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, 2011 annual averages
Average hours per day spent in primary activities(2)
Caring Organiza- Other
Characteristic Personal Purchas- Caring for and Working Educa- tional, Telephone activ-
care Eating Household ing goods for and helping and work- tional civic, Leisure calls, ities, not
activ- and activ- and helping non- related activ- and and mail, and elsewhere
ities drinking ities services household household activ- ities religious sports e-mail classi-
members members ites activ- fied
ities
Total, 15 years and over........ 9.49 1.24 1.77 0.72 0.51 0.21 3.57 0.47 0.35 5.21 0.16 0.29
15 to 19 years................ 10.29 1.08 .72 .46 .18 .16 .88 3.33 .32 5.98 .18 .42
20 to 24 years................ 9.95 1.15 1.14 .61 .44 .14 3.83 .98 .32 5.09 .10 .23
25 to 34 years................ 9.30 1.18 1.47 .61 1.01 .17 4.95 .37 .24 4.24 .12 .34
35 to 44 years................ 9.18 1.18 1.92 .76 1.05 .20 4.60 .13 .33 4.23 .13 .29
45 to 54 years................ 9.17 1.19 1.95 .83 .44 .26 4.67 .07 .34 4.69 .14 .25
55 to 64 years................ 9.30 1.30 2.02 .73 .14 .27 3.83 .03 .36 5.55 .20 .27
65 to 74 years................ 9.63 1.49 2.32 .90 .08 .25 1.44 ~0 .47 6.90 .23 .27
75 years and over............. 10.17 1.46 2.54 .83 .05 .13 .28 ~0 .63 7.39 .20 .31
Men, 15 years and over......... 9.25 1.27 1.37 .62 .33 .19 4.23 .49 .30 5.55 .11 .29
15 to 19 years................ 10.14 1.06 .60 .33 .13 .13 .80 3.23 .31 6.77 .10 .40
20 to 24 years................ 9.78 1.17 .85 .51 .11 .20 4.00 1.03 .32 5.71 .09 .21
25 to 34 years................ 8.97 1.18 1.03 .51 .51 .21 6.01 .45 .15 4.51 .08 .37
35 to 44 years................ 8.96 1.22 1.29 .62 .70 .21 5.63 .12 .33 4.51 .13 .28
45 to 54 years................ 8.94 1.28 1.56 .68 .39 .17 5.33 (3) .28 4.97 .09 .28
55 to 64 years................ 9.04 1.35 1.61 .68 .15 .18 4.47 ~0 .31 5.82 .13 .24
65 to 74 years................ 9.40 1.60 2.19 .84 .06 .28 1.70 ~0 .33 7.21 .14 .23
75 years and over............. 9.89 1.49 2.11 .84 .10 .11 .46 (3) .60 7.96 .13 .27
Women, 15 years and over....... 9.72 1.21 2.16 .82 .67 .22 2.95 .45 .40 4.89 .20 .30
15 to 19 years................ 10.45 1.10 .85 .59 .23 .20 .97 3.44 .33 5.14 .26 .44
20 to 24 years................ 10.13 1.13 1.43 .72 .78 .08 3.65 .93 .32 4.45 .11 .25
25 to 34 years................ 9.63 1.18 1.91 .71 1.51 .13 3.89 .28 .33 3.98 .15 .30
35 to 44 years................ 9.40 1.14 2.52 .90 1.39 .19 3.59 .14 .32 3.95 .13 .31
45 to 54 years................ 9.39 1.11 2.32 .98 .48 .34 4.03 .11 .40 4.41 .18 .23
55 to 64 years................ 9.54 1.25 2.40 .77 .14 .36 3.24 .04 .40 5.30 .27 .29
65 to 74 years................ 9.84 1.40 2.44 .96 .10 .22 1.21 ~0 .59 6.63 .30 .29
75 years and over............. 10.36 1.44 2.84 .82 .02 .15 .15 ~0 .65 7.00 .25 .34
White, 15 years and over....... 9.45 1.28 1.85 .73 .52 .21 3.63 .43 .33 5.14 .15 .29
Men........................... 9.22 1.30 1.43 .61 .34 .19 4.32 .47 .30 5.43 .10 .28
Women......................... 9.66 1.25 2.25 .84 .70 .22 2.96 .39 .35 4.86 .19 .31
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, marital status, and
educational attainment, 2011 annual averages -- Continued
Average hours per day spent in primary activities(2)
Caring Organiza- Other
Characteristic Personal Purchas- Caring for and Working Educa- tional, Telephone activ-
care Eating Household ing goods for and helping and work- tional civic, Leisure calls, ities, not
activ- and activ- and helping non- related activ- and and mail, and elsewhere
ities drinking ities services household household activ- ities religious sports e-mail classi-
members members ites activ- fied
ities
Black or African American, 15
years
and over....................... 9.84 0.91 1.36 0.71 0.39 0.23 3.12 0.64 0.52 5.77 0.20 0.30
Men........................... 9.41 1.00 1.07 .63 .26 .19 3.30 .65 .40 6.56 .17 .35
Women......................... 10.18 .84 1.60 .78 .49 .27 2.97 .64 .61 5.13 .22 .26
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity,
15 years
and over....................... 9.90 1.19 1.83 .74 .68 .14 3.39 .71 .27 4.79 .10 .27
Men........................... 9.71 1.21 1.16 .65 .40 .14 4.06 .79 .24 5.25 .09 .28
Women......................... 10.10 1.17 2.53 .83 .98 .14 2.68 .62 .29 4.29 .11 .26
Marital status and sex:
Married, spouse present........ 9.28 1.32 2.10 .80 .75 .20 3.87 .09 .38 4.80 .13 .28
Men........................... 9.07 1.35 1.61 .71 .53 .17 4.70 .05 .34 5.10 .09 .29
Women......................... 9.49 1.29 2.60 .88 .98 .22 3.02 .13 .42 4.50 .17 .28
Other marital statuses......... 9.72 1.15 1.44 .65 .25 .22 3.26 .87 .33 5.63 .18 .30
Men........................... 9.45 1.18 1.09 .51 .11 .21 3.71 .99 .26 6.05 .13 .29
Women......................... 9.95 1.13 1.73 .77 .38 .22 2.88 .76 .39 5.27 .23 .31
Educational attainment, 25
years and over:
Less than a high school diploma 10.02 1.07 2.20 .66 .47 .20 2.43 .04 .44 6.12 .10 .25
High school graduates, no
college..................... 9.50 1.20 2.10 .74 .42 .25 3.29 .06 .32 5.71 .13 .29
Some college or associate
degree...................... 9.34 1.24 1.97 .74 .55 .25 4.04 .20 .32 4.93 .15 .27
Bachelor's degree and higher... 9.01 1.42 1.71 .85 .70 .17 4.65 .16 .40 4.42 .21 .31
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.
