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Characteristic | Average hours per day spent in selected primary activities(1) | |||||||||||||||
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Personal care activities |
Eating and drinking | Household activities |
Caring for and helping household members |
Working and work- related activities |
Leisure and sports | Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail |
Travel | |||||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Age |
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Total, 15 years and over |
9.60 | 9.67 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.78 | 2.01 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 3.32 | 3.02 | 4.99 | 5.53 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 1.22 | 0.79 |
15 to 19 years |
10.64 | 10.61 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.87 | 0.60 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 1.46 | 1.13 | 5.15 | 6.40 | 0.23 | 0.41 | 1.10 | 0.62 |
20 to 24 years |
10.14 | 10.23 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 1.02 | 1.23 | 0.13 | 0.33 | 3.63 | 3.13 | 4.86 | 5.58 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 1.29 | 0.92 |
25 to 34 years |
9.54 | 9.65 | 1.04 | 1.09 | 1.45 | 1.73 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 4.44 | 3.99 | 4.10 | 4.57 | 0.10 | 0.18 | 1.30 | 0.92 |
35 to 44 years |
9.27 | 9.41 | 1.01 | 1.05 | 1.85 | 2.08 | 0.97 | 1.10 | 4.62 | 4.35 | 3.79 | 4.03 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 1.34 | 0.90 |
45 to 54 years |
9.42 | 9.39 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.66 | 2.11 | 0.34 | 0.27 | 4.81 | 4.24 | 4.22 | 4.94 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 1.43 | 0.85 |
55 to 64 years |
9.33 | 9.56 | 1.08 | 1.03 | 2.16 | 2.40 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 3.57 | 3.27 | 5.15 | 5.58 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 1.20 | 0.77 |
65 to 74 years |
9.46 | 9.51 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 2.55 | 2.71 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.86 | 1.20 | 6.89 | 7.09 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 1.06 | 0.66 |
75 years and over |
9.94 | 9.78 | 1.19 | 1.29 | 2.36 | 2.53 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 7.46 | 8.05 | 0.26 | 0.41 | 0.81 | 0.44 |
Sex |
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Men |
9.39 | 9.46 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.38 | 1.64 | 0.29 | 0.24 | 3.99 | 3.59 | 5.36 | 5.98 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 1.22 | 0.81 |
Women |
9.81 | 9.88 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 2.17 | 2.36 | 0.53 | 0.60 | 2.68 | 2.50 | 4.65 | 5.10 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 1.22 | 0.76 |
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
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White |
9.55 | 9.61 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.86 | 2.10 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 3.37 | 3.02 | 4.98 | 5.50 | 0.13 | 0.21 | 1.23 | 0.80 |
Black or African American |
9.91 | 10.02 | 0.77 | 0.85 | 1.33 | 1.58 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 3.12 | 2.83 | 5.46 | 6.14 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 1.27 | 0.76 |
Asian |
9.72 | 9.72 | 1.25 | 1.34 | 1.68 | 1.81 | 0.66 | 0.74 | 3.20 | 3.42 | 3.70 | 4.48 | s | 0.30 | 1.18 | 0.58 |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
9.92 | 9.93 | 1.04 | 1.00 | 1.81 | 2.13 | 0.50 | 0.59 | 3.66 | 3.11 | 4.29 | 5.07 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 1.28 | 0.75 |
Employment status |
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Employed |
9.30 | 9.35 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.44 | 1.71 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 5.16 | 5.08 | 4.02 | 4.30 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 1.36 | 0.93 |
Full-time workers |
9.16 | 9.24 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.38 | 1.62 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 5.77 | 5.66 | 3.84 | 4.16 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 1.41 | 0.94 |
Part-time workers |
9.79 | 9.75 | 1.07 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 2.03 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 2.99 | 3.03 | 4.66 | 4.78 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 1.21 | 0.90 |
Not employed |
10.13 | 10.13 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 2.37 | 2.43 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 6.68 | 7.28 | 0.22 | 0.32 | 0.98 | 0.58 |
Usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers (single jobholders only) |
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Earnings less than or equal to the 25th percentile |
9.59 | 9.74 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 1.36 | 1.57 | 0.42 | 0.30 | 5.51 | 5.09 | 3.84 | 4.56 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 1.19 | 0.86 |
Earnings from 25th to 50th percentiles |
9.26 | 9.49 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.26 | 1.67 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 5.78 | 5.27 | 4.14 | 4.31 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 1.31 | 1.01 |
Earnings from 50th to 75th percentiles |
9.21 | 9.02 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.56 | 1.66 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 5.12 | 5.71 | 4.06 | 4.20 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 1.56 | 0.94 |
