For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, June 18, 2014 USDL-14-1137 

Technical information: (202) 691-6339 • atusinfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/tus 

Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov 

AMERICAN TIME USE SURVEY — 2013 RESULTS

On an average day in 2013, employed adults living in households with no children under age 18 engaged 

in leisure activities for 4.5 hours, about an hour more than employed adults living with a child under age 

6, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Nearly everyone age 15 and over (95 percent) 

engaged in some sort of leisure activity, such as watching TV, socializing, or exercising. 

These and other results from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) were released today. These data 

include the average amount of time per day in 2013 that individuals worked, did household activities, 

and engaged in leisure and sports activities. Additionally, measures of the average time per day spent 

providing childcare—both as a primary (or main) activity and while doing other things—for the 

combined years 2009-13 are provided. For a further description of ATUS data and methodology, see 

the Technical Note. 

Working (by Employed Persons) in 2013 

 Employed persons worked an average of 7.6 hours on the days they worked. More hours were 

worked, on average, on weekdays than on weekend days—7.9 hours compared with 5.5 hours. 

(See table 4.) 

 On the days they worked, employed men worked 53 minutes more than employed women. This 

difference partly reflects women's greater likelihood of working part time. However, even among 

full-time workers (those usually working 35 hours or more per week), men worked longer than 

women—8.3 hours compared with 7.7 hours. (See table 4.) 

 Many more people worked on weekdays than on weekend days: 83 percent of employed persons 

worked on an average weekday, compared with 34 percent on an average weekend day. (See 

table 4.) 

 On the days they worked, 83 percent of employed persons did some or all of their work at their 

workplace and 23 percent did some or all of their work at home. They spent more time working 

at the workplace than at home—7.9 hours compared with 3.0 hours. (See table 6.) 

 Multiple jobholders were more likely to work on an average day than were single jobholders—

77 percent compared with 67 percent. (For a definition of average day, see the Technical Note.) 

Multiple jobholders also were more likely to work at home than were single jobholders—31 

percent compared with 22 percent. (See table 6.) 
- 2 - 

 Self-employed workers were nearly three times more likely than wage and salary workers to 

have done some work at home on days worked—56 percent compared with 20 percent. Selfemployed workers also were more likely to work on weekend days than were wage and salary 

workers—43 percent compared with 31 percent. (See tables 5 and 7.) 

 On the days they worked, 36 percent of employed people age 25 and over with a bachelor's 

degree or higher did some work at home, compared with only 7 percent of those with less than a 

high school diploma. (See table 6.) 

Household Activities in 2013 

 On an average day, 83 percent of women and 65 percent of men spent some time doing 

household activities such as housework, cooking, lawn care, or financial and other household 

management. (See table 1.) 

 On the days they did household activities, women spent an average of 2.6 hours on such 

activities, while men spent 2.1 hours. (See table 1.) 

 On an average day, 19 percent of men did housework—such as cleaning or doing laundry—

compared with 49 percent of women. Forty-two percent of men did food preparation or cleanup, 

compared with 68 percent of women. (See table 1.) 

Leisure Activities in 2013 

 On an average day, nearly everyone age 15 and over (95 percent) engaged in some sort of 

leisure activity, such as watching TV, socializing, or exercising. Of those who engaged in 

leisure activities, men spent more time in these activities (5.9 hours) than did women (5.2 

hours). (See table 1.) 

 Watching TV was the leisure activity that occupied the most time (2.8 hours per day), 

accounting for more than half of leisure time, on average, for those age 15 and over. 

Socializing, such as visiting with friends or attending or hosting social events, was the next 

most common leisure activity, accounting for 43 minutes per day. (See table 1.) 

 Men were more likely than women to participate in sports, exercise, or recreation on any given 

day—21 percent compared with 16 percent. On the days that they participated, men also spent 

more time in these activities than did women—1.9 hours compared with 1.3 hours. (See table 1.) 

 On an average day, adults age 75 and over spent 7.5 hours engaged in leisure activities—more 

than any other age group; 25- to 34-year-olds spent 4.3 hours and 35- to 44-year-olds spent 4.1 

hours engaged in leisure and sports activities—less than other age groups. (See table 11.) 

 Time spent reading for personal interest and playing games or using a computer for leisure 

varied greatly by age. Individuals age 75 and over averaged 1.0 hour of reading per weekend day 

and 20 minutes playing games or using a computer for leisure. Conversely, individuals ages 15 

to 19 read for an average of 4 minutes per weekend day and spent 52 minutes playing games or 

using a computer for leisure. (See table 11.) 
- 3 - 

 Employed adults living in households with no children under age 18 engaged in leisure activities 

for 4.5 hours per day, about an hour more than employed adults living with a child under age 6. 

(See table 8.) 

Care of Household Children for the period 2009-13 

 Adults living in households with children under age 6 spent an average of 2.0 hours per day 

providing primary childcare to household children. Adults living in households where the 

youngest child was between the ages of 6 and 17 spent less than half as much time providing 

primary childcare to household children—47 minutes per day. Primary childcare is childcare 

that is done as a main activity, such as physical care of children and reading to or talking with 

children. (See table 9.) 

 On an average day, among adults living in households with children under age 6, women spent 

1.0 hour providing physical care (such as bathing or feeding a child) to household children; by 

contrast, men spent 26 minutes providing physical care. (See table 9.) 

 Adults living in households with at least one child under age 6 spent an average of 5.4 hours per 

day providing secondary childcare—that is, they had at least one child in their care while doing 

activities other than primary childcare. Secondary childcare provided by adults living in 

households with children under age 6 was most commonly provided while doing leisure 

activities (2.1 hours) or household activities (1.3 hours). (See table 10.) 

 Adults living in households with children under age 6 spent more time providing primary 

childcare on an average weekday (2.1 hours) than on an average weekend day (1.8 hours). 

However, they spent less time providing secondary childcare on weekdays than on weekend 

days—4.5 hours compared with 7.4 hours. (See tables 9 and 10.) 

Additional Data 

ATUS 2013 data files are available for users to do their own tabulations and analyses. In accordance 

with BLS and Census Bureau policies that protect survey respondents' privacy, identifying information 

was removed from the data files. The 2013 data files are available on the BLS website at 

www.bls.gov/tus/data.htm. 

 
- 4 - 

Partial Federal Government Shutdown 

Some agencies of the federal government—including the Bureau of Labor Statistics—were shut down or 

operating at reduced staffing levels from October 1, 2013, through October 16, 2013. 

All American Time Use Survey (ATUS) operations were suspended from October 1 through October 

16. No call attempts were made and no interviews were completed during the shutdown. Because ATUS 

interviews are conducted every day and collect time diaries about ′′yesterday′′—that is, the day prior to 

the interview day—there are no ATUS data for September 30 through October 15. Data collection 

resumed on October 17. 

The shutdown primarily affected ATUS data for the fourth quarter of 2013, as nearly all of the missing 

time diaries were in this period. ATUS estimates included in this news release have been weighted such 

that the time diaries for October 16 through December 30 represent all days in the quarter, including 

those missing because of the shutdown. For information on the ATUS weights, please see the Technical 

Note. 

It is possible that ATUS estimates for 2013 or for the fourth quarter of 2013 could have been affected by 

the loss of data due to the shutdown. If people’s time use in early October 2013 differed from their time 

use in the remainder of the year, ATUS estimates would fail to account for this difference. For example, 

people who were affected by the shutdown may have modified how they spent their time, but the 

estimates would not capture this. Any seasonal differences in activities between these periods could also 

affect the estimates, although ATUS data historically have exhibited minimal seasonality. It is not 

possible to quantify the effect of the shutdown on the ATUS estimates. 

Additional information is available at www.bls.gov/tus/october2013shutdown.htm. 
Technical Note 

The estimates in this release are based on annual 

average data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS). 

The ATUS, which is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau 

for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), is a continuous 

survey about how individuals age 15 and over spend their 

time. 

Information in this release will be made available to 

sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 

(202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339. 

Survey methodology 

Data collection for the ATUS began in January 2003. 

Sample cases for the survey are selected monthly, and 

interviews are conducted continuously throughout the year. 

In 2013, approximately 11,400 individuals were interviewed. 

Estimates are released annually. 

ATUS sample households are chosen from the 

households that completed their eighth (final) interview for 

the Current Population Survey (CPS), the nation’s monthly 

household labor force survey. ATUS sample households are 

selected to ensure that estimates will be nationally 

representative. 

One individual age 15 or over is randomly chosen from 

each sampled household. This "designated person" is 

interviewed by telephone once about his or her activities on 

the day before the interview—the "diary day." 

All ATUS interviews are conducted using Computer 

Assisted Telephone Interviewing. Procedures are in place to 

collect information from the small number of households that 

did not provide a telephone number during the CPS 

interview. 

ATUS designated persons are preassigned a day of the 

week about which to report. Preassignment is designed to 

reduce variability in response rates across the week and to 

allow oversampling of weekend days so that accurate 

weekend day measures can be developed. Interviews occur 

on the day following the assigned day. For example, a person 

assigned to report about a Monday would be contacted on the 

following Tuesday. Ten percent of designated persons are 

assigned to report about each of the five weekdays. Twentyfive percent are assigned to report about each weekend day. 

Households are called for up to 8 consecutive weeks (for 

example, 8 Tuesdays) in order to secure an interview. 

About the questionnaire 

In the time diary portion of the ATUS interview, survey 

respondents sequentially report activities they did between 4 

a.m. on the day before the interview ("yesterday") until 4 

a.m. on the day of the interview. For each activity, 

respondents are asked how long the activity lasted. For 

activities other than personal care activities (such as sleeping 

and grooming), interviewers also ask respondents where they 

were and who was in the room with them (if at home) or who 

accompanied them (if away from home). If respondents 

report doing more than one activity at a time, they are asked 

to identify which one was the "main" (primary) activity. If 

none can be identified, then the interviewer records the first 

activity mentioned. After completing the time diary, 

interviewers ask respondents additional questions to clearly 

identify work, volunteering, and secondary childcare 

activities. Secondary childcare is defined as having a child 

under age 13 in one’s care while doing other activities. 

