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Childcare activities(1) | Average hours per day adults spent caring for household children(2) | ||||||||
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Total | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays | |||||||
Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
Children under age 13, total |
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Total |
5.25 | 4.77 | 5.63 | 4.22 | 3.71 | 4.63 | 7.71 | 7.21 | 8.15 |
Personal care activities |
0.24 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.24 | 0.35 |
Household activities |
1.22 | 0.84 | 1.53 | 0.99 | 0.62 | 1.28 | 1.78 | 1.36 | 2.16 |
Purchasing goods and services |
0.28 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.46 | 0.40 | 0.52 |
Working and work-related activities |
0.40 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 |
Eating and drinking |
0.69 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.55 | 0.48 | 0.61 | 1.01 | 0.97 | 1.05 |
Leisure and sports |
2.00 | 2.10 | 1.91 | 1.42 | 1.52 | 1.34 | 3.38 | 3.44 | 3.33 |
Other activities |
0.42 | 0.38 | 0.45 | 0.34 | 0.27 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.57 |
Youngest child ages 6 to 12 |
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Total |
4.80 | 4.46 | 5.09 | 3.68 | 3.57 | 3.77 | 7.80 | 6.84 | 8.59 |
Personal care activities |
0.25 | 0.18 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.32 |
Household activities |
1.05 | 0.74 | 1.30 | 0.76 | 0.52 | 0.97 | 1.81 | 1.36 | 2.19 |
Purchasing goods and services |
0.25 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.47 | 0.35 | 0.58 |
Working and work-related activities |
0.38 | 0.45 | 0.31 | 0.43 | 0.56 | 0.32 | 0.23 | 0.15 | (3)- |
Eating and drinking |
0.58 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.92 | 0.81 | 1.01 |
Leisure and sports |
1.92 | 2.05 | 1.81 | 1.32 | 1.51 | 1.16 | 3.51 | 3.52 | 3.51 |
Other activities |
0.38 | 0.24 | 0.50 | 0.31 | 0.16 | 0.43 | 0.57 | 0.44 | 0.67 |
Child under age 6 |
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Total |
5.63 | 5.06 | 6.09 | 4.72 | 3.84 | 5.38 | 7.64 | 7.47 | 7.80 |
Personal care activities |
0.24 | 0.17 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.13 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.37 |
Household activities |
1.37 | 0.93 | 1.72 | 1.20 | 0.72 | 1.55 | 1.76 | 1.36 | 2.13 |
Purchasing goods and services |
0.30 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.24 | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.47 |
Working and work-related activities |
0.43 | 0.36 | 0.49 | 0.57 | (3)- | 0.66 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.06 |
Eating and drinking |
0.78 | 0.69 | 0.84 | 0.64 | 0.50 | 0.74 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 |
Leisure and sports |
2.06 | 2.15 | 1.99 | 1.51 | 1.53 | 1.50 | 3.28 | 3.38 | 3.19 |
Other activities |
0.45 | 0.51 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.63 | 0.77 | 0.49 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Includes persons 18 years and over living in households with children under 13 years, whether or not they provided childcare. |