Table A-6A. Time spent in primary activities and the percent of married mothers and fathers who did the activities on an average day by employment status,
average for the combined years 2015-19
Own household child under 18
Activity |
Average hours per day spent in primary activities |
Percent doing the activity on an average day |
Married mothers |
Married fathers |
Married mothers |
Married fathers |
Employed full time |
Employed part time |
Not employed |
Employed full time |
Not employed |
Employed full time |
Employed part time |
Not employed |
Employed full time |
Not employed |
Total, all activities |
24.00 |
24.00 |
24.00 |
24.00 |
24.00 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Personal care activities |
9.18 |
9.22 |
9.61 |
8.71 |
9.89 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
99.9 |
Sleeping |
8.36 |
8.52 |
8.94 |
8.11 |
9.27 |
100.0 |
99.9 |
99.9 |
100.0 |
99.9 |
Household activities |
1.87 |
2.69 |
3.81 |
1.23 |
2.32 |
88.9 |
94.3 |
96.4 |
68.6 |
80.7 |
Housework |
0.73 |
1.04 |
1.57 |
0.22 |
0.61 |
48.4 |
63.5 |
73.4 |
19.4 |
41.4 |
Food preparation and cleanup |
0.83 |
1.22 |
1.79 |
0.38 |
0.77 |
77.5 |
86.9 |
91.6 |
49.1 |
60.6 |
Lawn and garden care |
0.05 |
0.08 |
0.10 |
0.22 |
0.29 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
8.2 |
10.5 |
14.8 |
Purchasing goods and services |
0.48 |
0.55 |
0.60 |
0.33 |
0.50 |
49.1 |
52.9 |
51.6 |
38.7 |
42.3 |
Grocery shopping |
0.14 |
0.17 |
0.22 |
0.07 |
0.17 |
17.1 |
22.0 |
24.8 |
8.9 |
18.9 |
Consumer goods purchases, except grocery shopping |
0.27 |
0.29 |
0.32 |
0.21 |
0.25 |
35.4 |
37.9 |
33.9 |
31.0 |
25.4 |
Caring for and helping household members |
1.40 |
1.91 |
2.66 |
0.91 |
1.37 |
76.3 |
81.9 |
85.5 |
59.6 |
62.4 |
Caring for and helping household children |
1.37 |
1.89 |
2.63 |
0.88 |
1.33 |
74.5 |
81.0 |
84.8 |
58.1 |
59.0 |
Physical care |
0.59 |
0.69 |
0.99 |
0.28 |
0.38 |
55.4 |
61.7 |
72.0 |
36.9 |
35.9 |
Education-related activities |
0.10 |
0.23 |
0.27 |
0.06 |
0.17 |
11.3 |
21.0 |
20.5 |
6.8 |
13.3 |
Reading to/with children |
0.05 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
11.3 |
16.0 |
16.1 |
7.9 |
6.0 |
Playing/doing hobbies with children |
0.27 |
0.38 |
0.60 |
0.29 |
0.43 |
16.6 |
22.0 |
30.2 |
18.6 |
18.0 |
Working and work-related activities |
5.17 |
2.94 |
0.07 |
6.25 |
0.40 |
69.0 |
58.9 |
3.1 |
75.0 |
12.6 |
Working |
5.16 |
2.90 |
0.02 |
6.22 |
- |
68.8 |
58.0 |
0.7 |
74.6 |
1.2 |
Leisure and sports |
2.89 |
3.30 |
3.87 |
3.48 |
6.32 |
91.1 |
94.4 |
95.3 |
94.2 |
97.5 |
Socializing and communicating |
0.59 |
0.64 |
0.82 |
0.62 |
0.94 |
34.9 |
42.4 |
43.6 |
37.2 |
42.2 |
Watching television |
1.48 |
1.55 |
1.95 |
1.85 |
3.88 |
68.6 |
71.0 |
75.3 |
74.3 |
87.4 |
Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation |
0.19 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
0.28 |
0.32 |
17.1 |
21.4 |
19.1 |
19.2 |
20.2 |
Travel |
1.38 |
1.38 |
1.14 |
1.44 |
1.10 |
93.5 |
93.5 |
82.6 |
93.7 |
77.5 |
Travel related to caring for and helping household children |
0.25 |
0.32 |
0.31 |
0.13 |
0.22 |
42.4 |
48.5 |
44.0 |
25.2 |
30.8 |
Other activities, not elsewhere classified |
1.62 |
2.01 |
2.22 |
1.65 |
2.10 |
97.7 |
98.3 |
98.5 |
97.3 |
98.0 |
NOTE: Data refer to persons 15 years and over.