Questions to identify eldercare providers and activities done 

as eldercare were added to the survey in 2011. 

In addition, the ATUS includes an update of the 

household composition from the last CPS interview (2 to 5 

months prior to the ATUS interview) and the employment 

status of the respondent and his or her spouse or unmarried 

partner. For respondents who became employed or changed 

jobs between the last CPS interview and the ATUS 

interview, information also is collected on industry, 

occupation, class of worker, and earnings. For those who are 

unemployed or on layoff, CPS questions on job search 

activities are asked. Those who report being on layoff are 

asked if or when they expect to be recalled to work. Finally, 

a question about current school enrollment status is asked of 

all respondents ages 15 to 49. 

After completing the interview, primary activity 

descriptions are assigned a single 6-digit code using the 

ATUS Coding Lexicon. The 3-tier coding system consists of 

17 major activity categories, each with multiple second- and 

third-tier subcategories. These coding lexicon categories are 

then combined into composite categories for publication, 

such as in this news release. Descriptions of categories 

shown in this release can be found in the Major activity 

category definitions section of this Technical Note. The 

ATUS Coding Lexicon can be accessed at 

www.bls.gov/tus/lexicons.htm. 

Concepts and definitions 

Average day. The average day measure reflects an 

average distribution across all persons in the reference 

population and all days of the week. Average day measures 

for the entire population provide a mechanism for seeing the 

overall distribution of time allocation for society as a whole. 

The ATUS collects data about daily activities from all 

segments of the population age 15 and over, including 

persons who are employed and not employed. Activity 

profiles differ based upon age, employment status, gender, 

and other characteristics. On an average day in 2013, persons 

in the United States age 15 and over did work and workrelated activities for 3.5 hours, slept 8.7 hours, spent 5.3 

hours doing leisure and sports activities, and spent 1.8 hours 

doing household activities. The remaining 4.7 hours were 

spent doing a variety of other activities, including eating and 

drinking, attending school, and shopping. (See table 1.) By 

comparison, an average weekday for persons employed full 

time on days that they worked included 9.2 hours doing work 

and work-related activities, 7.8 hours sleeping, 2.8 hours 

doing leisure and sports activities, and 0.9 hour doing 

household activities. The remaining 3.3 hours were spent in 

other activities, such as those described above. (These 

estimates include related travel time.) 
Many activities typically are not done on a daily basis, 

and some activities only are done by a subset of the 

population. For example, only 42 percent of all persons age 

15 years and over worked on an average day in 2013 because 

some were not employed and those who were employed did 

not work every day. (See table 1.) 

Average hours per day. The average number of hours 

spent in a 24- hour day (between 4 a.m. on the diary day and 

4 a.m. on the interview day) doing a specified activity. 

 Average hours per day, population. The average 

number of hours per day is computed using all 

responses from a given population, including those 

of respondents who did not do a particular activity 

on their diary day. These estimates reflect how 

many population members engaged in an activity 

and the amount of time they spent doing it. 

 Average hours per day, persons who did the 

activity. The average number of hours per day is 

computed using only responses from those who 

engaged in a particular activity on their diary day. 

Diary day. The diary day is the day about which the 

respondent reports. For example, the diary day of a 

respondent interviewed on Tuesday is Monday. 

Earnings 

 Usual weekly earnings. Estimates represent the 

earnings of full-time wage and salary workers with 

one job only (both incorporated and unincorporated 

self-employed are excluded), before taxes and other 

deductions. They include any overtime pay, 

commissions, or tips usually received. Usual 

weekly earnings are only updated in ATUS for 

about a third of employed respondents—if the 

respondent changed jobs or employment status 

between the CPS and ATUS interviews or if the 

CPS weekly earnings value was imputed. This 

means that the earnings information could be out of 

date because the CPS interview was done 2 to 5 

months prior to the ATUS interview. Respondents 

are asked to identify the easiest way for them to 

report earnings (hourly, weekly, biweekly, twice 

monthly, annually, or other) and how much they 

usually earn in the reported time period. Earnings 

reported on a basis other than weekly are converted 

to a weekly equivalent. The term "usual" is as 

perceived by the respondent. If the respondent asks 

for a definition of usual, interviewers are instructed 

to define the term as more than half the weeks 

worked during the past 4 or 5 months. 

 Weekly earnings ranges. The ranges used represent 

approximately 25 percent of full-time wage and 

salary workers (both incorporated and 

unincorporated self-employed are excluded) who 

held only one job. For example, 25 percent of fulltime wage and salary workers with one job only had 

weekly earnings of $520 or less. These dollar values 

vary from year to year. 

Employment status 

 Employed. All persons who, at any time during the 

7 days prior to the interview: 

1) Did any work at all as paid employees; worked 

in their own business, profession, or on their own 

farm; or usually worked 15 hours or more as unpaid 

workers in a family-operated enterprise; or 

2) Were not working but had jobs or businesses 

from which they were temporarily absent due to 

illness, bad weather, vacation, childcare problems, 

labor-management disputes, maternity or paternity 

leave, job training, or other family or personal 

reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time 

off or were seeking other jobs. 

 Employed full time. Full-time workers are those 

who usually worked 35 hours or more per week at 

all jobs combined. 

 Employed part time. Part-time workers are those 

who usually worked fewer than 35 hours per week 

at all jobs combined. 

 Not employed. Persons are not employed if they do 

not meet the conditions for employment. The not 

employed include those classified as unemployed as 

well as those classified as not in the labor force 

(using CPS definitions). 

The numbers of employed and not employed persons in 

this report do not correspond to published totals from the 

CPS for several reasons. First, the reference population for 

the ATUS is age 15 years and over, whereas it is age 16 years 

and over for the CPS. Second, ATUS data are collected 

continuously, the employment reference period being the 7 

days prior to the interview. By contrast, CPS data are usually 

collected during the week including the 19th of the month 

and refer to employment during the week containing the 12th 

of the month. Finally, the CPS accepts answers from 

household members about other household members 

whereas such proxy responses are not allowed in the ATUS. 

One consequence of the difference in proxy reporting is that 

a significantly higher proportion of teenagers report 

employment in the ATUS than in the CPS. While the 

information on employment from the ATUS is useful for 

assessing work in the context of other daily activities, the 

employment data are not intended for analysis of current 

employment trends. Compared with the CPS and other 

estimates of employment, the ATUS estimates are based on 

a much smaller sample and are only available with a 
substantial lag since ATUS data and estimates are published 

during the year following data collection. 

Household children. Household children are children 

under age 18 residing in the household of the ATUS 

respondent. The children may be related to the respondent 

(such as his or her own children, grandchildren, nieces or 

nephews, or siblings) or not related (such as foster children 

or children of roommates). 

Primary activity. A primary activity is the main activity 

a respondent was doing at a specified time. With the 

exception of secondary childcare in table 10, the estimates 

presented in this release reflect time spent in primary 

activities only. 

Secondary activities. A secondary (or simultaneous) 

activity is an activity done at the same time as a primary 

activity. With the exception of the care of children under age 

13, information on secondary activities is not systematically 

collected in the ATUS. 

Secondary childcare. Secondary childcare is care for 

children under age 13 that is done while doing an activity 

other than primary childcare, such as cooking dinner. 

Secondary childcare estimates are derived by summing the 

durations of activities during which respondents had a 

household child or their own nonhousehold child under age 

13 in their care while doing activities other than primary 

childcare. It is restricted to times the respondent was awake. 

Secondary childcare time for household children is further 

restricted to the time between when the first household child 

under age 13 woke up and the last household child under age 

13 went to bed. If respondents report providing both primary 

and secondary care at the same time, the time is attributed to 

primary care only. 

Weekday, weekend, and holiday estimates. Estimates for 

weekdays are an average of reports about Monday through 

Friday. Estimates for weekend days and holidays are an 

average of reports about Saturdays, Sundays, and the 

following holidays: New Year’s Day, Easter, Memorial 

Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and 

Christmas Day. Data were not collected about New Year’s 

Day in 2012, Christmas Day in 2011, and the Fourth of July 

in 2010. 

Major activity category definitions 

The following definitions describe the activity 

categories shown in this report. All major time-use 

categories in tables 1-12 include related travel time and 

waiting time. For example, time spent "driving to the 

stadium" and time spent "waiting to get into the stadium to 

play ball" are included in Leisure and sports. 

Personal care activities. Personal care activities 

include sleeping, grooming (such as bathing or dressing), 

health-related self-care, and personal or private activities. 

Receiving unpaid personal care from others (for example, 

"my sister put polish on my nails") also is captured in this 

category. In general, respondents are not asked who they 

were with or where they were for personal care activities, as 

such information can be sensitive. 

Eating and drinking. All time spent eating or drinking 

(except eating and drinking done as part of a work or 

volunteer activity), whether alone, with others, at home, at a 

place of purchase, or somewhere else, is classified here. 

Household activities. Household activities are those 

done by persons to maintain their households. These include 

housework; cooking; lawn and garden care; pet care; vehicle 

maintenance and repair; home maintenance, repair, 

decoration, and renovation; and household management and 

organizational activities (such as filling out paperwork or 

planning a party). Food preparation, whether or not reported 

as done specifically for another household member, is 

always classified as a household activity unless it was done 

as a volunteer, work, or income-generating activity. For 

example, "making breakfast for my son" is coded as a 

household activity, not as childcare. 

Purchasing goods and services. This category includes 

purchases of consumer goods, professional and personal care 

services, household services, and government services. 

Consumer purchases include most purchases and rentals of 

consumer goods, regardless of the mode or place of purchase 

or rental (in person, via telephone, over the Internet, at home, 

or in a store). Gasoline, grocery, other food purchases, and 

all other shopping are further broken out in subcategories. 

