Table 12. Average hours per day spent in primary activities for the civilian population, 2025 quarterly and annual averages

Table 12. Average hours per day spent in primary activities for the civilian population, 2025 quarterly and annual averages [Not seasonally adjusted]
Activity	2025
	Quarterly averages				Annual average
	I	II	III	IV	Annual average
Total, all activities(1)	24.00	24.00	24.00	24.00	24.00
Personal care activities	10.04	9.77	9.76	9.64	9.80
Sleeping(2)	9.21	8.98	9.01	8.93	9.03
Eating and drinking	1.19	1.20	1.16	1.30	1.21
Household activities	1.87	2.08	1.98	2.04	1.99
Housework	0.59	0.55	0.52	0.59	0.56
Food preparation and cleanup	0.70	0.68	0.70	0.77	0.71
Lawn and garden care	0.11	0.36	0.24	0.06	0.19
Household management	0.15	0.17	0.14	0.22	0.17
Purchasing goods and services	0.64	0.66	0.71	0.76	0.69
Consumer goods purchases	0.26	0.28	0.32	0.34	0.30
Professional and personal care services	0.11	0.11	0.10	0.10	0.10
Caring for and helping household members	0.47	0.48	0.53	0.48	0.49
Caring for and helping household children	0.36	0.33	0.41	0.33	0.36
Caring for and helping nonhousehold members	0.12	0.18	0.19	0.11	0.15
Caring for and helping nonhousehold adults	0.05	0.08	0.09	0.05	0.07
Working and work-related activities	3.28	3.35	3.30	3.33	3.32
Working	3.03	3.05	2.98	3.06	3.03
Educational activities	0.53	0.47	0.33	0.43	0.44
Attending class	0.26	0.27	0.14	0.17	0.21
Homework and research	0.24	0.16	0.16	0.24	0.20
Organizational, civic, and religious activities	0.27	0.31	0.29	0.26	0.28
Religious and spiritual activities	0.12	0.17	0.14	0.10	0.13
Volunteering (organizational and civic activities)	0.12	0.10	0.12	0.12	0.12
Leisure and sports	5.17	5.04	5.29	5.15	5.16
Socializing and communicating	0.53	0.58	0.55	0.68	0.58
Watching television	2.73	2.55	2.64	2.53	2.61
Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation	0.34	0.36	0.34	0.33	0.34
Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail	0.22	0.17	0.16	0.24	0.19
Other activities, not elsewhere classified	0.20	0.29	0.32	0.27	0.27
Footnotes (1) All major activity categories include related travel time. See Technical Note for activity category definitions. (2) Includes naps and spells of sleeplessness.
NOTE: A primary activity refers to an individual's main activity. Other activities done simultaneously are not included. Data refer to people 15 years and over.

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Last Modified Date: June 25, 2026