Charts by Topic: Leisure and sports activities
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- On an average day, individuals age 15 and over spent more than half of their
leisure time watching TV. (Data are from the 2015 survey).
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- Individuals age 75 and over spent more of their leisure time
watching TV, reading, and relaxing and thinking than individuals ages 15
to 19. The younger age group spent more of its leisure time engaging in
sports and exercise and playing games and using the computer for leisure. They spent the same amount of time socializing and communicating. (Data are from the 2015 survey).
More findings from the 2015 survey:
- On an average day, nearly everyone age 15 and over (96 percent) engaged in some sort of
leisure activity such as watching TV, socializing, or exercising. Of those who engaged in leisure
activities, men spent more time in these activities (5.8 hours) than did women (5.1 hours).
- Men were more likely than women to participate in sports, exercise, or recreation on a given
day—23 percent compared with 18 percent. On days they participated, men also spent more time
in these activities than did women—1.7 hours compared with 1.2 hours.
- On an average day, adults age 75 and over spent 7.8 hours engaged in leisure activities—more
than any other age group; 35- to 44-year-olds spent 4.0 hours engaged in leisure and sports
activities—less than other age groups.
- Employed adults living in households with no children under age 18 engaged in leisure activities
for 4.5 hours per day, 1.1 hours more than employed adults living with a child under age 6.
Last Modified Date: December 20, 2016
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