Time spent obtaining, receiving, and purchasing 

professional and personal care services provided by someone 

else also is classified in this category. Professional services 

include childcare, financial services and banking, legal 

services, medical and adult care services, real estate services, 

and veterinary services. Personal care services include day 

spas, hair salons and barbershops, nail salons, and tanning 

salons. Activities classified here include time spent paying, 

meeting with, or talking to service providers, as well as time 

spent receiving the service or waiting to receive the service. 

Time spent arranging for and purchasing household 

services provided by someone else also is classified here. 

Household services include housecleaning; cooking; lawn 

care and landscaping; pet care; tailoring, laundering, and dry 

cleaning; vehicle maintenance and repairs; and home repairs, 

maintenance, and construction. 

This category also captures the time spent obtaining 

government services—such as applying for food stamps—

and purchasing government-required licenses or paying fines 

or fees. 

Caring for and helping household members. Time 

spent doing activities to care for or help any child (under age 

18) or adult in the household, regardless of relationship to the 

respondent or the physical or mental health status of the 

person being helped, is classified here. Caring for and 

helping activities for household children and adults are coded 

separately in subcategories. 
Primary childcare activities include time spent 

providing physical care; playing with children; reading to 

children; assistance with homework; attending children's 

events; taking care of children's health needs; and dropping 

off, picking up, and waiting for children. Passive childcare 

done as a primary activity (such as "keeping an eye on my 

son while he swam in the pool") also is included. A child's 

presence during the activity is not enough in itself to classify 

the activity as childcare. For example, "watching television 

with my child" is coded as a leisure activity, not as childcare. 

Secondary childcare occurs when persons have a child 

under age 13 ′′in their care" while doing activities other than 

primary childcare. For a complete definition, see the 

Concepts and definitions section of this Technical Note. 

Caring for and helping household members also 

includes a range of activities done to benefit adult members 

of households, such as providing physical and medical care 

or obtaining medical services. Doing something as a favor 

for or helping another household adult does not 

automatically result in classification as a helping activity. 

For example, a report of "helping my spouse cook dinner" is 

considered a household activity (food preparation), not a 

helping activity, because cooking dinner benefits the 

household as a whole. By contrast, doing paperwork for 

another person usually benefits the individual, so a report of 

"filling out an insurance application for my spouse" is 

considered a helping activity. 

Caring for and helping nonhousehold members. Caring 

for and helping nonhousehold members includes activities 

persons do to care for or help those—either children (under 

age 18) or adults—who do not live with them. When done 

for or through an organization, time spent helping 

nonhousehold members is classified as volunteering, rather 

than as helping nonhousehold members. Care of 

nonhousehold children, even when done as a favor or helping 

activity for another adult, is always classified as caring for 

and helping nonhousehold children, not as helping another 

adult. 

Working and work-related activities. This category 

includes time spent working, doing activities as part of 

one's job, engaging in income-generating activities (not as 

part of one's job), and job search activities. "Working" 

includes hours spent doing the specific tasks required of 

one's main or other job, regardless of location or time of 

day. "Work-related activities" include activities that are not 

obviously work but are done as part of one's job, such as 

having a business lunch or playing golf with clients. "Other 

income-generating activities" are those done "on the side" 

or under informal arrangement and are not part of a regular 

job. Such activities might include selling homemade crafts, 

babysitting, maintaining a rental property, or having a yard 

sale, and are those that persons "are paid for or will be paid 

for." 

Travel time related to working and work-related 

activities includes time spent traveling to and from work, as 

well as time spent traveling for work-related, incomegenerating, and job search activities. 

Educational activities. Educational activities include 

taking classes (including Internet and other distance-learning 

courses) for a degree as well as for personal interest; doing 

research and homework; and taking care of administrative 

tasks related to education, such as registering for classes or 

obtaining a school ID. For high school students, before- and 

after-school extracurricular activities (except sports) also are 

classified as educational activities. Educational activities do 

not include time spent for classes or training received as part 

of a job. Time spent helping others with their educationrelated activities is classified in the Caring for and helping 

categories. 

Organizational, civic, and religious activities. This 

category captures time spent volunteering for or through an 

organization, performing civic obligations, and participating 

in religious and spiritual activities. Civic obligations include 

government-required duties, such as serving jury duty or 

appearing in court, and activities that assist or influence 

government processes, such as voting or attending town hall 

meetings. Religious activities include those normally 

associated with membership in or identification with specific 

religions or denominations, such as attending religious 

services; participating in choirs, youth groups, orchestras, or 

unpaid teaching (unless identified as volunteer activities); 

and engaging in personal religious practices, such as praying. 

Leisure and sports. The leisure and sports category 

includes sports, exercise, and recreation; socializing and 

communicating; and other leisure activities. Sports, exercise, 

and recreation activities include participating in—as well as 

attending or watching—sports, exercise, and recreational 

activities. Recreational activities are leisure activities that are 

active in nature, such as yard games like croquet or 

horseshoes. Socializing and communicating includes faceto-face social communication and hosting or attending social 

functions. Leisure activities include watching television; 

reading; relaxing or thinking; playing computer, board, or 

card games; using a computer or the Internet for personal 

interest; playing or listening to music; and other activities, 

such as attending arts, cultural, and entertainment events. 

Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail. This category 

captures telephone communication and handling household 

or personal mail or e-mail. This category also includes 

texting and Internet voice and video calling. Telephone and 

Internet purchases are classified in Purchasing goods and 

services. Telephone calls, mail, or e-mail identified as related 

to work or volunteering are classified as work or 

volunteering. 

Other activities, not elsewhere classified. This residual 

category includes security procedures related to traveling, 

traveling not associated with a specific activity category, 

ambiguous activities that could not be coded, and missing 

activities. Missing activities result when respondents did not 

remember what they did for a period of time, or when they 

considered an activity too private or personal to report. 
Processing and estimation 

After ATUS data are collected, they go through an 

editing and imputation procedure. Responses to CPS 

questions that are re-asked in the ATUS go through the 

regular CPS edit and imputation procedures. Some item 

nonresponses for questions unique to the ATUS (such as 

where an activity took place or how much time was spent 

doing secondary childcare) also are imputed. Missing 

activities and missing values for who was present during an 

activity are never imputed. 

ATUS records are weighted quarterly to reduce bias in 

the estimates due to differences in sampling and response 

rates across subpopulations and days of the week. 

Specifically, the data are weighted to ensure the following: 

 Weekdays represent about 5/7 of the weighted data, 

and weekend days represent about 2/7 of the 

weighted data for the population as a whole. The 

actual proportions depend on the number of 

weekdays and weekend days in a given quarter. 

 The sum of the weights is equal to the number of 

person-days in the quarter for the population as a 

whole and for selected subpopulations. 

Reliability of the estimates 

Statistics based on the ATUS are subject to both 

sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample, rather than 

the entire population, is surveyed, estimates differ from the 

true population values they represent. The component of this 

difference that occurs because samples differ by chance is 

known as sampling error, and its variability is measured by 

the standard error of the estimate. 

Sample estimates from a given survey design are 

unbiased when an average of the estimates from all possible 

samples would yield, hypothetically, the true population 

value. In this case, the sample estimate and its standard error 

can be used to construct approximate confidence intervals, 

or ranges of values that include the true population value 

with known probabilities. If the process of selecting a sample 

from the population were repeated many times, an estimate 

made from each sample, and a suitable estimate of its 

standard error calculated for each sample, then 

approximately 90 percent of the intervals from 1.645 

standard errors below the estimate to 1.645 standard errors 

above the estimate would include the true population value. 

BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level 

of confidence. 

The ATUS data also are affected by nonsampling error, 

which is the average difference between population and 

sample values for samples generated by a given process. 

Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including 

failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to 

obtain information for all persons in the sample, inability or 

unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information, 

and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. 

Errors also could occur if non-response is correlated with 

time use. 

Publication requirements 

Estimates of average hours per day and participation 

rates are not published unless there are a minimum number 

of respondents representing the given population. Additional 

publication criteria are applied that include the number of 

respondents who reported doing a specified activity and the 

standard error or coefficient of variation for the estimate. 

Estimates that are considered "close to zero" or that round to 

0.00, are published as approximately zero or "~0." For a 

detailed description of the statistical reliability criteria 

necessary for publication, please contact ATUS staff at 

ATUSinfo@bls.gov. 
Table 1. Time spent in primary activities 1 and percent of the civilian population engaging in each activity, averages p

by sex, 2013 annual averages

Activity

Average hours per day, civilian

population

Average percent engaged in the

activity per day

Average hours per day 

who engaged in the 

Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men 

Total, all activities 2 ......................................................... 24.00 24.00 24.00 – – – – – 

