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, 2010 annual averages
                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                  
                                                        Average hours per    Average percent    Average hours per 
                                                          day, civilian       engaged in the   day for persons who
                                                            population       activity per day     engaged in the  
                                                                                                     activity     
                         Activity                                                                                 
                                                                                                                  
                                                                  Weekends            Weekends            Weekends
                                                        Weekdays    and     Weekdays    and     Weekdays    and   
                                                                  holidays            holidays            holidays
                                                                    (2)                 (2)                 (2)   
                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                  
    Total, all activities(3)..........................    24.00     24.00     ---       ---       ---       ---   
                                                                                                                  
      Personal care activities........................     9.20     10.11     99.9      99.9       9.21     10.12 
         Sleeping.....................................     8.38      9.34     99.9      99.9       8.39      9.35 
      Eating and drinking.............................     1.20      1.36     96.3      94.9       1.24      1.43 
      Household activities............................     1.68      2.06     75.5      75.5       2.23      2.73 
         Housework....................................      .53       .67     34.0      36.3       1.57      1.84 
         Food preparation and cleanup.................      .54       .60     55.4      53.4        .98      1.13 
         Lawn and garden care.........................      .18       .28      9.2      11.5       2.00      2.40 
         Household management.........................      .12       .14     18.0      17.1        .64       .84 
      Purchasing goods and services...................      .71       .82     43.7      44.4       1.63      1.85 
         Consumer goods purchases.....................      .32       .49     38.7      42.4        .84      1.15 
         Professional and personal care services......      .10       .03      9.9       3.8       1.00       .92 
      Caring for and helping household members........      .54       .43     26.5      21.5       2.04      2.01 
         Caring for and helping household children....      .42       .36     22.6      18.2       1.86      2.00 
      Caring for and helping nonhousehold members.....      .20       .23     11.9      13.5       1.72      1.72 
         Caring for and helping nonhousehold adults...      .08       .09      7.5       9.2       1.05       .94 
      Working and work-related activities.............     4.40      1.33     53.5      23.6       8.23      5.64 
         Working......................................     3.96      1.18     50.5      21.6       7.84      5.45 
      Educational activities..........................      .60       .18      9.8       5.2       6.10      3.43 
         Attending class..............................      .39       .02      7.8        .5       4.97      3.28 
         Homework and research........................      .16       .15      6.4       4.7       2.50      3.28 
      Organizational, civic, and religious activities       .26       .56     12.7      19.9       2.03      2.83 
         Religious and spiritual activities...........      .09       .31      6.7      15.3       1.36      2.02 
         Volunteering (organizational and civic                                                                   
       activities)....................................      .14       .18      6.9       7.2       2.04      2.52 
      Leisure and sports..............................     4.67      6.40     95.2      97.1       4.91      6.59 
         Socializing and communicating................      .55      1.07     34.3      43.4       1.61      2.46 
         Watching television..........................     2.52      3.23     78.7      81.0       3.20      3.99 
         Participating in sports, exercise, and                                                                   
       recreation.....................................      .29       .35     19.1      17.0       1.50      2.07 
      Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail...............      .18       .16     24.3      20.0        .75       .80 
      Other activities, not elsewhere classified......      .35       .34     19.4      17.5       1.80      1.96 

    (1) A primary activity refers to an individual's main activity.  Other activities done simultaneously are not included.
    (2) Holidays are New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and
    Christmas Day.  In 2010, data were not collected for the Fourth of July.
    (3) 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.