SOURCE: American Time Use Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Table A-6B. Time spent in primary activities and the percent of married mothers and fathers who did the activities on an average day by employment status,
average for the combined years 2015-19
Youngest own household child under age 6
Activity |
Average hours per day spent in primary activities |
Percent doing the activity on an average day |
Married mothers |
Married fathers |
Married mothers |
Married fathers |
Employed full time |
Employed part time |
Not employed |
Employed full time |
Not employed |
Employed full time |
Employed part time |
Not employed |
Employed full time |
Not employed |
Total, all activities |
24.00 |
24.00 |
24.00 |
24.00 |
24.00 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Personal care activities |
9.17 |
9.31 |
9.60 |
8.73 |
9.67 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
99.9 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Sleeping |
8.40 |
8.67 |
9.00 |
8.16 |
9.14 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
99.8 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Household activities |
1.74 |
2.45 |
3.56 |
1.20 |
2.22 |
88.2 |
92.6 |
96.8 |
69.0 |
79.9 |
Housework |
0.65 |
0.92 |
1.46 |
0.23 |
0.74 |
45.3 |
60.9 |
71.9 |
20.9 |
42.6 |
Food preparation and cleanup |
0.81 |
1.20 |
1.74 |
0.39 |
0.81 |
77.9 |
87.1 |
92.5 |
51.0 |
65.8 |
Lawn and garden care |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.08 |
0.17 |
0.23 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
6.5 |
9.1 |
11.6 |
Purchasing goods and services |
0.42 |
0.47 |
0.58 |
0.30 |
0.43 |
45.1 |
48.8 |
47.2 |
37.6 |
- |
Grocery shopping |
0.12 |
0.15 |
0.19 |
0.07 |
0.16 |
15.5 |
19.8 |
21.7 |
8.9 |
16.4 |
Consumer goods purchases, except grocery shopping |
0.23 |
0.25 |
0.33 |
0.19 |
0.24 |
31.3 |
34.0 |
32.4 |
29.7 |
23.7 |
Caring for and helping household members |
2.29 |
2.95 |
3.48 |
1.36 |
2.33 |
93.4 |
94.1 |
94.0 |
75.5 |
82.1 |
Caring for and helping household children |
2.27 |
2.94 |
3.46 |
1.34 |
2.30 |
92.9 |
94.1 |
93.8 |
74.7 |
79.4 |
Physical care |
1.13 |
1.29 |
1.45 |
0.49 |
0.77 |
83.7 |
88.8 |
89.1 |
57.9 |
- |
Education-related activities |
0.08 |
0.16 |
0.22 |
0.05 |
0.20 |
9.2 |
18.2 |
19.4 |
5.2 |
15.3 |
Reading to/with children |
0.08 |
0.15 |
0.12 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
20.8 |
30.8 |
22.5 |
14.0 |
10.2 |
Playing/doing hobbies with children |
0.61 |
0.80 |
0.96 |
0.53 |
0.95 |
35.6 |
43.8 |
46.3 |
33.3 |
- |
Working and work-related activities |
4.94 |
2.73 |
0.07 |
6.09 |
0.45 |
67.0 |
57.7 |
3.4 |
73.6 |
16.0 |
Working |
4.92 |
2.68 |
- |
6.07 |
- |
66.9 |
57.2 |
0.5 |
73.2 |
0.6 |
Leisure and sports |
2.52 |
3.06 |
3.49 |
3.31 |
5.88 |
88.7 |
91.3 |
94.8 |
93.7 |
98.2 |
Socializing and communicating |
0.60 |
0.62 |
0.76 |
0.66 |
0.87 |
35.3 |
40.1 |
41.3 |
37.8 |
- |
Watching television |
1.23 |
1.56 |
1.74 |
1.69 |
3.89 |
64.8 |
72.5 |
74.2 |
72.6 |
90.7 |
Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation |
0.17 |
0.23 |
0.22 |
0.29 |
0.26 |
15.6 |
19.1 |
16.7 |
17.8 |
17.6 |
Travel |
1.30 |
1.16 |
1.05 |
1.38 |
0.99 |
91.6 |
91.0 |
81.7 |
93.5 |
78.9 |
Travel related to caring for and helping household children |
0.30 |
0.31 |
0.30 |
0.14 |
0.22 |
48.3 |
49.9 |
43.5 |
26.6 |
36.1 |
Other activities, not elsewhere classified |
1.62 |
1.87 |
2.17 |
1.64 |
2.04 |
97.3 |
98.6 |
98.7 |
97.4 |
96.8 |
NOTE: Data refer to persons 15 years and over.