 Personal care activities ................................................. 9.54 9.31 9.76 100.0 99.9 100.0 9.55 9.31  Sleeping ..................................................................... 8.74 8.65 8.82 99.9 99.9 99.9 8.75 8.66  Eating and drinking ....................................................... 1.23 1.26 1.20 96.4 96.5 96.2 1.27 1.31  Household activities ...................................................... 1.78 1.34 2.19 74.5 65.1 83.4 2.39 2.06  Housework ................................................................. .57 .25 .87 34.4 19.4 48.5 1.67 1.30  Food preparation and cleanup ................................... .57 .33 .80 55.3 41.7 68.1 1.03 .80  Lawn and garden care ............................................... .18 .25 .12 9.3 11.3 7.4 1.98 2.26  Household management ........................................... .13 .10 .16 17.2 14.2 20.1 .75 .73  Purchasing goods and services .................................... .75 .63 .86 42.9 38.7 46.8 1.74 1.62  Consumer goods purchases ...................................... .37 .29 .45 39.2 35.1 43.1 .94 .81  Professional and personal care services ................... .08 .06 .10 7.4 5.9 8.8 1.11 1.07  Caring for and helping household members ................. .53 .36 .69 25.5 20.5 30.3 2.07 1.75  Caring for and helping household children ................ .41 .27 .54 20.9 16.2 25.3 1.96 1.68  Caring for and helping nonhousehold members ........... .19 .17 .22 11.5 10.0 12.9 1.68 1.69  Caring for and helping nonhousehold adults ............. .06 .07 .06 7.2 7.0 7.4 .87 .94  Working and work-related activities .............................. 3.46 4.20 2.77 43.2 49.7 37.2 8.01 8.45  Working ..................................................................... 3.14 3.80 2.52 41.5 47.8 35.7 7.55 7.95  Educational activities .................................................... .48 .47 .48 8.0 7.6 8.3 5.98 6.25  Attending class .......................................................... .26 .27 .25 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.10 5.35  Homework and research ........................................... .18 .17 .19 5.8 5.7 5.9 3.09 2.95  Organizational, civic, and religious activities ................ .32 .29 .36 14.0 11.3 16.5 2.31 2.52  Religious and spiritual activities ................................. .14 .12 .17 9.1 7.3 10.8 1.58 1.64  Volunteering (organizational and civic activities) ....... .14 .13 .15 6.1 5.1 7.1 2.31 2.62  Leisure and sports ........................................................ 5.26 5.61 4.94 95.3 95.1 95.4 5.52 5.89  Socializing and communicating ................................. .72 .65 .78 36.8 34.0 39.5 1.95 1.92  Watching television .................................................... 2.77 2.98 2.57 79.4 80.4 78.5 3.49 3.71  Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation ........ .30 .40 .20 18.6 21.0 16.3 1.60 1.90  Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail ................................. .15 .10 .19 20.4 15.2 25.3 .72 .64  Other activities, not elsewhere classified ...................... .31 .27 .35 17.5 15.5 19.5 1.77 1.77 

 1 A primary activity refers to an individual’s main activity. Other activities done simultaneously are not included. 2 All major activity categories include related travel time. See Technical Note for activity category definitions.

– Not applicable.NOTE: Data refer to persons 15 years and over.
Table 2. Time spent in primary activities 1 and percent of the civilian population engaging in each

activity, averages per day on weekdays and weekends, 2013 annual averages

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

Weekdays

Weekends

and

holidays

Weekdays

Weekends

and

holidays

Weekdays

Weekends

and

holidays

Total, all activities 2 ......................................................... 24.00 24.00 – – – –

 Personal care activities ................................................. 9.30 10.11 100.0 100.0 9.30 10.11 Sleeping ..................................................................... 8.48 9.34 99.9 100.0 8.49 9.34 Eating and drinking ....................................................... 1.17 1.37 96.9 95.2 1.20 1.44 Household activities ...................................................... 1.65 2.09 74.2 75.3 2.22 2.77 Housework ................................................................. .54 .65 33.9 35.5 1.60 1.82 Food preparation and cleanup ................................... .55 .63 56.0 53.7 .98 1.18 Lawn and garden care ............................................... .15 .25 8.7 10.7 1.77 2.38 Household management ........................................... .12 .15 17.0 17.8 .73 .82 Purchasing goods and services .................................... .70 .84 42.6 43.7 1.66 1.93 Consumer goods purchases ...................................... .31 .50 38.0 42.2 .83 1.17 Professional and personal care services ................... .10 .03 9.0 3.8 1.15 .86 Caring for and helping household members ................. .56 .46 27.0 22.2 2.08 2.07 Caring for and helping household children ................ .43 .37 22.3 17.5 1.90 2.12 Caring for and helping nonhousehold members ........... .18 .22 10.9 12.9 1.68 1.68 Caring for and helping nonhousehold adults ............. .05 .08 6.5 8.9 .85 .92 Working and work-related activities .............................. 4.41 1.27 52.2 22.6 8.46 5.63 Working ..................................................................... 4.01 1.14 50.6 20.7 7.92 5.48 Educational activities .................................................... .60 .18 9.2 5.2 6.59 3.50 Attending class .......................................................... .37 .01 7.1 .3 5.16 2.55 Homework and research ........................................... .19 .16 6.3 4.8 2.99 3.38 Organizational, civic, and religious activities ................ .22 .56 11.5 19.9 1.94 2.79 Religious and spiritual activities ................................. .07 .31 6.4 15.5 1.17 1.98 Volunteering (organizational and civic activities) ....... .12 .18 5.8 6.8 2.11 2.71 Leisure and sports ........................................................ 4.74 6.46 94.7 96.7 5.01 6.68 Socializing and communicating ................................. .54 1.12 34.6 41.9 1.57 2.68 Watching television .................................................... 2.57 3.24 79.2 79.8 3.24 4.05 Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation ........ .27 .36 19.0 17.5 1.42 2.04 Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail ................................. .16 .13 21.9 17.1 .71 .75 Other activities, not elsewhere classified ...................... .31 .32 17.9 16.8 1.73 1.88

 1 A primary activity refers to an individual’s main activity. Other activities done simultaneously are not included. 2 All major activity categories include related travel time. See Technical Note for activity category definitions.

– Not applicable.NOTE: Data refer to persons 15 years and over.
Table 3. Time spent in primary activities 1 for the civilian population by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, m

educational attainment, 2013 annual averages

Characteristic

Average hours per day spent in primary activities 2

Personal

care

activities

Eating and

drinking

Household

activities

Purchasing

goods and

services

Caring for

and

helping

household

members

Caring for

and

helping

nonhousehold

members

Working

and workrelated

activities

Educational activities

Organizational,

civic, and

religious

activities

L

an

Total, 15 years and over ....................... 9.54 1.23 1.78 0.75 0.53 0.19 3.46 0.48 0.32  15 to 19 years ..................................... 10.49 1.04 .75 .50 .15 .18 1.05 3.41 .28  20 to 24 years ..................................... 9.91 1.21 .94 .64 .40 .18 3.66 1.06 .21  25 to 34 years ..................................... 9.39 1.21 1.53 .76 1.04 .14 4.65 .41 .21  35 to 44 years ..................................... 9.27 1.16 1.85 .76 1.15 .13 4.82 .09 .27  45 to 54 years ..................................... 9.33 1.16 1.97 .76 .47 .22 4.66 .06 .33  55 to 64 years ..................................... 9.32 1.26 2.14 .78 .19 .24 3.62 .01 .30  65 to 74 years ..................................... 9.37 1.41 2.45 .82 .13 .34 1.15 .02 .56  75 years and over ............................... 10.13 1.46 2.24 .87 .06 .13 .39 ~0 .60  Men, 15 years and over ....................... 9.31 1.26 1.34 .63 .36 .17 4.20 .47 .29  15 to 19 years ..................................... 10.47 1.00 .75 .44 .12 .11 1.13 3.09 .25 

 20 to 24 years ..................................... 9.48 1.22 .66 .44 .10 .17 4.42 1.13 .20  25 to 34 years ..................................... 9.07 1.27 1.08 .64 .54 .13 5.55 3 ( ) .18 

 35 to 44 years ..................................... 8.97 1.23 1.33 .66 .88 .17 5.88 .05 .24  45 to 54 years ..................................... 9.09 1.19 1.45 .64 .38 .19 5.37 .05 .29  55 to 64 years ..................................... 9.21 1.27 1.69 .65 .14 .14 4.34 ~0 .22  65 to 74 years ..................................... 9.22 1.48 2.08 .71 .12 .31 1.49 ~0 .60  75 years and over ............................... 9.91 1.56 1.56 .82 .07 .12 .79 3 ( ) .54  Women, 15 years and over ................. 9.76 1.20 2.19 .86 .69 .22 2.77 .48 .36  15 to 19 years ..................................... 10.52 1.08 .75 .56 .19 .25 .96 3.74 .30  20 to 24 years ..................................... 10.35 1.20 1.23 .83 .69 .19 2.91 .98 .22 

 25 to 34 years ..................................... 9.71 1.16 1.97 .88 1.53 .15 3.76 .34 .23  35 to 44 years ..................................... 9.57 1.10 2.35 .87 1.41 .09 3.80 .14 .30  45 to 54 years ..................................... 9.56 1.13 2.47 .88 .54 .25 3.98 .06 .37  55 to 64 years ..................................... 9.41 1.25 2.55 .90 .23 .33 2.95 ~0 .37  65 to 74 years ..................................... 9.51 1.35 2.77 .92 .13 .37 .86 ~0 .53  75 years and over ............................... 10.29 1.40 2.71 .91 .06 .13 .11 ~0 .64  White, 15 years and over ..................... 9.48 1.26 1.85 .76 .53 .20 3.51 .45 .30  Men ..................................................... 9.26 1.30 1.40 .63 .37 .18 4.30 .47 .26  Women ............................................... 9.69 1.23 2.28 .88 .68 .22 2.75 .43 .34 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3. Time spent in primary activities 1 for the civilian population by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, m

educational attainment, 2013 annual averages — Continued

Characteristic

Average hours per day spent in primary activities 2

Personal

care

activities

Eating and

drinking

Household

activities

Purchasing

goods and

services

Caring for

and

helping

household

members

Caring for

and

helping

nonhousehold

members

Working

and workrelated

activities

Educational activities

Organizational,

civic, and

religious

activities

L

an

 Black or African American, 15 years

and over .............................................. 9.93 0.91 1.28 0.67 0.43 0.19 3.08 0.48 0.47 

 Men ..................................................... 9.52 .95 .90 .59 .20 .14 3.32 .47 .51 

 Women ............................................... 10.27 .88 1.60 .74 .62 .23 2.89 .50 .43  Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 15 years

and over .............................................. 9.94 1.19 1.80 .73 .67 .13 3.48 .69 .30 

 Men ..................................................... 9.76 1.16 1.13 .62 .45 .10 4.59 .53 .32  Women ............................................... 10.12 1.22 2.46 .84 .89 .16 2.36 .85 .28 Marital status and sex:

Married, spouse present ..................... 9.29 1.31 2.07 .78 .74 .17 3.88 .07 .37 

Men ................................................... 9.08 1.33 1.53 .66 .55 .15 4.81 .07 .34 Women ............................................. 9.50 1.29 2.63 .90 .95 .19 2.93 .08 .41 

Other marital statuses ........................ 9.81 1.14 1.46 .71 .30 .22 3.02 .91 .27 

Men ................................................... 9.57 1.18 1.12 .59 .14 .19 3.48 .95 .23 Women ............................................. 10.02 1.10 1.76 .81 .44 .25 2.62 .87 .31 

 Educational attainment, 25 years and

over:

Less than a high school diploma ........ 9.88 1.11 2.17 .57 .57 .18 2.46 ~0 .35 High school graduates, no college ..... 9.54 1.19 2.15 .77 .44 .23 3.24 .04 .30 Some college or associate degree ..... 9.39 1.19 1.91 .81 .61 .20 3.78 .23 .31 Bachelor’s degree and higher ............. 9.15 1.39 1.79 .84 .69 .17 4.40 .14 .40 

 1 A primary activity refers to an individual’s main activity. Other activities done simultaneously are not included. 2 All major activity categories include related travel time. See Technical Note for activity category definitions.

