U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 3. Time spent in primary activities(1) for the civilian population by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and
educational attainment, 2010 annual averages
Average hours per day spent in primary activities(2)
Caring Organiza- Other
Characteristic Personal Purchasi- Caring for and Working Educatio- tional, Telephone activiti-
care Eating Household ng goods for and helping and work- nal civic, Leisure calls, es, not
activiti- and activiti- and helping non- related activiti- and and mail, and elsewhere
es drinking es services household household activiti- es religious sports e-mail classifi-
members members es activiti- ed
es
Total, 15 years and over........ 9.47 1.25 1.79 0.75 0.51 0.21 3.50 0.47 0.35 5.18 0.18 0.35
15 to 19 years................ 10.34 1.00 .77 .51 .14 .18 1.00 3.40 .27 5.69 .28 .42
20 to 24 years................ 9.79 1.16 1.26 .65 .56 .20 3.38 .95 .21 5.34 .13 .37
25 to 34 years................ 9.38 1.24 1.44 .70 1.01 .17 4.70 .26 .27 4.40 .13 .30
35 to 44 years................ 9.13 1.19 1.93 .79 1.07 .15 4.67 .14 .31 4.17 .12 .33
45 to 54 years................ 9.02 1.22 2.02 .74 .38 .27 4.71 .10 .37 4.66 .16 .36
55 to 64 years................ 9.37 1.30 2.07 .84 .12 .27 3.84 .06 .38 5.24 .20 .29
65 to 74 years................ 9.67 1.42 2.41 .94 .11 .31 1.15 ~0 .52 6.85 .23 .37
75 years and over............. 10.11 1.52 2.29 .74 .04 .12 .23 ~0 .56 7.69 .27 .41
Men, 15 years and over......... 9.25 1.29 1.42 .62 .33 .19 4.09 .47 .30 5.57 .13 .33
15 to 19 years................ 10.25 .93 .69 .45 .07 .17 1.00 3.13 .28 6.29 .28 .46
20 to 24 years................ 9.64 1.22 1.01 .56 .13 .20 3.47 1.21 .15 5.99 .11 .32
25 to 34 years................ 8.98 1.29 1.08 .61 .58 .18 5.56 .26 .24 4.80 .12 .29
35 to 44 years................ 8.92 1.25 1.47 .70 .79 .18 5.50 .07 .29 4.51 .08 .24
45 to 54 years................ 8.80 1.27 1.64 .55 .29 .21 5.38 .03 .35 4.97 .09 .41
55 to 64 years................ 9.21 1.38 1.68 .68 .11 .22 4.35 .06 .30 5.58 .15 .28
65 to 74 years................ 9.63 1.45 2.04 .74 .10 .26 1.48 (5) .43 7.37 .11 .35
75 years and over............. 9.87 1.59 1.85 .72 .03 .14 .33 ~0 .38 8.41 .26 .43
Women, 15 years and over....... 9.67 1.21 2.14 .86 .67 .23 2.94 .48 .40 4.82 .21 .36
15 to 19 years................ 10.43 1.08 .86 .57 .22 .18 1.00 3.67 .26 5.08 .27 .39
20 to 24 years................ 9.95 1.11 1.51 .74 .98 .20 3.28 .70 .27 4.69 .15 .43
25 to 34 years................ 9.78 1.19 1.80 .80 1.43 .16 3.83 .27 .29 3.99 .14 .32
35 to 44 years................ 9.33 1.12 2.38 .87 1.35 .13 3.85 .21 .34 3.85 .15 .42
45 to 54 years................ 9.23 1.17 2.40 .92 .46 .34 4.06 .16 .38 4.35 .22 .32
55 to 64 years................ 9.52 1.22 2.43 1.00 .13 .31 3.38 .05 .46 4.93 .25 .31
65 to 74 years................ 9.71 1.39 2.72 1.10 .12 .35 .87 ~0 .60 6.41 .33 .38
75 years and over............. 10.28 1.48 2.59 .75 .05 .11 .17 ~0 .68 7.20 .28 .40
White, 15 years and over....... 9.39 1.29 1.86 .76 .51 .21 3.55 .45 .33 5.14 .16 .35
Men........................... 9.20 1.32 1.47 .62 .33 .19 4.15 .46 .27 5.53 .12 .33
Women......................... 9.59 1.25 2.24 .89 .67 .23 2.97 .44 .39 4.77 .21 .36
Black or African American, 15
years and over................ 9.95 0.93 1.38 0.72 0.46 0.23 3.05 0.56 0.51 5.61 0.25 0.33
Men........................... 9.58 .98 1.12 .64 .26 .19 3.65 .40 .55 6.09 .22 .32
Women......................... 10.26 .88 1.60 .79 .63 .27 2.57 .69 .49 5.21 .28 .34
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity,
15 years and over............. 9.74 1.23 1.77 .73 .71 .21 3.36 .59 .27 4.89 .12 .37
Men........................... 9.54 1.29 1.12 .65 .44 .21 4.03 .55 .24 5.47 .10 .36
Women......................... 9.96 1.17 2.46 .81 .99 .20 2.66 .64 .31 4.28 .14 .38
Marital status and sex:
Married, spouse present........ 9.23 1.34 2.12 .81 .72 .21 3.83 .08 .40 4.76 .14 .36
Men........................... 9.06 1.38 1.63 .66 .52 .18 4.57 .05 .35 5.16 .10 .34
Women......................... 9.40 1.30 2.61 .96 .93 .24 3.09 .11 .45 4.36 .19 .37
Other marital statuses......... 9.73 1.15 1.44 .68 .27 .21 3.13 .90 .30 5.64 .21 .34
Men........................... 9.49 1.18 1.18 .58 .11 .21 3.51 .96 .24 6.04 .18 .32
Women......................... 9.95 1.12 1.67 .76 .41 .22 2.80 .85 .34 5.28 .24 .35
Educational attainment, 25
years and over:
Less than a high school diploma 9.92 1.13 2.15 .63 .50 .26 2.40 .04 .38 6.08 .10 .41
High school graduates, no
college(3).................. 9.49 1.22 2.12 .77 .41 .24 3.40 .05 .32 5.53 .14 .30
Some college or associate
degree...................... 9.30 1.24 1.90 .83 .56 .21 3.79 .21 .39 5.02 .21 .34
Bachelor's degree and higher(4) 9.03 1.42 1.77 .80 .67 .19 4.63 .13 .40 4.41 .19 .35
(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) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(4) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
(5) Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey standard for quality and reliability.
~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.