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Activity | Average hours per day spent in primary activities | |||||||||||
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Household child under 18 | No household children under 18 | |||||||||||
Total | Youngest household child under 6 |
Youngest household child 6 to 17 |
Total | Men | Women | |||||||
Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||||
Total, all activities(1) |
24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 |
Personal care activities |
10.39 | 9.97 | 10.53 | 10.58 | 9.93 | 10.74 | 10.23 | 9.99 | 10.33 | 10.11 | 9.89 | 10.28 |
Sleeping(2) |
9.57 | 9.48 | 9.60 | 9.70 | 9.40 | 9.78 | 9.46 | 9.53 | 9.43 | 9.39 | 9.34 | 9.44 |
Eating and drinking |
1.16 | 1.07 | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.16 | 1.25 | 1.10 | 1.02 | 1.13 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.26 |
Household activities |
3.02 | 2.09 | 3.35 | 2.97 | 2.40 | 3.12 | 3.06 | 1.91 | 3.56 | 2.56 | 2.13 | 2.89 |
Housework |
1.02 | (3)- | 1.22 | 0.94 | (3)- | 1.01 | 1.09 | 0.33 | 1.42 | 0.80 | 0.42 | 1.10 |
Food preparation and cleanup |
1.37 | 0.60 | 1.64 | 1.54 | 0.68 | 1.76 | 1.23 | 0.54 | 1.52 | 0.78 | 0.51 | 1.00 |
Lawn and garden care |
0.19 | (3)- | 0.11 | (3)- | (3)- | 0.04 | 0.20 | (3)- | 0.17 | 0.32 | 0.44 | 0.23 |
Household management |
0.15 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.08 | (3)- | 0.09 | 0.22 | (3)- | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.23 |
Purchasing goods and services |
0.91 | 1.06 | 0.86 | 0.68 | (3)- | 0.63 | 1.11 | (3)- | 1.08 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.88 |
Consumer goods purchases |
0.41 | 0.32 | 0.44 | 0.34 | (3)- | 0.34 | 0.46 | (3)- | 0.53 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.42 |
Professional and personal care services |
0.10 | (3)- | 0.09 | 0.06 | (3)- | 0.04 | 0.14 | (3)- | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
Caring for and helping household members |
1.95 | 0.91 | 2.32 | 2.85 | 1.46 | 3.22 | 1.20 | 0.60 | 1.46 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.15 |
Caring for and helping household children |
1.65 | 0.69 | 1.99 | 2.56 | 1.21 | 2.91 | 0.89 | 0.39 | 1.10 | - | - | - |
Caring for and helping nonhousehold members |
0.14 | (3)- | 0.09 | 0.06 | (3)- | 0.05 | 0.22 | (3)- | 0.14 | 0.30 | 0.19 | 0.38 |
Caring for and helping nonhousehold adults |
0.09 | (3)- | 0.05 | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | 0.13 | (3)- | (3)- | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.13 |
Working and work-related activities(4) |
0.15 | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | 0.13 | 0.22 | 0.06 |
Working(4) |
(3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (5)- | (3)- | (5)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | 0.01 | (5)- | 0.01 |
Educational activities |
0.50 | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.22 |
Attending class |
0.11 | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | 0.06 | (3)- | 0.08 |
Homework and research |
(3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.13 |
Organizational, civic, and religious activities |
0.29 | (3)- | 0.31 | 0.22 | (3)- | 0.22 | 0.36 | (3)- | (3)- | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.46 |
Religious and spiritual activities |
0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.16 | (3)- | 0.16 | 0.20 | (3)- | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.12 | 0.26 |
Volunteering (organizational and civic activities) |
0.09 | (3)- | 0.10 | (5)- | (3)- | (3)- | 0.13 | (3)- | (3)- | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.16 |
Leisure and sports |
4.90 | 6.91 | 4.20 | 4.36 | 6.04 | 3.92 | 5.35 | 7.40 | 4.47 | 7.57 | 8.48 | 6.87 |
Socializing and communicating |
0.79 | 1.00 | 0.72 | 0.80 | (3)- | 0.61 | 0.79 | (3)- | 0.82 | 0.61 | 0.54 | 0.66 |
Watching television |
2.41 | 3.30 | 2.10 | 2.33 | 3.26 | 2.09 | 2.48 | 3.33 | 2.11 | 4.56 | 5.33 | 3.96 |
Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation |
0.34 | (3)- | 0.27 | 0.23 | (3)- | 0.26 | 0.42 | (3)- | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.24 |
Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail |
0.18 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.17 | (3)- | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.34 |
Other activities, not elsewhere classified |
0.40 | (3)- | 0.39 | 0.52 | (3)- | 0.44 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.35 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.20 |
Footnotes |
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- Not applicable. |