Table A-1. Time spent in detailed primary activities and percent of the civilian population engaging in each detailed primary activity category, averages per day by sex, annual averages, total

Data Retrieval: American Time Use Survey (ATUS)

Table A-1. Time spent in detailed primary activities and percent of the civilian population engaging in each detailed primary activity category, averages per day by sex, annual averages, total
Activity	Average hours per day, civilian population			Average percent engaged in the activity per day			Average hours per day for persons who engaged in the activity
Activity	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
Total, all activities							(1)	(1)	(1)
Personal care activities
Sleeping
Grooming
Health-related self care
Personal activities
Travel related to personal care
Eating and drinking
Eating and drinking
Travel related to eating and drinking
Household activities
Housework
Interior cleaning
Laundry
Storing interior household items, including food
Food preparation and cleanup
Food and drink preparation
Kitchen and food cleanup
Lawn and garden care
Household management
Financial management
Household and personal organization and planning
Interior maintenance, repair, and decoration
Exterior maintenance, repair, and decoration
Animals and pets
Care for animals and pets, not veterinary care
Walking, exercising, and playing with animals
Vehicles
Appliances, tools, and toys
Travel related to household activities
Purchasing goods and services
Consumer goods purchases
Grocery shopping
Professional and personal care services
Financial services and banking
Medical and care services
Personal care services
Household services
Home maintenance, repair, decoration, and construction (not done by self)
Vehicle maintenance and repair services (not done by self)
Government services
Travel related to purchasing goods and services
Caring for and helping household members
Caring for and helping household children
Caring for and helping household children (except activities related to education and health)
Physical care for household children
Reading to and with household children
Talking with and listening to household children
Playing with household children, not sports
Attending household children's events
Activities related to household children's education
Helping household children with homework
Activities related to household children's health
Caring for and helping household adults
Caring for household adults
Physical care for household adults
Helping household adults
Travel related to caring for and helping household members
Caring for and helping nonhousehold members
Caring for and helping nonhousehold children
Caring for and helping nonhousehold adults
Caring for nonhousehold adults
Helping nonhousehold adults
Travel related to caring for and helping nonhousehold members
Working and work-related activities
Working
Work-related activities
Other income-generating activities
Job search and interviewing
Travel related to work
Educational activities
Attending class
Taking class for degree, certificate, or licensure
Homework and research
Travel related to education
Organizational, civic, and religious activities
Religious and spiritual activities
Attending religious services
Participating in religious practices
Volunteering (organizational and civic activities)
Volunteer activities
Administrative and support activities
Social service and care activities (except medical)
Indoor and outdoor maintenance, building, and cleanup activities
Participating in performance and cultural activities
Attending meetings, conferences, and training
Civic obligations and participation
Travel related to organizational, civic, and religious activities
Leisure and sports
Socializing, relaxing, and leisure
Socializing and communicating
Socializing and communicating (except social events)
Attending or hosting social events
Relaxing and leisure
Watching TV
Relaxing and thinking
Playing games
Computer use for leisure, excluding games
Reading for personal interest
Arts and entertainment (other than sports)
Sports, exercise, and recreation
Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation
Walking
Attending sporting or recreational events
Travel related to leisure and sports
Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail
Telephone calls (to or from)
Household and personal messages
Household and personal mail and messages
Household and personal e-mail and messages
Travel related to telephone calls
Other activities, not elsewhere classified
Footnotes: (1) Not applicable.
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.

Last Modified Date: June 27, 2017