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Characteristic | Average hours per day spent in leisure and sports activities, weekdays and weekends | |||||||||||||||
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Total, all leisure and sports activities | Participating in sports, exercise and recreation |
Socializing and communicating |
Watching TV | Reading | Relaxing/ thinking |
Playing games and computer use for leisure |
Other leisure and sports activities, including travel(1) |
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Sex |
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Men |
4.90 | 6.82 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.93 | 2.52 | 3.53 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.68 | 0.78 | 0.31 | 0.54 |
Women |
4.25 | 5.67 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.47 | 0.94 | 2.21 | 2.81 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.27 | 0.48 |
Age |
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Total, 15 years and over |
4.56 | 6.24 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.44 | 0.94 | 2.36 | 3.16 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.54 | 0.62 | 0.29 | 0.51 |
15 to 19 years |
4.93 | 6.38 | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.46 | 0.90 | 1.90 | 2.26 | (2)- | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 1.24 | 1.48 | 0.38 | 0.75 |
20 to 24 years |
4.20 | 5.70 | 0.50 | 0.37 | 0.51 | 0.93 | 1.52 | 2.10 | 0.08 | (2)- | 0.18 | (2)- | 0.95 | 0.89 | 0.46 | 0.75 |
25 to 34 years |
3.64 | 5.71 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 1.01 | 1.56 | 2.50 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.80 | 0.91 | 0.27 | 0.48 |
35 to 44 years |
3.15 | 5.34 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.36 | 1.08 | 1.65 | 2.46 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.19 | 0.45 |
45 to 54 years |
3.70 | 5.77 | 0.24 | 0.38 | 0.44 | 1.07 | 1.86 | 2.80 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.50 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.43 | 0.22 | 0.55 |
55 to 64 years |
4.88 | 6.40 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.47 | 0.89 | 2.78 | 3.78 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.46 |
65 to 74 years |
6.22 | 7.21 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.49 | 0.70 | 3.73 | 4.48 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.45 |
75 years and over |
7.28 | 8.22 | 0.29 | 0.24 | 0.49 | 0.78 | 4.39 | 5.04 | 0.73 | 0.85 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.47 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.34 |
Race and Hispanic or |
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White |
4.55 | 6.29 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.44 | 0.98 | 2.35 | 3.11 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.53 | 0.63 | 0.30 | 0.54 |
Black or African American |
5.20 | 6.56 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.38 | 0.72 | 3.01 | 4.18 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.67 | 0.59 | 0.51 | 0.43 | 0.24 | 0.34 |
Asian |
3.47 | 5.30 | 0.47 | 0.55 | 0.46 | 0.85 | 1.25 | 1.99 | 0.12 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.64 | 0.92 | 0.27 | 0.50 |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
4.03 | 5.45 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.52 | 1.07 | 2.11 | 2.57 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.22 | 0.44 |
Employment status |
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Employed |
3.46 | 5.65 | 0.25 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.95 | 1.71 | 2.70 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.45 | 0.60 | 0.25 | 0.50 |
Full-time workers |
3.18 | 5.81 | 0.24 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 1.02 | 1.58 | 2.78 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.59 | 0.23 | 0.52 |
Part-time workers |
4.49 | 5.10 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 0.48 | 0.70 | 2.20 | 2.42 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.72 | 0.66 | 0.31 | 0.44 |
Not employed |
6.42 | 7.30 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.59 | 0.91 | 3.45 | 4.00 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.71 | 0.66 | 0.36 | 0.52 |
Usual weekly earnings of full-time wage |
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$0 - $840 |
3.24 | 5.47 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.89 | 1.81 | 2.78 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.29 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.68 | 0.19 | 0.34 |
$841 - $1,250 |
3.34 | 6.16 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 1.01 | 1.60 | 2.98 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.79 | 0.28 | 0.54 |
$1,251 - $1,970 |
3.18 | 5.95 | 0.27 | 0.49 | 0.23 | 1.08 | 1.51 | 2.65 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.17 | 0.68 |
$1,971 and higher |
3.09 | 6.02 | 0.33 | 0.48 | 0.33 | 1.03 | 1.47 | 2.75 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.17 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.56 | 0.29 | 0.59 |
Presence and age of |
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No household children under 18 |
5.17 | 6.78 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.46 | 0.87 | 2.74 | 3.65 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.33 | 0.51 |
Household children under 18 |
3.35 | 5.12 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.39 | 1.07 | 1.60 | 2.16 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.59 | 0.21 | 0.52 |
Children 13 to 17 years, none younger |
4.32 | 5.81 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 1.01 | 2.20 | 2.76 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.58 | 0.74 | 0.31 | 0.55 |
Children 6 to 12 years, none younger |
3.25 | 5.32 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.96 | 1.43 | 2.05 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.42 | 0.70 | 0.18 | 0.59 |
Youngest child under 6 years |
2.70 | 4.43 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.43 | 1.21 | 1.31 | 1.84 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.37 | 0.17 | 0.43 |
Marital status and sex |
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Married, spouse present |
4.22 | 5.97 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.46 | 1.01 | 2.28 | 3.10 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.23 | 0.48 |
Men |
4.56 | 6.58 | 0.29 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 1.03 | 2.61 | 3.58 | 0.28 | 0.21 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.45 | 0.23 | 0.54 |
Women |
3.86 | 5.34 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.52 | 0.99 | 1.93 | 2.60 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.24 | 0.42 |
Other marital statuses |
4.92 | 6.51 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.86 | 2.45 | 3.23 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.75 | 0.84 | 0.34 | 0.54 |
Men |
5.28 | 7.08 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.40 | 0.82 | 2.41 | 3.47 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 1.08 | 1.15 | 0.39 | 0.55 |
Women |
4.61 | 5.99 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.42 | 0.89 | 2.48 | 3.01 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.56 | 0.30 | 0.54 |
Educational attainment, |
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Less than a high school diploma |
5.02 | 5.87 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.57 | 1.09 | 2.82 | 3.39 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.91 | 0.66 | (2)- | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.25 |
High school graduates, no college |
5.06 | 6.67 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.41 | 0.92 | 3.09 | 4.04 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.27 | 0.39 |
Some college or associate degree |
4.85 | 6.51 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.45 | 0.92 | 2.68 | 3.52 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.46 | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.57 | 0.30 | 0.53 |
Bachelor's degree and higher |
3.99 | 5.98 | 0.32 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.94 | 1.90 | 2.81 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.43 | 0.59 | 0.26 | 0.52 |
Bachelor's degree only |
4.12 | 6.02 | 0.31 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.91 | 2.01 | 2.88 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.47 | 0.66 | 0.24 | 0.50 |
Advanced degree |
3.80 | 5.91 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.98 | 1.72 | 2.73 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.36 | 0.50 | 0.29 | 0.53 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, data refer to persons 15 years and over. Persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race. |