Latest Numbers
Average hours per day the civilian population age 15 and over spent in selected primary activities1 on weekdays, and weekends and holidays2, 2011 annual averages:
Personal care activities
Weekdays: 9.24
Weekends and holidays: 10.08
Eating and drinking
Weekdays: 1.19
Weekends and holidays: 1.37
Household activities
Weekdays: 1.63
Weekends and holidays: 2.12
Purchasing goods and services
Weekdays: 0.69
Weekends and holidays: 0.81
Caring for and helping household members
Weekdays: 0.54
Weekends and holidays: 0.42
Caring for and helping nonhousehold members
Weekdays: 0.20
Weekends and holidays: 0.23
Working and work-related activities
Weekdays: 4.49
Weekends and holidays: 1.38
Educational activities
Weekdays: 0.60
Weekends and holidays: 0.18
Organizational, civic, and religious activities
Weekdays: 0.25
Weekends and holidays: 0.61
Leisure and sports
Weekdays: 4.73
Weekends and holidays: 6.34
Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail
Weekdays: 0.16
Weekends and holidays: 0.15
1 A primary activity refers to an individual's main activity. Other activities done simultaneously are not included. All activity categories include related travel time.
2 Holidays are New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. In 2011, data were not collected about Christmas Day.
