Table 9.  Time spent caring for household children under 18 by sex of adult(1) and age of youngest child by day of week, average
    for the combined years 2006-10
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                      Average hours per day spent caring for household children       
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                       Childcare activities                             Total                  Weekdays              Weekends and     
                                                                                                                     holidays(2)      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                Total    Men    Women   Total    Men    Women   Total    Men    Women 
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
    Persons in households with children under 18, total:                                                                              
     Caring for household children as a primary activity......    1.33    0.87    1.72    1.41    0.85    1.89    1.13    0.91    1.32
      Physical care...........................................     .45     .24     .62     .47     .24     .67     .39     .23     .52
      Education-related activities............................     .10     .06     .13     .12     .07     .17     .03     .02     .04
      Reading to/with children................................     .04     .02     .05     .04     .02     .05     .03     .02     .04
      Talking to/with children................................     .05     .03     .07     .06     .03     .08     .03     .02     .04
      Playing/doing hobbies with children.....................     .28     .25     .31     .27     .22     .30     .33     .33     .32
      Looking after children..................................     .07     .06     .09     .07     .04     .09     .09     .09     .10
      Attending children's events.............................     .06     .05     .07     .05     .03     .06     .08     .07     .08
      Travel related to care of household children............     .17     .11     .22     .20     .12     .27     .09     .07     .10
      Other childcare activities..............................     .11     .06     .16     .13     .06     .19     .06     .04     .08
                                                                                                                                      
      Persons in households with youngest child 6 to 17 years:                                                                        
       Caring for household children as a primary activity....     .78     .52    1.01     .86     .53    1.15     .58     .48     .67
        Physical care.........................................     .15     .08     .21     .18     .09     .25     .10     .06     .13
        Education-related activities..........................     .11     .07     .15     .14     .08     .20     .04     .03     .05
        Reading to/with children..............................     .02     .01     .02     .02     .01     .02     .01     .01     .02
        Talking to/with children..............................     .06     .03     .09     .07     .04     .10     .04     .03     .06
        Playing/doing hobbies with children...................     .07     .08     .06     .06     .07     .05     .09     .10     .07
        Looking after children................................     .04     .03     .06     .04     .02     .05     .06     .05     .07
        Attending children's events...........................     .07     .06     .09     .06     .05     .08     .10     .09     .12
        Travel related to care of household children..........     .16     .10     .20     .18     .12     .25     .09     .08     .10
        Other childcare activities............................     .09     .05     .13     .11     .05     .15     .05     .04     .07
                                                                                                                                      
      Persons in households with youngest child under 6:                                                                              
       Caring for household children as a primary activity....    1.98    1.30    2.53    2.07    1.25    2.74    1.77    1.42    2.06
        Physical care.........................................     .79     .43    1.09     .82     .43    1.15     .73     .44     .96
        Education-related activities..........................     .08     .05     .10     .10     .06     .14     .02     .01     .03
        Reading to/with children..............................     .06     .04     .08     .06     .04     .08     .05     .04     .07
        Talking to/with children..............................     .03     .02     .04     .04     .02     .05     .02     .01     .02
        Playing/doing hobbies with children...................     .54     .47     .60     .51     .41     .60     .61     .62     .60
        Looking after children................................     .11     .09     .13     .10     .07     .13     .13     .13     .14
        Attending children's events...........................     .04     .03     .05     .03     .02     .05     .05     .05     .05
        Travel related to care of household children..........     .19     .12     .24     .23     .14     .31     .09     .07     .10
        Other childcare activities............................     .14     .06     .19     .16     .07     .24     .07     .05     .09

    (1) Persons 18 years and over living in households with children under 18, whether or not they provided childcare.
    (2) Holidays are 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 2007, Christmas Day in 2008, and the Fourth of July in 2010.