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Activity | 2022 | ||||
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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 |
9.83 | 9.68 | 9.84 | 9.79 | 9.78 |
Sleeping(2) |
9.05 | 8.91 | 9.08 | 9.03 | 9.02 |
Eating and drinking |
1.17 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.23 |
Household activities |
1.83 | 1.94 | 1.91 | 1.90 | 1.89 |
Housework |
0.59 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.57 |
Food preparation and cleanup |
0.69 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.65 |
Lawn and garden care |
0.08 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
Household management |
0.13 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.14 |
Purchasing goods and services |
0.59 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.66 |
Consumer goods purchases |
0.27 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.31 |
Professional and personal care services |
0.08 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
Caring for and helping household members |
0.49 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.48 |
Caring for and helping household children |
0.39 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.36 |
Caring for and helping nonhousehold members |
0.14 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.17 | 0.18 |
Caring for and helping nonhousehold adults |
0.06 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
Working and work-related activities |
3.58 | 3.63 | 3.32 | 3.47 | 3.50 |
Working |
3.33 | 3.35 | 3.04 | 3.19 | 3.23 |
Educational activities |
0.53 | 0.45 | 0.31 | 0.47 | 0.44 |
Attending class |
0.30 | 0.24 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 0.24 |
Homework and research |
0.17 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.15 |
Organizational, civic, and religious activities |
0.27 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
Religious and spiritual activities |
0.14 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.13 |
Volunteering (organizational and civic activities) |
0.10 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.10 |
Leisure and sports |
5.14 | 5.11 | 5.37 | 5.18 | 5.20 |
Socializing and communicating |
0.47 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.57 | 0.56 |
Watching television |
2.96 | 2.61 | 2.68 | 2.93 | 2.79 |
Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation |
0.25 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.26 | 0.29 |
Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail |
0.19 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 |
Other activities, not elsewhere classified |
0.23 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 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. |