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 2004-08                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                     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......  1.32    0.84      1.73      1.41   0.82     1.91     1.11     0.88      1.31 
         Physical care...........................................   .45     .24       .63       .47    .23      .68      .39      .24       .52 
         Education-related activities............................   .10     .06       .13       .13    .08      .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       .05 
         Playing/doing hobbies with children.....................   .26     .23       .29       .25    .20      .29      .30      .30       .30 
         Looking after children..................................   .08     .06       .09       .07    .05      .09      .09      .08       .09 
         Attending children's events.............................   .06     .05       .07       .05    .04      .06      .08      .07       .09 
         Travel related to care of household children............   .17     .11       .23       .21    .12      .28      .09      .07       .10 
         Other childcare activities..............................   .11     .05       .16       .14    .06      .20      .06      .05       .07 
                                                                                                                                                
         Persons in households with youngest child 6 to 17 years:                                                                               
          Caring for household children as a primary activity....   .79     .51      1.02       .88    .53     1.17      .57      .45       .67 
           Physical care.........................................   .15     .08       .22       .18    .09      .25      .10      .06       .13 
           Education-related activities..........................   .12     .07       .16       .15    .09      .20      .05      .04       .05 
           Reading to/with children..............................   .02     .01       .02       .02    .01      .02      .02      .01       .02 
           Talking to/with children..............................   .07     .03       .10       .08    .04      .11      .05      .03       .06 
           Playing/doing hobbies with children...................   .06     .07       .05       .05    .07      .04      .08      .09       .07 
           Looking after children................................   .04     .03       .06       .04    .03      .06      .05      .04       .06 
           Attending children's events...........................   .07     .06       .09       .06    .05      .07      .10      .08       .11 
           Travel related to care of household children..........   .16     .10       .21       .19    .12      .25      .09      .08       .10 
           Other childcare activities............................   .09     .05       .13       .11    .05      .16      .05      .04       .06 
                                                                                                                                                
         Persons in households with youngest child under 6:                                                                                     
          Caring for household children as a primary activity....  1.95    1.24      2.55      2.05   1.18     2.77     1.74     1.38      2.03 
           Physical care.........................................   .80     .42      1.12       .83    .41     1.18      .74      .46       .97 
           Education-related activities..........................   .07     .05       .10       .10    .06      .13      .02      .01       .03 
           Reading to/with children..............................   .06     .04       .08       .07    .04      .09      .05      .04       .07 
           Talking to/with children..............................   .03     .02       .04       .04    .02      .05      .02      .02       .03 
           Playing/doing hobbies with children...................   .51     .43       .57       .48    .37      .58      .56      .56       .56 
           Looking after children................................   .11     .09       .13       .10    .07      .13      .13      .12       .14 
           Attending children's events...........................   .04     .03       .05       .03    .02      .04      .05      .05       .05 
           Travel related to care of household children..........   .19     .11       .25       .23    .12      .31      .09      .07       .10 
           Other childcare activities............................   .14     .06       .21       .17    .07      .25      .08      .05       .10 
       
          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 Thanksgiving Day in 2004-05; New Year's Day in 2007; and Christmas Day in 2008.