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Table 3. Time spent in primary activities for the civilian population by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and educational attainment, 2018 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, 2018 annual averages
Characteristic Average hours per day spent in primary activities(1)
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

 9.58 1.19 1.78 0.72 0.51 0.21 3.57 0.46 0.30 5.27 0.15 0.26

15 to 19 years

 10.34 1.17 0.84 0.53 0.17 0.12 1.22 3.06 0.29 5.79 0.19 0.29

20 to 24 years

 9.96 1.12 1.12 0.49 0.38 0.16 3.52 1.70 0.13 5.02 0.16 0.24

25 to 34 years

 9.54 1.14 1.53 0.66 0.99 0.15 5.01 0.28 0.14 4.22 0.09 0.24

35 to 44 years

 9.26 1.13 1.80 0.62 1.18 0.11 5.08 0.09 0.27 4.08 0.09 0.29

45 to 54 years

 9.30 1.17 1.83 0.89 0.41 0.23 4.93 0.04 0.34 4.54 0.12 0.20

55 to 64 years

 9.40 1.18 2.10 0.79 0.16 0.31 3.79 0.05 0.35 5.49 0.13 0.25

65 to 74 years

 9.65 1.28 2.45 0.84 0.16 0.42 1.05 0.03 0.42 7.17 0.22 0.30

75 years and over

 9.90 1.41 2.14 0.83 0.12 0.19 0.49 (2)- 0.58 7.75 0.27 0.31

Men, 15 years and over

 9.35 1.23 1.36 0.61 0.32 0.19 4.16 0.49 0.26 5.69 0.09 0.24

15 to 19 years

 9.94 1.16 0.73 0.39 0.11 0.09 1.24 3.61 0.24 6.09 0.13 0.26

20 to 24 years

 9.96 1.09 0.69 0.38 0.10 0.14 3.75 1.58 (3)- 5.90 0.09 0.22

25 to 34 years

 9.27 1.18 1.07 0.58 0.47 0.19 5.88 0.24 0.12 4.72 0.07 0.22

35 to 44 years

 9.08 1.15 1.28 0.50 0.72 0.12 6.05 0.03 0.28 4.46 0.05 0.30

45 to 54 years

 9.07 1.25 1.34 0.71 0.39 0.16 5.67 0.03 0.24 4.88 0.07 0.20

55 to 64 years

 9.25 1.22 1.78 0.70 0.12 0.24 4.18 (2)- 0.29 5.88 0.08 0.23

65 to 74 years

 9.41 1.34 2.03 0.76 0.18 0.39 1.29 (3)- 0.34 7.81 0.15 0.26

75 years and over

 9.56 1.52 1.89 0.83 0.08 0.17 0.71 (2)- 0.64 8.12 0.18 0.29

Women, 15 years and over

 9.78 1.15 2.17 0.82 0.70 0.24 3.02 0.43 0.35 4.87 0.20 0.28

15 to 19 years

 10.74 1.18 0.94 0.67 0.23 0.15 1.20 2.49 0.33 5.49 0.26 0.33

20 to 24 years

 9.95 1.14 1.56 0.61 0.66 0.18 3.29 1.82 0.16 4.13 (3)- 0.27

25 to 34 years

 9.82 1.10 1.99 0.74 1.52 0.11 4.16 0.31 0.15 3.72 0.12 0.26

35 to 44 years

 9.43 1.12 2.30 0.74 1.61 0.10 4.15 0.14 0.27 3.71 0.14 0.29

45 to 54 years

 9.52 1.10 2.31 1.06 0.43 0.30 4.22 0.04 0.44 4.21 0.17 0.20

55 to 64 years

 9.53 1.15 2.40 0.87 0.19 0.37 3.43 0.08 0.40 5.13 0.18 0.26

65 to 74 years

 9.86 1.22 2.82 0.92 0.15 0.44 0.85 0.03 0.49 6.60 0.29 0.33

75 years and over

 10.15 1.33 2.32 0.83 0.16 0.20 (3)- (2)- 0.54 7.48 0.34 0.33

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White, 15 years and over

 9.50 1.22 1.87 0.73 0.51 0.23 3.56 0.42 0.28 5.28 0.13 0.26

Men

 9.26 1.26 1.47 0.61 0.33 0.21 4.24 0.45 0.24 5.62 0.08 0.24

Women

 9.72 1.19 2.25 0.85 0.69 0.25 2.92 0.39 0.32 4.96 0.18 0.28

Black or African American, 15 years and over

 9.77 0.93 1.32 0.65 0.48 0.18 3.36 0.62 0.50 5.73 0.19 0.26

Men

 9.67 0.94 0.87 0.56 0.25 0.15 3.39 0.76 0.48 6.55 0.12 0.26

Women

 9.86 0.92 1.70 0.72 0.67 0.20 3.34 0.50 0.52 5.05 0.26 0.26

Asian, 15 years and over

 10.03 1.36 1.58 0.71 0.65 0.13 4.32 0.55 0.18 4.00 0.22 0.28

Men

 9.95 1.48 0.96 0.70 0.40 0.11 4.65 (3)- 0.12 4.59 0.13 0.24

Women

 10.11 1.22 2.27 0.72 0.93 0.15 3.95 (3)- 0.24 3.33 (3)- 0.34

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 15 years and over

 9.86 1.20 1.90 0.68 0.64 0.12 3.67 0.49 0.26 4.82 0.13 0.23

Men

 9.63 1.24 1.27 0.53 0.34 0.14 4.58 0.52 0.22 5.20 0.11 0.22

Women

 10.09 1.15 2.52 0.83 0.93 0.11 2.76 0.47 0.29 4.45 0.14 0.25

Marital status and sex

Married, spouse present

 9.30 1.26 2.12 0.78 0.74 0.24 3.89 0.05 0.34 4.88 0.12 0.26

Men

 9.06 1.31 1.64 0.68 0.51 0.21 4.66 0.04 0.31 5.25 0.08 0.25

Women

 9.54 1.22 2.60 0.88 0.97 0.28 3.13 0.07 0.36 4.52 0.15 0.27

Other marital statuses

 9.86 1.11 1.42 0.66 0.28 0.19 3.25 0.87 0.27 5.66 0.18 0.26

Men

 9.67 1.13 1.07 0.54 0.12 0.17 3.63 0.98 0.21 6.15 0.11 0.23

Women

 10.02 1.09 1.74 0.77 0.42 0.20 2.90 0.78 0.33 5.22 0.24 0.28

Educational attainment, 25 years and over

Less than a high school diploma

 10.25 1.00 2.19 0.70 0.61 0.17 2.12 (2)- 0.37 6.34 0.09 0.15

High school diploma, no college

 9.60 1.13 1.96 0.75 0.45 0.28 3.37 0.05 0.29 5.77 0.10 0.26

Some college or associate degree

 9.41 1.14 1.97 0.74 0.53 0.27 3.88 0.12 0.31 5.20 0.17 0.25

Bachelor's degree and higher

 9.21 1.33 1.82 0.80 0.65 0.18 4.48 0.13 0.35 4.59 0.17 0.29

Bachelor's degree only

 9.20 1.33 1.92 0.75 0.62 0.19 4.43 0.09 0.34 4.67 0.16 0.30

Advanced degree

 9.23 1.33 1.67 0.87 0.69 0.16 4.56 0.19 0.36 4.47 0.18 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 19, 2019