3 Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.

~0 Estimate is approximately zero.NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, data refer to persons 15 years and over. Persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race.
Table 4. Employed persons working 1 and time spent working on days worked by full- and part-time status and sex, jo

status, educational attainment, and day of week, 2013 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

Characteristic Total employed

Employed persons who worked on

an average day

Employed persons who worked on

an average weekday

Employed pers

an average Sa

h

Number Percent of employed Average hours of work Number 2 Percent of employed Average hours of work Number 3 Pe

em

Full- and part-time status and sex

Total, 15 years and over 4 ........................................ 151,665 103,157 68.0 7.58 125,773 82.9 7.94 51,300  Full-time workers ................................................... 116,607 83,784 71.9 8.09 102,863 88.2 8.50 39,920  Part-time workers .................................................. 35,059 19,374 55.3 5.34 22,889 65.3 5.43 11,384  Men 4 ....................................................................... 80,456 57,341 71.3 7.97 69,079 85.9 8.39 30,169 

 Full-time workers ................................................... 68,059 50,212 73.8 8.34 60,608 89.1 8.77 25,889  Part-time workers .................................................. 12,397 7,129 57.5 5.42 8,426 68.0 5.60 4,296  Women 4 .................................................................. 71,210 45,816 64.3 7.08 56,679 79.6 7.40 21,172 

 Full-time workers ................................................... 48,548 33,572 69.2 7.73 42,248 87.0 8.11 14,104  Part-time workers .................................................. 22,662 12,244 54.0 5.29 14,470 63.8 5.34 7,076 

Jobholding status

Single jobholders ...................................................... 138,445 92,930 67.1 7.55 114,192 82.5 7.91 44,155 Multiple jobholders .................................................... 13,220 10,227 77.4 7.82 11,582 87.6 8.24 7,135 

Educational attainment, 25 years and over

Less than a high school diploma .............................. 9,022 6,195 68.7 7.96 7,486 83.0 8.08 2,962 High school graduates, no college ........................... 35,259 24,087 68.3 7.78 29,519 83.7 8.00 11,478 Some college or associate degree ........................... 32,784 22,468 68.5 7.79 27,560 84.1 8.09 10,696 Bachelor’s degree and higher ................................... 52,980 37,545 70.9 7.44 46,430 87.6 8.03 18,000 

 1 Includes work at main and other job(s), and excludes travel related to work. 2 Number was derived by multiplying the "Total employed" by the percent of employed persons who worked on an average weekday. 3 Number was derived by multiplying the "Total employed" by the percent of employed persons who worked on an average Saturday, Sunday, and holiday 4 Includes workers whose hours vary.

NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, data refer to persons 15 years and over.
Table 5. Employed persons working 1 on main job and time spent working on days worked by class of worker, occup

and day of week, 2013 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

Characteristic Total employed

Employed persons who worked on

an average day

Employed persons who worked on

an average weekday

Employed pers

an average Sa

h

Number Percent of employed Average hours of work Number 2 Percent of employed Average hours of work Number 3 Pe

em

Class of worker (main job only)

Wage and salary workers ......................................... 141,046 94,531 67.0 7.60 116,442 82.6 7.96 43,888 Self-employed workers 4 ........................................... 10,460 6,825 65.3 6.22 7,925 75.8 6.59 4,515 

Occupation (main job only) 5

Management, business, and financial operations .... 26,096 19,336 74.1 7.56 23,323 89.4 8.06 8,622 Professional and related ........................................... 35,644 23,709 66.5 7.27 30,086 84.4 7.78 10,598 Service ...................................................................... 26,441 15,783 59.7 7.00 18,349 69.4 7.15 10,151 Sales and related ...................................................... 13,239 8,780 66.3 7.35 9,936 75.1 7.91 6,174 Office and administrative support ............................. 19,939 13,393 67.2 7.44 17,347 87.0 7.60 4,365 Farming, fishing, and forestry ................................... 7 ( ) 7 ( ) 7 ( ) 8.46 7 ( ) 7 ( ) 8.79 7 ( ) 

Construction and extraction ...................................... 5,816 3,479 59.8 8.42 4,903 84.3 8.54 808 Installation, maintenance, and repair ........................ 5,551 3,888 70.0 8.14 4,932 88.8 8.38 7 ( ) Production ................................................................ 8,934 6,202 69.4 8.31 7,344 82.2 8.39 2,723 Transportation and material moving ......................... 8,242 5,402 65.5 8.09 6,607 80.2 8.45 2,732 

Earnings of full-time wage and salary workers

(single jobholders only) 6

$0 - $520 .................................................................. 24,483 17,196 70.2 7.93 20,778 84.9 8.07 8,414 $521 - $850 .............................................................. 24,139 16,133 66.8 8.16 20,972 86.9 8.40 5,664 $851 - $1,340 ........................................................... 24,288 16,810 69.2 8.27 21,006 86.5 8.69 7,219 $1,341 and higher ..................................................... 24,250 17,921 73.9 8.02 22,051 90.9 8.66 7,930 

 1 Includes work at main job only and excludes travel related to work. 2 Number was derived by multiplying the "Total employed" by the percent of employed persons who worked on an average weekday. 3 Number was derived by multiplying the "Total employed" by the percent of employed persons who worked on an average Saturday, Sunday, and holiday 4 Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are unincorporated. Self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated are classified as wa

workers.

 5 These values were generated using the 2010 Census occupational classification system which was introduced with the 2011 estimates. Estimates are n

comparable to those from earlier years.

 6 These values are based on usual weekly earnings. The earnings data are limited to wage and salary workers (both incorporated and unincorporated se

are excluded). Each earnings range represents approximately 25 percent of full-time wage and salary workers who held only one job.

7 Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.

NOTE: Data refer to persons 15 years and over.
Table 6. Employed persons working 1 at home and at their workplace and time spent working at each location by full- 

status and sex, jobholding status, and educational attainment, 2013 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

Characteristic Total employed

Employed persons who worked on

an average day

Employed persons who worked at

their workplace on an average day 2

Employed pers

home on an 

Number Percent of employed Average hours of work Number Percent of those who worked Average hours of work at workplace Number Pe

tho

w

Full- and part-time status and sex

Total, 15 years and over 4 ........................................ 151,665 103,157 68.0 7.58 85,643 83.0 7.85 23,630  Full-time workers ................................................... 116,607 83,784 71.9 8.09 71,235 85.0 8.28 18,164  Part-time workers .................................................. 35,059 19,374 55.3 5.34 14,409 74.4 5.76 5,466  Men 4 ....................................................................... 80,456 57,341 71.3 7.97 48,060 83.8 8.19 13,179 

 Full-time workers ................................................... 68,059 50,212 73.8 8.34 42,674 85.0 8.49 11,040  Part-time workers .................................................. 12,397 7,129 57.5 5.42 5,386 75.5 5.77 2,139  Women 4 .................................................................. 71,210 45,816 64.3 7.08 37,584 82.0 7.42 10,451 

 Full-time workers ................................................... 48,548 33,572 69.2 7.73 28,561 85.1 7.95 7,124  Part-time workers .................................................. 22,662 12,244 54.0 5.29 9,023 73.7 5.75 3,326 

Jobholding status

Single jobholders ...................................................... 138,445 92,930 67.1 7.55 77,593 83.5 7.84 20,434 Multiple jobholders .................................................... 13,220 10,227 77.4 7.82 8,050 78.7 7.94 3,196 

Educational attainment, 25 years and over

Less than a high school diploma .............................. 9,022 6,195 68.7 7.96 5,787 93.4 7.97 437 High school graduates, no college ........................... 35,259 24,087 68.3 7.78 20,518 85.2 8.00 4,103 Some college or associate degree ........................... 32,784 22,468 68.5 7.79 18,874 84.0 8.06 4,241 Bachelor’s degree and higher ................................... 52,980 37,545 70.9 7.44 28,529 76.0 7.90 13,605 

 1 Includes work at main and other job(s) and at locations other than home or workplace. Excludes travel related to work. 2 Individuals may have worked at more than one location. 3 "Working at home" includes any time persons did work at home and is not restricted to persons whose usual workplace is their home. 4 Includes workers whose hours vary.

NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, data refer to persons 15 years and over.
Table 7. Employed persons working on main job 1 at home and at their workplace and time spent working at each loc

of worker, occupation, and earnings, 2013 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

Characteristic Total employed

Employed persons who worked on

an average day

Employed persons who worked at

their workplace on an average day 2

Employed pers

home on an 

Number Percent of employed Average hours of work Number Percent of those who worked Average hours of work at workplace Number Pe

tho

w

Class of worker (main job only)

Wage and salary workers ......................................... 141,046 94,531 67.0 7.60 80,757 85.4 7.89 18,643 Self-employed workers 4 ........................................... 10,460 6,825 65.3 6.22 3,535 51.8 6.15 3,810 

Occupation (main job only) 5

Management, business, and financial operations .... 26,096 19,336 74.1 7.56 14,389 74.4 8.10 6,782 Professional and related ........................................... 35,644 23,709 66.5 7.27 18,504 78.0 7.66 8,259 Service ...................................................................... 26,441 15,783 59.7 7.00 13,731 87.0 7.22 1,740 Sales and related ...................................................... 13,239 8,780 66.3 7.35 7,300 83.1 7.79 1,880 Office and administrative support ............................. 19,939 13,393 67.2 7.44 12,075 90.2 7.63 1,482 Farming, fishing, and forestry ................................... 7 ( ) 7 ( ) 7 ( ) 8.46 7 ( ) 7 ( ) 9.44 7 ( ) 

Construction and extraction ...................................... 5,816 3,479 59.8 8.42 3,204 92.1 8.47 592 

Installation, maintenance, and repair ........................ 5,551 3,888 70.0 8.14 3,470 89.3 8.38 574 Production ................................................................ 8,934 6,202 69.4 8.31 5,858 94.4 8.30 487 Transportation and material moving ......................... 8,242 5,402 65.5 8.09 4,697 86.9 8.09 336 

Earnings of full-time wage and salary workers

(single jobholders only) 6

$0 - $520 .................................................................. 24,483 17,196 70.2 7.93 16,113 93.7 8.00 1,268 $521 - $850 .............................................................. 24,139 16,133 66.8 8.16 14,806 91.8 8.26 1,941 $851 - $1,340 ........................................................... 24,288 16,810 69.2 8.27 14,835 88.2 8.56 3,253 $1,341 and higher ..................................................... 24,250 17,921 73.9 8.02 14,119 78.8 8.47 5,679 

 1 Includes work at main job only and at locations other than home or workplace. Excludes travel related to work. 2 Individuals may have worked at more than one location. 3 "Working at home" includes any time persons did work at home and is not restricted to persons whose usual workplace is their home. 4 Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are unincorporated. Self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated are classified as wa

workers.

 5 These values were generated using the 2010 Census occupational classification system which was introduced with the 2011 estimates. Estimates are n

comparable to those from earlier years.

 6 These values are based on usual weekly earnings. The earnings data are limited to wage and salary workers (both incorporated and unincorporated se

are excluded). Each earnings range represents approximately 25 percent of full-time wage and salary workers who held only one job.

7 Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.

NOTE: Data refer to persons 15 years and over.
Table 8. Time spent in primary activities 1 for the civilian population 18 years and over by employment status, presen

youngest household child, and sex, 2013 annual averages

Total

Activity

Average hours per day spent in primary activities

Household child under 18

Total Youngest household child under 6 Youngest household child 6 to 17

No ho

Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total 

Total, all activities 2 ......................................................... 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 

 Personal care activities ................................................. 9.36 9.04 9.64 9.31 8.81 9.73 9.40 9.22 9.56 9.57  Sleeping ..................................................................... 8.60 8.40 8.78 8.60 8.19 8.93 8.61 8.56 8.65 8.75  Eating and drinking ....................................................... 1.16 1.21 1.12 1.15 1.18 1.13 1.17 1.23 1.11 1.28  Household activities ...................................................... 1.85 1.26 2.36 1.81 1.19 2.32 1.88 1.31 2.39 1.84  Housework ................................................................. .68 .27 1.04 .68 .25 1.03 .68 .28 1.04 .55  Food preparation and cleanup ................................... .70 .39 .97 .74 .43 1.00 .67 .36 .95 .54  Lawn and garden care ............................................... .12 .18 .07 .10 .15 .05 .13 .19 .08 .23  Household management ........................................... .10 .08 .11 .10 .07 .12 .10 .09 .11 .15  Purchasing goods and services .................................... .73 .62 .83 .71 .63 .78 .75 .61 .88 .78  Consumer goods purchases ...................................... .37 .28 .46 .38 .31 .45 .37 .25 .47 .38  Professional and personal care services ................... .06 .06 .07 .06 .06 .05 .07 .05 .09 .09  Caring for and helping household members ................. 1.42 .99 1.79 2.06 1.45 2.57 .91 .64 1.15 .07  Caring for and helping household children ................ 1.19 .82 1.50 1.84 1.29 2.28 .68 .46 .87 –  Caring for and helping nonhousehold members ........... .12 .11 .13 .07 .09 .06 .16 .13 .18 .24  Caring for and helping nonhousehold adults ............. .05 .05 .04 .02 .03 .02 .06 .06 .06 .08  Working and work-related activities ........................... 4.20 5.48 3.11 4.19 5.97 2.71 4.22 5.11 3.43 3.32 

 Working ................................................................... 3.82 4.99 2.81 3.82 5.46 2.47 3.82 4.64 3.09 3.00 

 Educational activities .................................................... .25 .20 .29 .15 .05 .24 .33 .32 .34 .25  Attending class .......................................................... .11 .10 .12 .07 ~0 .12 .14 .17 .11 .08  Homework and research ........................................... .12 .08 .15 .07 .04 .09 .16 .11 .20 .14  Organizational, civic, and religious activities ................ .31 .28 .33 .27 .31 .23 .34 .27 .41 .33  Religious and spiritual activities ................................. .13 .13 .13 .14 .16 .11 .13 .11 .15 .15  Volunteering (organizational and civic activities) ....... .13 .11 .15 .10 .11 .09 .16 .12 .20 .14  Leisure and sports ........................................................ 4.17 4.49 3.91 3.87 4.04 3.74 4.41 4.83 4.04 5.85  Socializing and communicating ................................. .71 .68 .73 .70 .65 .75 .72 .71 .72 .72  Watching television .................................................... 2.17 2.35 2.01 2.06 2.16 1.97 2.25 2.50 2.03 3.17  Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation ........ .25 .32 .19 .23 .30 .18 .26 .33 .19 .29  Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail ................................. .11 .07 .14 .08 .07 .09 .13 .08 .17 .17  Other activities, not elsewhere classified ...................... .31 .24 .36 .31 .21 .39 .30 .26 .34 .31 See footnotes at end of table.
Table 8. Time spent in primary activities 1 for the civilian population 18 years and over by employment status, presen

youngest household child, and sex, 2013 annual averages — Continued

Employed

Activity

Average hours per day spent in primary activities

Household child under 18

Total Youngest household child under 6 Youngest household child 6 to 17

No ho

Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total 

Total, all activities 2 ......................................................... 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 

 Personal care activities ................................................. 9.10 8.88 9.36 8.99 8.71 9.36 9.19 9.02 9.36 9.27  Sleeping ..................................................................... 8.33 8.24 8.42 8.26 8.10 8.47 8.38 8.36 8.40 8.46  Eating and drinking ....................................................... 1.17 1.23 1.11 1.16 1.19 1.12 1.18 1.27 1.10 1.28  Household activities ...................................................... 1.56 1.21 1.96 1.45 1.15 1.84 1.65 1.26 2.05 1.47  Housework ................................................................. .50 .23 .80 .45 .23 .74 .53 .23 .83 .43  Food preparation and cleanup ................................... .59 .38 .84 .59 .40 .84 .59 .35 .84 .42  Lawn and garden care ............................................... .11 .16 .06 .09 .14 .03 .13 .18 .08 .17  Household management ........................................... .09 .08 .11 .10 .08 .12 .09 .08 .11 .12  Purchasing goods and services .................................... .72 .62 .83 .71 .63 .81 .73 .61 .85 .72  Consumer goods purchases ...................................... .37 .29 .47 .37 .31 .46 .37 .27 .48 .36  Professional and personal care services ................... .05 .04 .06 .05 .06 .05 .05 .03 .06 .07  Caring for and helping household members ................. 1.19 .95 1.46 1.71 1.38 2.14 .81 .59 1.02 .05  Caring for and helping household children ................ .98 .80 1.19 1.51 1.23 1.87 .59 .43 .75 –  Caring for and helping nonhousehold members ........... .09 .08 .10 .06 .07 .05 .10 .08 .12 .21  Caring for and helping nonhousehold adults ............. .03 .03 .03 .03 .03 .02 .04 .03 .05 .07  Working and work-related activities ........................... 5.64 6.43 4.76 5.82 6.66 4.73 5.51 6.24 4.78 5.73 

 Working ................................................................... 5.19 5.91 4.38 5.35 6.11 4.37 5.07 5.75 4.38 5.25 

 Educational activities .................................................... .14 .08 .20 .07 .03 .14 .18 .12 .24 .15  Attending class .......................................................... .05 .04 .07 .04 ~0 4 ( ) .06 4 ( ) .07 .03 

 Homework and research ........................................... .07 .04 .11 .03 ~0 .05 .11 .06 .15 .11  Organizational, civic, and religious activities ................ .28 .27 .30 .26 .31 .19 .30 .23 .36 .23  Religious and spiritual activities ................................. .12 .13 .11 .13 .16 .09 .12 .11 .13 .11  Volunteering (organizational and civic activities) ....... .12 .10 .14 .10 .11 .08 .14 .09 .18 .09  Leisure and sports ........................................................ 3.73 3.97 3.46 3.44 3.61 3.21 3.95 4.27 3.63 4.53  Socializing and communicating ................................. .67 .65 .68 .66 .63 .69 .68 .68 .67 .69  Watching television .................................................... 1.85 2.03 1.64 1.71 1.86 1.51 1.95 2.17 1.73 2.30  Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation ........ .25 .30 .19 .24 .30 .17 .25 .30 .20 .29  Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail ................................. .09 .06 .14 .08 .06 .10 .11 .05 .16 .12  Other activities, not elsewhere classified ...................... .28 .23 .33 .26 .20 .33 .30 .26 .33 .24 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 8. Time spent in primary activities 1 for the civilian population 18 years and over by employment status, presen

youngest household child, and sex, 2013 annual averages — Continued

Not employed

Activity

Average hours per day spent in primary activities

Household child under 18

Total Youngest household child under 6 Youngest household child 6 to 17

No ho

Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total 

Total, all activities 2 ......................................................... 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 

