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American Time Use Survey
Table A-3. Percent of the population engaging in selected activities (1) by time of day, 2009-13
12 AM1 AM2 AM3 AM4 AM5 AM6 AM7 AM8 AM9 AM10 AM11 AM

Total (2)

100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

Personal care activities

84.9

91.7

94.5

95.8

94.0

89.6

76.5

53.4

33.0

20.1

12.2

8.4

Sleeping

83.5

91.0

94.0

95.1

91.9

85.6

66.3

42.4

24.6

13.8

7.6

5.0

Eating and drinking

0.6

0.3

0.4

0.3

0.5

1.1

3.2

6.3

7.5

6.7

5.4

6.1

Household activities

0.7

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.9

1.7

4.4

7.7

10.7

13.0

14.0

13.9

Housework

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.8

1.9

3.9

5.6

6.3

6.0

Food preparation and cleanup

0.2

~0

0.1

0.1

0.4

0.8

2.3

3.5

3.6

3.1

2.5

2.7

Lawn and garden care

~0

~0

~0

~0

~0

~0

0.2

0.4

1.0

1.5

1.9

2.0

Household management

0.1

~0

~0

~0

~0

0.1

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

0.9

Purchasing goods and services

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.4

0.9

2.0

3.8

5.8

7.1

Consumer goods purchases

0.1

~0

~0

~0

~0

~0

0.1

0.2

0.5

1.2

2.2

3.1

Professional and personal care services

~0

~0

~0

~0

~0

~0

~0

0.1

0.3

0.7

0.9

1.0

Caring for and helping household members

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.5

0.4

1.4

3.6

3.5

2.6

2.4

2.3

Caring for and helping household children

0.3

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.4

0.3

1.1

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.9

1.8

Caring for and helping nonhousehold members

0.2

0.1

0.1

~0

~0

0.1

0.2

0.4

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

Caring for and helping nonhousehold adults

~0

~0

~0

~0

~0

~0

~0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.5

0.5

Working and work-related activities

2.3

1.8

1.5

1.5

2.2

3.6

7.5

15.7

24.8

28.8

29.9

30.3

Working

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.9

2.7

5.5

11.6

20.9

26.7

28.4

28.8

Educational activities

0.3

0.2

0.1

~0

0.1

0.1

0.2

1.2

3.4

4.3

4.7

4.4

Attending class

~0

~0

~0

~0

~0

~0

~0

0.3

2.6

3.5

3.7

3.5

Homework and research

0.3

0.2

0.1

~0

~0

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.5

0.7

0.8

Organizational, civic, and religious activities

0.2

0.1

0.1

~0

0.1

0.3

0.5

0.9

1.4

2.8

3.8

3.9

Religious and spiritual activities

0.1

~0

~0

~0

0.1

0.2

0.4

0.4

0.6

1.2

1.9

2.2

Volunteering (organizational and civic activities)

0.1

~0

~0

~0

~0

~0

0.1

0.2

0.4

0.9

1.4

1.4

Leisure and sports

9.4

4.8

2.6

1.6

1.5

2.6

4.9

8.3

11.1

14.6

17.9

19.3

Socializing and communicating

1.2

0.7

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.6

1.0

1.5

2.2

2.7

Watching television

4.9

2.3

1.2

0.7

0.7

1.2

1.8

3.1

4.3

5.7

6.9

8.1

Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation

0.1

0.1

0.1

~0

0.1

0.4

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.8

1.9

1.9

Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail

0.4

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.7

0.9

0.9

Other activities, not elsewhere classified

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.6

1.2

1.4

1.7

1.8

1.8

Table A-3. Percent of the population engaging in selected activities (1) by time of day, 2009-13 -- Continued
12 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PM7 PM8 PM9 PM10 PM11 PM

Total (2)

100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

Personal care activities

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.1

5.9

5.3

5.6

8.7

19.9

43.3

69.3

Sleeping

3.5

4.1

4.3

4.1

3.6

3.0

2.5

2.8

5.1

15.1

38.2

66.2

Eating and drinking

16.5

11.3

6.1

4.4

4.8

9.0

15.6

14.3

9.1

4.8

2.3

1.1

Household activities

12.9

12.0

11.7

11.7

12.9

14.7

14.1

10.7

7.5

5.0

3.0

1.5

Housework

4.7

4.4

4.2

3.7

3.3

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.0

0.5

Food preparation and cleanup

3.5

2.6

2.4

2.9

4.5

7.5

8.2

5.4

2.9

1.6

0.8

0.3

Lawn and garden care

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

0.8

0.4

0.1

~0

~0

Household management

0.8

0.9

0.9

1.0

0.8

0.8

0.7

0.6

0.7

0.6

0.4

0.3

Purchasing goods and services

7.8

7.6

7.3

7.1

6.9

6.5

5.2

4.1

2.9

1.7

0.8

0.4

Consumer goods purchases

3.5

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.0

1.5

0.8

0.3

0.2

Professional and personal care services

0.8

0.8

0.7

0.7

0.6

0.4

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

~0

~0

Caring for and helping household members

2.2

2.2

2.7

3.9

4.0

4.2

3.9

4.3

4.6

3.4

1.6

0.7

Caring for and helping household children

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.7

4.2

3.1

1.3

0.5

Caring for and helping nonhousehold members

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.1

0.9

0.6

0.4

Caring for and helping nonhousehold adults

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.1

Working and work-related activities

23.8

27.5

29.6

28.7

25.8

19.2

12.0

8.4

6.8

5.8

4.7

3.4

Working

22.0

25.6

27.7

26.3

22.4

14.5

8.9

6.9

5.8

5.0

3.9

2.8

Educational activities

3.9

4.1

4.3

3.2

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.1

0.7

Attending class

2.8

3.1

3.0

1.5

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.2

0.1

~0

Homework and research

0.8

0.8

0.9

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

0.9

0.6

Organizational, civic, and religious activities

3.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.6

2.1

2.6

2.2

1.4

0.7

0.4

Religious and spiritual activities

1.4

0.7

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.7

1.0

1.0

0.6

0.3

0.2

Volunteering (organizational and civic activities)

1.1

0.9

0.9

0.8

0.8

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.0

0.6

0.3

0.1

Leisure and sports

19.6

22.9

25.9

28.6

30.9

32.4

36.0

44.1

52.6

52.7

39.7

20.9

Socializing and communicating

3.0

3.6

4.2

4.9

5.3

5.5

6.2

6.5

6.2

5.2

3.8

2.1

Watching television

8.0

9.3

10.5

11.5

13.4

14.9

18.1

25.3

33.6

35.1

25.9

12.7

Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.0

1.6

0.9

0.5

0.2

Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail

0.8

0.8

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.3

0.7

Other activities, not elsewhere classified

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.0

0.6

Footnotes:
(1) Activities refers to an individual's main activity. Other activities done simultaneously are not included. All major activity categories (the activity names that are not indented) include related travel time.
(2) These data are a snapshot of the activities persons were doing at the time indicated. At each time of day, the major activity categories sum to 100 percent (sums may not be exact due to rounding).
~0 Estimate is approximately zero.
NOTE: Data refer to persons 15 years and over. For technical information about the American Time Use Survey, see the ATUS User's Guide. (PDF)
Source: American Time Use Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics

 

Last Modified Date: August 29, 2014