.39	1.02	(2)-	0.55	6.34	0.29	0.30
75 years and over	10.38	1.34	2.87	0.78	0.06	0.11	0.23	(2)-	0.43	7.21	0.35	0.22

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White, 15 years and over	9.76	1.23	2.02	0.66	0.50	0.18	3.52	0.36	0.24	5.17	0.15	0.20
Men	9.48	1.26	1.61	0.56	0.40	0.16	4.15	0.37	0.20	5.49	0.12	0.21
Women	10.04	1.21	2.42	0.77	0.59	0.20	2.91	0.36	0.27	4.85	0.18	0.20

Black or African American, 15 years and over	10.27	0.88	1.48	0.66	0.44	0.14	3.52	0.37	0.32	5.51	0.20	0.20
Men	10.29	0.88	1.07	0.49	0.27	0.13	3.84	(3)-	0.25	6.27	0.09	0.13
Women	10.25	0.88	1.84	0.81	0.59	0.15	3.25	0.45	0.38	4.84	0.30	0.26

Asian, 15 years and over	9.83	1.45	1.62	0.57	0.70	0.11	4.20	0.65	0.15	4.34	0.13	0.26
Men	9.65	1.38	1.07	0.58	0.46	0.10	5.01	(3)-	0.08	5.10	0.12	0.14
Women	9.99	1.51	2.13	0.57	0.92	0.11	3.45	0.95	0.22	3.63	0.13	(3)-

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 15 years and over	10.12	1.28	1.94	0.58	0.65	0.13	3.76	0.66	0.17	4.42	0.13	0.15
Men	9.89	1.30	1.29	0.51	0.47	0.13	4.52	0.68	0.12	4.84	0.11	0.14
Women	10.35	1.26	2.60	0.65	0.83	0.13	3.00	0.64	0.23	3.99	0.15	0.16

Marital status and sex
Married, spouse present	9.52	1.31	2.27	0.71	0.76	0.18	3.79	0.06	0.28	4.78	0.11	0.22
Men	9.25	1.36	1.81	0.62	0.60	0.15	4.48	0.03	0.25	5.16	0.08	0.20
Women	9.79	1.26	2.73	0.79	0.92	0.22	3.10	0.09	0.31	4.41	0.15	0.24
Other marital statuses	10.15	1.09	1.56	0.60	0.24	0.16	3.33	0.73	0.20	5.53	0.21	0.19
Men	9.94	1.07	1.16	0.46	0.15	0.15	3.84	0.70	0.16	5.99	0.18	0.18
Women	10.35	1.10	1.92	0.73	0.33	0.17	2.86	0.75	0.25	5.10	0.24	0.20

Educational attainment, 25 years and over
Less than a high school diploma	10.13	1.17	2.19	0.68	0.46	0.14	2.89	(3)-	0.25	5.71	0.09	0.23
High school graduates, no college	9.85	1.17	2.20	0.67	0.44	0.19	3.39	0.05	0.21	5.54	0.12	0.16
Some college or associate degree	9.67	1.16	2.10	0.68	0.54	0.21	3.90	0.11	0.21	5.10	0.15	0.16
Bachelor's degree and higher	9.48	1.33	1.99	0.73	0.65	0.16	4.12	0.09	0.31	4.69	0.19	0.27
Bachelor's degree only	9.44	1.30	2.04	0.68	0.65	0.17	4.08	0.11	0.29	4.78	0.19	0.27
Advanced degree	9.53	1.38	1.92	0.79	0.64	0.14	4.17	0.07	0.33	4.57	0.19	0.27
Footnotes (1) All major activity categories include related travel time. See Technical Note for activity category definitions. (2) Estimate is approximately zero. (3) Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.
NOTE: A primary activity refers to an individual's main activity. Other activities done simultaneously are not included. Unless otherwise specified, data refer to persons 15 years and over. Persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race.

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Last Modified Date: June 27, 2024