 Personal care activities ................................................. 10.07 9.88 10.14 10.09 9.55 10.21 10.04 10.04 10.05 9.97  Sleeping ..................................................................... 9.36 9.25 9.40 9.41 8.85 9.53 9.32 9.43 9.25 9.13  Eating and drinking ....................................................... 1.13 1.10 1.13 1.14 1.12 1.14 1.12 1.10 1.13 1.28  Household activities ...................................................... 2.64 1.53 3.07 2.69 1.51 2.95 2.60 1.54 3.21 2.34  Housework ................................................................. 1.18 .45 1.46 1.23 .40 1.41 1.14 .48 1.52 .71  Food preparation and cleanup ................................... 1.00 .45 1.21 1.09 .60 1.20 .92 .37 1.23 .70  Lawn and garden care ............................................... .13 .25 .08 .12 4 ( ) .09 .14 .23 .08 .32 

 Household management ........................................... .11 .08 .11 .10 4 ( ) .11 .11 .10 .12 .20  Purchasing goods and services .................................... .78 .61 .84 .73 .65 .75 .82 .60 .95 .85  Consumer goods purchases ...................................... .38 .24 .44 .41 4 ( ) .43 .36 .20 .45 .39  Professional and personal care services ................... .10 .13 .09 .06 4 ( ) .05 .14 .14 .14 .13  Caring for and helping household members ................. 2.04 1.19 2.37 2.92 1.98 3.13 1.22 .83 1.45 .09  Caring for and helping household children ................ 1.75 .94 2.06 2.63 1.78 2.82 .93 .56 1.15 –  Caring for and helping nonhousehold members ........... .21 .29 .19 .09 .21 .07 .33 4 ( ) 4 ( ) .26 

 Caring for and helping nonhousehold adults ............. .08 .13 .06 .02 4 ( ) .02 .13 .18 .11 .08 

 Working and work-related activities 3 ........................... .27 .53 .17 .24 4 ( ) .13 .29 .43 .21 .11  Working 3 ................................................................... 4 ( ) 4 ( ) 4 ( ) 4 ( ) 4 ( ) 4 ( ) 4 ( ) ~0 4 ( ) .02 

 Educational activities .................................................... .57 4 ( ) .46 .34 4 ( ) .36 .78 4 ( ) .58 .38 

 Attending class .......................................................... .27 4 ( ) .20 .15 4 ( ) .18 .37 4 ( ) .21 .15 

 Homework and research ........................................... .24 .32 .21 .15 4 ( ) .13 .32 4 ( ) .31 .19 

 Organizational, civic, and religious activities ................ .38 .37 .39 .28 .27 .29 .48 .41 .51 .47  Religious and spiritual activities ................................. .17 .15 .17 .15 .18 .15 .18 .14 .20 .21  Volunteering (organizational and civic activities) ....... .17 .18 .17 .10 4 ( ) .10 .24 .22 .26 .22 

 Leisure and sports ........................................................ 5.39 7.20 4.70 4.94 7.28 4.42 5.81 7.16 5.03 7.61  Socializing and communicating ................................. .83 .83 .83 .82 .84 .81 .84 .83 .84 .76  Watching television .................................................... 3.04 4.05 2.65 2.91 4.41 2.58 3.17 3.89 2.75 4.33  Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation ........ .25 .45 .18 .21 4 ( ) .19 .29 .49 .18 .29  Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail ................................. .14 .16 .13 .10 .13 .09 .18 .18 .18 .23  Other activities, not elsewhere classified ...................... .38 .28 .42 .43 4 ( ) .46 .33 .28 .36 .40 

 1 A primary activity refers to an individual’s main activity. Other activities done simultaneously are not included. 2 All major activity categories include related travel time. See Technical Note for activity category definitions. 3 Estimates include a small amount of work time done by persons who do not meet the American Time Use Survey definition for employed.

4 Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.

~0 Estimate is approximately zero.– Not applicable.
Table 9. Time spent caring for household children under 18 by sex of adult 1 and age of youngest child by day of wee

combined years 2009-13

Childcare activities

Average hours per day spent caring for household childre

Total Weekdays W

Total Men Women Total Men Women Total 

Persons in households with children under 18 years, total:

Caring for household children as a primary activity ................................ 1.34 0.91 1.70 1.42 0.91 1.86 1.1

Physical care ........................................................................................ .42 .23 .59 .45 .24 .63 .3Education-related activities ................................................................... .11 .07 .14 .14 .08 .19 .0Reading to/with children ....................................................................... .03 .02 .04 .04 .03 .05 .0Talking to/with children ......................................................................... .05 .03 .06 .05 .03 .07 .0Playing/doing hobbies with children ..................................................... .30 .27 .34 .28 .23 .32 .3Looking after children ........................................................................... .08 .07 .09 .07 .05 .09 .1Attending children’s events ................................................................... .06 .05 .07 .05 .03 .06 .0Travel related to care of household children ........................................ .17 .12 .22 .21 .14 .27 .0Other childcare activities ...................................................................... .11 .06 .15 .13 .08 .18 .0Persons in households with youngest child 6 to 17 years:

Caring for household children as a primary activity ............................ .79 .54 1.02 .86 .56 1.14 .6

Physical care .................................................................................... .14 .07 .20 .16 .09 .23 .0Education-related activities ............................................................... .12 .08 .17 .16 .09 .21 .0Reading to/with children ................................................................... .01 .01 .02 .01 .01 .02 .0Talking to/with children ..................................................................... .06 .03 .08 .07 .04 .09 .0Playing/doing hobbies with children ................................................. .07 .08 .06 .06 .07 .05 .1Looking after children ....................................................................... .05 .04 .06 .05 .03 .06 .0Attending children’s events ............................................................... .08 .06 .09 .06 .05 .07 .1Travel related to care of household children .................................... .16 .11 .20 .19 .13 .25 .0Other childcare activities .................................................................. .09 .05 .13 .11 .06 .16 .0

Persons in households with youngest child under 6 years:

Caring for household children as a primary activity ............................ 2.00 1.39 2.49 2.10 1.37 2.68 1.7

Physical care .................................................................................... .76 .43 1.03 .80 .44 1.09 .6Education-related activities ............................................................... .09 .05 .12 .12 .07 .16 .0Reading to/with children ................................................................... .06 .04 .07 .06 .05 .08 .0Talking to/with children ..................................................................... .03 .02 .05 .04 .02 .05 .0Playing/doing hobbies with children ................................................. .59 .51 .65 .55 .45 .64 .6Looking after children ....................................................................... .12 .10 .13 .10 .08 .12 .1Attending children’s events ............................................................... .03 .03 .04 .03 .02 .04 .0Travel related to care of household children .................................... .19 .13 .24 .23 .15 .30 .0Other childcare activities .................................................................. .13 .08 .17 .16 .10 .21 .0

 1 Persons 18 years and over living in households with children under 18, whether or not they provided childcare.
Table 10. Time spent providing secondary childcare for household children under 13 by sex of adult 1 and age of you

by day of week, average for the combined years 2009-13

Childcare activities 2

Average hours per day spent caring for household children 3

Total Weekdays Weekends a

Total Men Women Total Men Women Total M

Persons in households with children under 13 years, total .................................... 5.11 4.13 5.93 4.16 3.05 5.08 7.34 6

Caring for household children as a secondary activity in conjunction with:

Personal care activities ..................................................................................... .25 .16 .33 .22 .14 .29 .33 Household activities .......................................................................................... 1.17 .67 1.59 .99 .47 1.43 1.58 1Purchasing goods and services ........................................................................ .35 .27 .42 .27 .18 .35 .53 Working and work-related activities .................................................................. .19 .18 .20 .21 .19 .23 .14 Eating and drinking ........................................................................................... .65 .58 .71 .53 .45 .60 .93 Leisure and sports ............................................................................................ 2.06 1.94 2.16 1.59 1.40 1.75 3.16 3Other activities .................................................................................................. .44 .33 .53 .34 .23 .43 .67 Persons in households with youngest child 6 to 12 years, total ....................... 4.74 3.99 5.40 3.68 2.96 4.32 7.22 6

Caring for household children as a secondary activity in conjunction with:

Personal care activities ................................................................................. .23 .16 .30 .20 .14 .25 .30 Household activities ...................................................................................... 1.04 .64 1.39 .81 .44 1.14 1.58 1Purchasing goods and services .................................................................... .29 .23 .34 .20 .14 .25 .49 Working and work-related activities .............................................................. .21 .20 .21 .23 .22 .23 .16 Eating and drinking ....................................................................................... .58 .52 .64 .46 .40 .51 .87 Leisure and sports ........................................................................................ 1.97 1.94 2.00 1.49 1.43 1.55 3.10 3Other activities .............................................................................................. .42 .31 .51 .29 .19 .38 .72 

Persons in households with youngest child under 6 years, total ...................... 5.38 4.23 6.30 4.50 3.11 5.59 7.43 6

Caring for household children as a secondary activity in conjunction with:

Personal care activities ................................................................................. .27 .17 .35 .23 .14 .31 .34 Household activities ...................................................................................... 1.26 .70 1.72 1.13 .49 1.62 1.59 1Purchasing goods and services .................................................................... .39 .30 .47 .32 .20 .41 .56 Working and work-related activities .............................................................. .18 .16 .19 .20 .17 .23 .12 Eating and drinking ....................................................................................... .70 .63 .76 .59 .49 .66 .97 Leisure and sports ........................................................................................ 2.12 1.94 2.27 1.66 1.37 1.89 3.20 3Other activities .............................................................................................. .45 .35 .53 .37 .25 .46 .64 

