Table 3. Time spent in primary activities for the civilian population by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and educational attainment, annual averages

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Table 1. Time and percent of population engaging in activities on an average day by sex
Table 2. Time and percent of population engaging in activities on weekdays and weekends
Table 3. Time spent in activities by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and education
Table 4. Time and percent of employed persons working on weekdays and weekends by employment status, sex, jobholding status, and education
Table 5. Time and percent of employed persons working on weekdays and weekends by class of worker, occupation, and earnings
Table 6. Time and percent of employed persons working at home and their workplace by employment status, sex, jobholding status, and education
Table 7. Time and percent of employed persons working at home and their workplace by class of worker, occupation, and earnings
Table 8A. Time population 18 years and over spent in activities by presence and age of youngest household child and sex, total
Table 8B. Time population 18 years and over spent in activities by presence and age of youngest household child and sex, employed
Table 8C. Time population 18 years and over spent in activities by presence and age of youngest household child and sex, not employed
Table 11A. Time population spent in leisure and sports activities by selected charactertistics on all days of week
Table 11B. Time population spent in leisure and sports activities by selected charactertistics on weekdays
Table 11C. Time population spent in leisure and sports activities by selected charactertistics on weekends
Table 12. Time population spent in activities, quarterly averages

Table 3. Time spent in primary activities for the civilian population by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and educational attainment, annual averages
Characteristic	Average hours per day spent in primary activities(1)
Characteristic	Per- sonal care activ- ities	Eating and drink- ing	House- hold activ- ities	Purch- asing goods and ser- vices	Caring for and helping house- hold mem- bers	Caring for and helping non- house- hold mem- bers	Work- ing and work- related activ- ities	Educa- tional activ- ities	Organi- zational, civic, and religious activ- ities	Lei- sure and sports	ele- phone calls, mail, and e-mail	Other activ- ities, not else- where class- ified
Age and sex
Total, 15 years and over
15 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 34 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
65 to 74 years
75 years and over
Men, 15 years and over
15 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 34 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
65 to 74 years
75 years and over
Women, 15 years and over
15 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 34 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
65 to 74 years
75 years and over
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White, 15 years and over
Men
Women
Black or African American, 15 years and over
Men
Women
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 15 years and over
Men
Women
Marital status and sex
Married, spouse present
Men
Women
Other marital statuses
Men
Women
Educational attainment, 25 years and over
Less than a high school diploma
High school graduates, no college
Some college or associate degree
Bachelor's degree and higher
Bachelor's degree only
Advanced degree
Footnotes: (1) All major activity categories include related travel time.
NOTE: A primary activity refers to an individual's main activity. Other activities done simultaneously are not included. Unless otherwise specified, data refer to persons 15 years and over. Persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race.

Last Modified Date: June 27, 2017