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Activity | Average hours per day spent in primary activities | |||||||||||
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Household child under 18 | No household children under 18 | |||||||||||
Total | Youngest household child under 6 |
Youngest household child 6 to 17 |
Total | Men | Women | |||||||
Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||||
Total, all activities(1) |
24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 |
Personal care activities |
10.43 | 11.46 | 10.01 | 10.02 | 10.53 | 9.87 | 10.73 | 11.91 | 10.13 | 10.27 | 10.04 | 10.44 |
Sleeping(2) |
9.68 | 10.90 | 9.19 | 9.32 | 10.07 | 9.10 | 9.95 | 11.30 | 9.27 | 9.49 | 9.42 | 9.54 |
Eating and drinking |
1.18 | 1.01 | 1.25 | 1.20 | 1.17 | 1.20 | 1.17 | 0.94 | 1.28 | 1.34 | 1.40 | 1.30 |
Household activities |
2.86 | 1.83 | 3.27 | 3.31 | 2.44 | 3.56 | 2.52 | 1.54 | 3.01 | 2.62 | 2.20 | 2.92 |
Housework |
1.15 | (3)- | 1.37 | 1.50 | (3)- | 1.64 | 0.89 | (3)- | 1.14 | 0.82 | 0.38 | 1.15 |
Food preparation and cleanup |
1.13 | 0.43 | 1.41 | 1.29 | (3)- | 1.54 | 1.01 | 0.43 | 1.30 | 0.82 | 0.55 | 1.02 |
Lawn and garden care |
0.11 | (3)- | 0.08 | 0.11 | (3)- | 0.04 | 0.11 | (3)- | 0.11 | 0.33 | 0.48 | 0.21 |
Household management |
0.12 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.16 | (3)- | 0.14 | 0.10 | (3)- | 0.13 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.21 |
Purchasing goods and services |
0.88 | (3)- | 1.01 | 0.60 | (3)- | 0.68 | 1.09 | (3)- | 1.30 | 0.79 | 0.70 | 0.85 |
Consumer goods purchases |
0.41 | 0.25 | 0.48 | 0.35 | (3)- | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.29 | 0.55 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.39 |
Professional and personal care services |
0.14 | (3)- | (3)- | 0.03 | (3)- | 0.03 | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.16 |
Caring for and helping household members |
2.22 | 1.60 | 2.47 | 3.34 | 2.59 | 3.55 | 1.39 | (3)- | 1.53 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
Caring for and helping household children |
1.87 | 1.36 | 2.07 | 2.95 | 2.23 | 3.15 | 1.08 | (3)- | 1.15 | - | - | - |
Caring for and helping nonhousehold members |
0.05 | (3)- | 0.05 | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | 0.06 | (3)- | 0.07 | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.32 |
Caring for and helping nonhousehold adults |
0.03 | (3)- | 0.03 | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.09 |
Working and work-related activities(4) |
0.22 | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | 0.19 | (3)- | (3)- | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.09 |
Working(4) |
(3)- | (5)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (5)- | (3)- | (5)- | 0.01 | (5)- | (5)- |
Educational activities |
(3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.21 |
Attending class |
(3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | 0.07 | (3)- | 0.08 |
Homework and research |
0.19 | (3)- | 0.17 | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | 0.23 | (3)- | (3)- | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.12 |
Organizational, civic, and religious activities |
0.25 | (3)- | 0.28 | 0.27 | (3)- | 0.35 | 0.23 | (3)- | 0.23 | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.38 |
Religious and spiritual activities |
0.12 | (3)- | 0.16 | 0.15 | (3)- | 0.18 | 0.11 | (3)- | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.20 |
Volunteering (organizational and civic activities) |
0.10 | (3)- | 0.09 | 0.09 | (3)- | 0.12 | 0.10 | (3)- | (3)- | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.14 |
Leisure and sports |
4.96 | 6.30 | 4.43 | 4.21 | 5.76 | 3.77 | 5.52 | 6.56 | 4.99 | 7.45 | 8.25 | 6.87 |
Socializing and communicating |
0.57 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.51 | (3)- | 0.53 | 0.62 | 0.52 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.58 | 0.68 |
Watching television |
2.44 | 3.15 | 2.15 | 2.05 | 3.03 | 1.78 | 2.72 | 3.21 | 2.47 | 4.37 | 4.96 | 3.95 |
Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation |
0.28 | (3)- | 0.18 | (3)- | (3)- | 0.19 | 0.24 | (3)- | 0.18 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.26 |
Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail |
0.17 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.06 | (3)- | 0.07 | 0.24 | (3)- | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.30 |
Other activities, not elsewhere classified |
0.36 | 0.11 | 0.45 | 0.39 | (3)- | 0.47 | (3)- | (3)- | (3)- | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.21 |
Footnotes |
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- Not applicable. |