 1 Persons 18 years and over living in households with children under 13 years, whether or not they provided childcare. 2 All major activity categories include related travel time. See Technical Note for activity category definitions. 3 Secondary childcare time is defined as time one has a child under 13 years "in his or her care" while doing something else as a main activity; information 

childcare is not collected for children over 12 years. Estimates include a small amount of care provided to own, nonhousehold children.
Table 11. Time spent in leisure and sports activities for the civilian population by selected characteristics, 2013 annu

Characteristic

Average hours per day spent in leisure and sports activities

Total, all leisure and

sports activities

Participating in

sports,

exercise, and

recreation

Socializing andcommunicating Watching TV Reading Relaxing/ thinking P

a

u

Total,

all

days

Weekdays

Weekends

and

holidays

Weekdays

Weekends

and

holidays

Weekdays

Weekends

and

holidays

Weekdays

Weekends

and

holidays

Weekdays

Weekends

and

holidays

Weekdays

Weekends

and

holidays

W

d

Sex

Men ....................................................... 5.61 4.98 7.07 0.35 0.51 0.50 1.02 2.69 3.67 0.25 0.27 0.32 0.30 Women ................................................. 4.94 4.52 5.89 .20 .22 .59 1.22 2.45 2.84 .37 .40 .28 .28 

Age

Total, 15 years and over ....................... 5.26 4.74 6.46 .27 .36 .54 1.12 2.57 3.24 .32 .34 .30 .29  15 to 19 years .................................... 5.61 5.12 6.78 .65 .76 .69 1.19 1.92 2.76 .15 .07 .13 .18  20 to 24 years .................................... 5.22 4.75 6.38 .47 .38 .74 1.26 2.05 2.49 3 ( ) .17 .27 .38 

 25 to 34 years .................................... 4.30 3.68 5.72 .24 .34 .57 1.21 1.89 2.72 .10 .13 .22 .18  35 to 44 years .................................... 4.12 3.41 5.73 .17 .38 .50 1.04 1.93 2.95 .14 .19 .20 .23  45 to 54 years .................................... 4.65 4.11 5.92 .19 .28 .44 1.13 2.46 3.14 .20 .25 .29 .26  55 to 64 years .................................... 5.70 5.17 6.88 .22 .37 .47 1.12 3.10 3.57 .41 .44 .35 .37  65 to 74 years .................................... 7.13 6.78 7.93 .25 .27 .55 1.03 3.92 4.51 .74 .73 .37 .29  75 years and over .............................. 7.48 7.35 7.76 .21 .16 .55 .99 4.15 4.19 .93 1.03 .74 .62 

Race and Hispanic or Latino

ethnicity

White .................................................... 5.21 4.66 6.47 .26 .38 .54 1.17 2.47 3.14 .35 .37 .28 .28 Black or African American .................... 6.00 5.55 7.03 .25 .23 .62 1.05 3.42 4.25 .13 .18 .48 .35 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ................... 4.61 4.19 5.61 .31 .29 .61 1.17 2.17 2.86 .14 .08 .27 .36 

Employment status

Employed .............................................. 4.21 3.53 5.79 .24 .38 .47 1.16 1.83 2.73 .20 .24 .22 .26  Full-time workers ............................... 4.02 3.24 5.80 .23 .38 .42 1.14 1.70 2.82 .17 .23 .21 .26  Part-time workers .............................. 4.87 4.47 5.77 .30 .36 .64 1.21 2.26 2.42 .27 .29 .25 .27 Not employed ....................................... 6.87 6.61 7.50 .31 .33 .65 1.07 3.70 4.02 .50 .48 .43 .34 

Earnings of full-time wage and

salary workers

(single jobholders only) 2

$0 - $520 .............................................. 4.23 3.64 5.68 .20 .30 .43 .95 1.82 3.15 .23 .14 .27 .36 $521 - $850 .......................................... 4.32 3.46 6.18 .26 .30 .48 1.27 1.88 3.13 .13 .18 .23 .35 $851 - $1,340 ....................................... 4.04 3.21 5.94 .17 .44 .48 1.18 1.70 2.83 .16 .21 .20 .18 $1,341 and higher ................................. 3.82 2.90 6.07 .30 .50 .33 1.37 1.47 2.61 .20 .38 .12 .16 See footnotes at end of table.
Table 11. Time spent in leisure and sports activities for the civilian population by selected characteristics, 2013 annu

Continued

Characteristic

Average hours per day spent in leisure and sports activities

Total, all leisure and

sports activities

Participating in

sports,

exercise, and

recreation

Socializing andcommunicating Watching TV Reading Relaxing/ thinking P

a

u

Total,

all

days

Weekdays

Weekends

and

holidays

Weekdays

Weekends

and

holidays

Weekdays

Weekends

and

holidays

Weekdays

Weekends

and

holidays

Weekdays

Weekends

and

holidays

Weekdays

Weekends

and

holidays

W

d

Presence and age of children

No household children under 18 ........... 5.84 5.33 7.00 0.29 0.36 0.55 1.13 2.93 3.57 0.42 0.45 0.33 0.30 Household children under 18 ................ 4.27 3.72 5.53 .25 .36 .54 1.11 1.94 2.67 .14 .15 .24 .27  Children 13 to 17 years, none

younger ........................................... 4.81 4.29 6.01 .28 .37 .64 1.17 2.07 2.82 .18 .20 .23 .35 

 Children 6 to 12 years, none younger 4.32 3.61 6.00 .22 .44 .47 1.14 1.91 2.86 .17 .16 .25 .30  Youngest child under 6 years ............ 3.93 3.49 4.90 .25 .29 .54 1.05 1.90 2.45 .09 .11 .25 .20 

Marital status and sex

Married, spouse present ....................... 4.89 4.38 6.09 .23 .33 .47 1.11 2.47 3.12 .35 .35 .28 .28  Men .................................................... 5.17 4.56 6.59 .25 .45 .42 1.00 2.64 3.59 .31 .32 .32 .28  Women .............................................. 4.61 4.20 5.57 .20 .21 .52 1.21 2.30 2.65 .39 .38 .24 .28 Other marital statuses .......................... 5.65 5.13 6.85 .32 .38 .62 1.14 2.67 3.36 .28 .33 .32 .30  Men .................................................... 6.12 5.46 7.62 .48 .58 .58 1.04 2.75 3.76 .18 .22 .31 .32  Women .............................................. 5.25 4.84 6.20 .19 .22 .65 1.22 2.60 3.02 .36 .42 .33 .28 

Educational attainment, 25 years

and over

Less than a high school diploma .......... 6.29 6.06 6.85 .16 .30 .64 1.04 3.77 4.10 .20 .18 .80 .54 High school graduates, no college ....... 5.69 5.22 6.79 .14 .27 .50 1.07 3.31 3.91 .30 .27 .38 .35 Some college or associate degree ....... 5.10 4.56 6.34 .20 .25 .51 1.09 2.56 3.40 .30 .37 .23 .28 Bachelor’s degree and higher ............... 4.57 3.88 6.08 .30 .41 .47 1.16 1.86 2.64 .44 .54 .18 .19 

 1 Includes other leisure and sports activities, not elsewhere classified, and travel related to leisure and sports activities. 2 These values are based on usual weekly earnings. The earnings data are limited to wage and salary workers (both incorporated and unincorporated se

excluded). Each earnings range represents approximately 25 percent of full-time wage and salary workers who held only one job. 3 Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.

NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, data refer to persons 15 years and over. Persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race.
Table 12. Average hours per day spent in primary activities 1 for the civilian population, 2013 quarterly and annual av

(Not seasonally adjusted)

Activity

2013

Quarterly averages 

I II III IV

Total, all activities 2 ........................................................................................................... 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 

 Personal care activities ................................................................................................... 9.59 9.48 9.62 9.48  Sleeping ....................................................................................................................... 8.78 8.67 8.81 8.69 

 Eating and drinking ......................................................................................................... 1.20 1.25 1.22 1.23  Household activities ........................................................................................................ 1.65 1.79 1.86 1.81  Housework ................................................................................................................... .60 .56 .56 .57 

 Food preparation and cleanup ..................................................................................... .57 .51 .58 .62  Lawn and garden care ................................................................................................. .07 .30 .25 .12 

 Household management ............................................................................................. .13 .12 .12 .15  Purchasing goods and services ...................................................................................... .74 .70 .76 .78 

 Consumer goods purchases ........................................................................................ .36 .34 .36 .41 

 Professional and personal care services ..................................................................... .09 .07 .10 .07 

 Caring for and helping household members ................................................................... .57 .56 .51 .47 

 Caring for and helping household children .................................................................. .44 .41 .41 .37 

 Caring for and helping nonhousehold members ............................................................. .18 .23 .19 .18 

 Caring for and helping nonhousehold adults ............................................................... .05 .08 .07 .06 

 Working and work-related activities ................................................................................ 3.64 3.57 3.37 3.28  Working ....................................................................................................................... 3.29 3.24 3.05 2.97 

 Educational activities ...................................................................................................... .56 .46 .30 .58  Attending class ............................................................................................................ .28 .27 .14 .34 

 Homework and research ............................................................................................. .24 .16 .12 .21  Organizational, civic, and religious activities .................................................................. .33 .34 .30 .32 

 Religious and spiritual activities ................................................................................... .17 .15 .12 .14 

 Volunteering (organizational and civic activities) ......................................................... .13 .15 .15 .14 

 Leisure and sports .......................................................................................................... 5.19 5.23 5.30 5.31  Socializing and communicating ................................................................................... .64 .72 .77 .74 

 Watching television ...................................................................................................... 2.90 2.77 2.60 2.81  Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation .......................................................... .22 .34 .35 .27 

 Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail ................................................................................... .14 .15 .15 .14  Other activities, not elsewhere classified ........................................................................ .20 .23 .41 .40 

 1 A primary activity refers to an individual’s main activity. Other activities done simultaneously are not included. 2 All major activity categories include related travel time. See Technical Note for activity category definitions.

NOTE: Data refer to persons 15 years and over.