Earnings greater than the 75th percentile |
8.82 | 8.97 | 1.11 | 1.20 | 1.31 | 1.65 | 0.53 | 0.46 | 6.03 | 5.98 | 3.61 | 4.06 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 1.60 | 0.88 |
Presence and age of household children |
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No household children under 18 |
9.69 | 9.72 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.81 | 2.05 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 3.05 | 2.75 | 5.54 | 6.14 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 1.15 | 0.75 |
Household children under 18 |
9.44 | 9.59 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.73 | 1.93 | 1.13 | 1.18 | 3.83 | 3.54 | 3.95 | 4.36 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 1.36 | 0.85 |
Children 13 to 17 years, none younger |
9.65 | 9.87 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.60 | 1.77 | 0.27 | 0.18 | 3.46 | 3.21 | 4.53 | 5.13 | 0.10 | 0.29 | 1.54 | 0.71 |
Children 6 to 12 years, none younger |
9.51 | 9.55 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.52 | 1.93 | 0.75 | 0.88 | 4.19 | 3.85 | 3.97 | 4.40 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 1.37 | 0.94 |
Youngest child under 6 years |
9.27 | 9.46 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 2.00 | 2.03 | 1.96 | 2.06 | 3.69 | 3.46 | 3.60 | 3.86 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 1.24 | 0.85 |
Marital status and sex |
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Married, spouse present |
9.36 | 9.37 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 2.10 | 2.40 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 3.55 | 3.36 | 4.59 | 5.00 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 1.30 | 0.83 |
Men |
9.07 | 9.11 | 1.16 | 1.22 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 4.30 | 4.25 | 4.98 | 5.30 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 1.34 | 0.87 |
Women |
9.66 | 9.63 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 2.61 | 2.91 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 2.78 | 2.47 | 4.19 | 4.70 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 1.26 | 0.80 |
Other marital statuses |
9.85 | 9.98 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 1.47 | 1.61 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 3.08 | 2.69 | 5.40 | 6.06 | 0.19 | 0.28 | 1.15 | 0.74 |
Men |
9.75 | 9.83 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 1.13 | 1.37 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 3.65 | 2.87 | 5.80 | 6.71 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 1.09 | 0.75 |
Women |
9.94 | 10.12 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 1.76 | 1.83 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 2.59 | 2.52 | 5.07 | 5.48 | 0.22 | 0.33 | 1.19 | 0.73 |
Day of week |
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Non-holiday weekdays |
9.33 | 9.43 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.63 | 1.83 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 4.25 | 3.88 | 4.50 | 5.07 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 1.25 | 0.79 |
Weekends or holidays |
10.21 | 10.24 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 2.14 | 2.43 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 1.23 | 1.02 | 6.11 | 6.59 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 1.16 | 0.77 |
Educational attainment, 25 years and over |
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Less than a high school diploma |
10.15 | 10.05 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 2.01 | 2.29 | 0.38 | 0.51 | 2.69 | 2.19 | 5.76 | 6.24 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 1.05 | 0.67 |
High school graduates, no college |
9.58 | 9.73 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 2.00 | 2.25 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 3.12 | 2.82 | 5.53 | 6.04 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 1.07 | 0.75 |
Some college or associate degree |
9.46 | 9.56 | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.95 | 2.27 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 3.37 | 3.14 | 5.19 | 5.39 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 1.19 | 0.84 |
Bachelor's degree and higher |
9.20 | 9.28 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.88 | 2.14 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 3.96 | 3.68 | 4.29 | 4.89 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 1.41 | 0.81 |
Bachelor's degree only |
9.27 | 9.31 | 1.13 | 1.20 | 1.93 | 2.15 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 3.92 | 3.58 | 4.37 | 4.98 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 1.37 | 0.83 |
Advanced degree |
9.09 | 9.22 | 1.27 | 1.20 | 1.81 | 2.12 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 4.00 | 3.82 | 4.18 | 4.75 | 0.18 | 0.31 | 1.46 | 0.78 |
(1) Estimates will not sum to 24 hours because the following activities are not shown: Purchasing goods and services; Caring for and helping nonhousehold members; Educational activities; and Organizational, civic, and religious activities. Unlike in prior years, major activity categories do not include associated travel. See Technical Note for activity category definitions. |
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Note: A primary activity refers to an individual's main activity. Other activities done simultaneously are not included. Data refer to persons 15 years and over, unless otherwise specified, and are representative of the periods May 10th through December 31st. Persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race. |