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Activity | 2024 | ||||
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Quarterly averages | Annual average |
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I | II | III | IV | ||
Total, all activities(1) |
24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 |
Personal care activities |
9.74 | 9.79 | 9.86 | 9.79 | 9.80 |
Sleeping(2) |
8.99 | 9.01 | 9.11 | 9.03 | 9.04 |
Eating and drinking |
1.22 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.24 |
Household activities |
1.94 | 2.17 | 1.95 | 1.99 | 2.01 |
Housework |
0.65 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.60 | 0.62 |
Food preparation and cleanup |
0.69 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.67 |
Lawn and garden care |
0.09 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.20 |
Household management |
0.15 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.15 |
Purchasing goods and services |
0.63 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.74 | 0.67 |
Consumer goods purchases |
0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.31 |
Professional and personal care services |
0.08 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.09 |
Caring for and helping household members |
0.52 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.51 |
Caring for and helping household children |
0.38 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.38 |
Caring for and helping nonhousehold members |
0.13 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.17 |
Caring for and helping nonhousehold adults |
0.05 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
Working and work-related activities |
3.56 | 3.36 | 3.27 | 3.51 | 3.43 |
Working |
3.25 | 3.08 | 2.99 | 3.22 | 3.13 |
Educational activities |
0.52 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.53 | 0.42 |
Attending class |
0.26 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.35 | 0.22 |
Homework and research |
0.20 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 |
Organizational, civic, and religious activities |
0.29 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.30 |
Religious and spiritual activities |
0.15 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
Volunteering (organizational and civic activities) |
0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.13 |
Leisure and sports |
5.02 | 5.11 | 5.31 | 4.82 | 5.07 |
Socializing and communicating |
0.54 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.59 |
Watching television |
2.76 | 2.48 | 2.72 | 2.45 | 2.60 |
Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation |
0.23 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.27 | 0.31 |
Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail |
0.18 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.18 |
Other activities, not elsewhere classified |
0.24 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.21 |
Footnotes |
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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. |