SOURCE: American Time Use Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Table A-6C. Time spent in primary activities and the percent of married mothers and fathers who did the activities on an average day by employment status,
average for the combined years 2015-19
Youngest own household child age 6-17
Activity |
Average hours per day spent in primary activities |
Percent doing the activity on an average day |
Married mothers |
Married fathers |
Married mothers |
Married fathers |
Employed full time |
Employed part time |
Not employed |
Employed full time |
Not employed |
Employed full time |
Employed part time |
Not employed |
Employed full time |
Not employed |
Total, all activities |
24.00 |
24.00 |
24.00 |
24.00 |
24.00 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Personal care activities |
9.20 |
9.16 |
9.63 |
8.70 |
10.03 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
99.8 |
Sleeping |
8.34 |
8.42 |
8.86 |
8.06 |
9.35 |
100.0 |
99.9 |
100.0 |
99.9 |
99.8 |
Household activities |
1.96 |
2.85 |
4.16 |
1.25 |
2.38 |
89.4 |
95.4 |
95.9 |
68.4 |
81.2 |
Housework |
0.78 |
1.12 |
1.72 |
0.22 |
0.53 |
50.6 |
65.2 |
75.5 |
18.3 |
40.6 |
Food preparation and cleanup |
0.85 |
1.24 |
1.86 |
0.36 |
0.75 |
77.2 |
86.7 |
90.3 |
47.5 |
57.4 |
Lawn and garden care |
0.06 |
0.10 |
0.13 |
0.26 |
0.32 |
4.5 |
7.2 |
10.5 |
11.6 |
16.8 |
Purchasing goods and services |
0.53 |
0.61 |
0.63 |
0.35 |
0.54 |
51.8 |
55.7 |
57.7 |
39.7 |
44.1 |
Grocery shopping |
0.15 |
0.18 |
0.25 |
0.07 |
0.17 |
18.3 |
23.4 |
29.0 |
9.0 |
20.5 |
Consumer goods purchases, except grocery shopping |
0.29 |
0.32 |
0.30 |
0.22 |
0.25 |
38.3 |
40.5 |
36.0 |
32.0 |
26.4 |
Caring for and helping household members |
0.78 |
1.22 |
1.53 |
0.54 |
0.77 |
64.3 |
73.7 |
73.8 |
46.6 |
50.0 |
Caring for and helping household children |
0.74 |
1.19 |
1.46 |
0.51 |
0.72 |
61.7 |
72.2 |
72.1 |
44.6 |
46.2 |
Physical care |
0.21 |
0.28 |
0.36 |
0.10 |
0.13 |
35.7 |
43.7 |
48.2 |
19.8 |
18.2 |
Education-related activities |
0.11 |
0.27 |
0.34 |
0.08 |
0.15 |
12.8 |
22.8 |
22.1 |
8.2 |
12.1 |
Reading to/with children |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
- |
4.7 |
6.1 |
7.2 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
Playing/doing hobbies with children |
0.04 |
0.09 |
0.09 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
3.3 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
6.6 |
5.6 |
Working and work-related activities |
5.34 |
3.08 |
0.07 |
6.38 |
- |
70.3 |
59.6 |
2.8 |
76.1 |
10.4 |
Working |
5.32 |
3.04 |
- |
6.35 |
- |
70.1 |
58.6 |
0.9 |
75.7 |
1.6 |
Leisure and sports |
3.14 |
3.45 |
4.41 |
3.62 |
6.59 |
92.9 |
96.5 |
96.0 |
94.6 |
97.0 |
Socializing and communicating |
0.57 |
0.66 |
0.90 |
0.59 |
0.99 |
34.7 |
44.0 |
46.7 |
36.6 |
42.6 |
Watching television |
1.65 |
1.54 |
2.24 |
1.98 |
3.87 |
71.3 |
70.1 |
76.7 |
75.8 |
85.4 |
Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation |
0.20 |
0.27 |
0.29 |
0.27 |
0.35 |
18.1 |
22.9 |
22.5 |
20.3 |
21.8 |
Travel |
1.44 |
1.53 |
1.27 |
1.50 |
1.17 |
94.9 |
95.1 |
83.8 |
93.9 |
76.6 |
Travel related to caring for and helping household children |
0.22 |
0.32 |
0.32 |
0.13 |
0.22 |
38.3 |
47.6 |
44.6 |
24.1 |
27.4 |
Other activities, not elsewhere classified |
1.61 |
2.10 |
2.31 |
1.66 |
2.15 |
97.9 |
98.1 |
98.2 |
97.2 |
98.8 |
NOTE: Data refer to persons 15 years and over.
SOURCE: American Time Use Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Last Modified Date: June 25, 2020
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