Table 11B. Time spent in leisure and sports activities for the civilian population by selected characteristics, averages per day on weekdays and weekends, 2021 annual averages

Table 11B. Time spent in leisure and sports activities for the civilian population by selected characteristics, averages per day on weekdays and weekends, 2021 annual averages
Characteristic	Average hours per day spent in leisure and sports activities, weekdays and weekends
	Total, all leisure and sports activities		Participating in sports, exercise and recreation		Socializing and communicating		Watching TV		Reading		Relaxing/ thinking		Playing games and computer use for leisure		Other leisure and sports activities, including travel(1)
	Week- days	Week- ends and holi- days	Week- days	Week- ends and holi- days	Week- days	Week- ends and holi- days	Week- days	Week- ends and holi- days	Week- days	Week- ends and holi- days	Week- days	Week- ends and holi- days	Week- days	Week- ends and holi- days	Week- days	Week- ends and holi- days
Sex
Men	5.01	7.04	0.38	0.43	0.37	0.88	2.70	3.83	0.23	0.23	0.35	0.34	0.66	0.77	0.31	0.57
Women	4.44	6.13	0.23	0.26	0.50	0.90	2.44	3.29	0.29	0.38	0.32	0.37	0.41	0.47	0.24	0.47

Age
Total, 15 years and over	4.72	6.57	0.31	0.34	0.43	0.89	2.57	3.55	0.26	0.31	0.34	0.35	0.53	0.61	0.28	0.52
15 to 19 years	5.28	6.79	0.70	0.58	0.62	0.89	1.78	2.37	0.15	0.17	0.33	0.29	1.28	1.80	0.41	0.70
20 to 24 years	4.25	6.43	0.27	0.37	0.52	0.95	1.68	2.79	0.12	0.23	0.22	0.14	1.09	0.96	0.35	0.99
25 to 34 years	3.89	5.88	0.34	0.40	0.39	0.90	1.86	2.83	0.13	0.14	0.25	0.24	0.65	0.86	0.27	0.50
35 to 44 years	3.21	5.67	0.27	0.29	0.39	0.99	1.68	3.08	0.15	0.17	0.25	0.31	0.29	0.38	0.18	0.45
45 to 54 years	3.80	6.28	0.23	0.35	0.40	0.94	2.13	3.55	0.24	0.30	0.32	0.40	0.27	0.29	0.19	0.46
55 to 64 years	4.93	6.66	0.22	0.27	0.44	0.92	3.02	4.09	0.29	0.31	0.37	0.40	0.33	0.31	0.27	0.36
65 to 74 years	6.60	7.58	0.31	0.31	0.40	0.75	4.18	4.59	0.48	0.51	0.46	0.47	0.42	0.47	0.34	0.48
75 years and over	7.43	8.46	0.26	0.25	0.45	0.66	4.63	5.20	0.64	0.81	0.56	0.60	0.53	0.42	0.35	0.53

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White	4.72	6.64	0.33	0.34	0.44	0.93	2.54	3.53	0.29	0.33	0.30	0.33	0.53	0.62	0.29	0.55
Black or African American	5.08	6.74	0.16	0.24	0.46	0.71	3.17	4.26	0.17	0.13	0.58	0.49	0.33	0.46	0.21	0.45
Asian	3.81	5.52	0.33	0.57	0.31	0.68	1.69	2.65	0.23	(2)-	0.29	0.34	0.72	0.55	0.25	0.32
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	4.25	6.15	0.34	0.24	0.45	1.04	2.29	3.20	0.09	0.12	0.30	0.39	0.47	0.50	0.31	0.65

Employment status
Employed	3.49	5.92	0.25	0.36	0.38	0.93	1.79	3.11	0.17	0.21	0.27	0.29	0.42	0.54	0.21	0.49
Full-time workers	3.20	5.91	0.24	0.35	0.34	0.93	1.70	3.15	0.16	0.19	0.26	0.28	0.34	0.51	0.17	0.49
Part-time workers	4.63	5.94	0.25	0.38	0.57	0.92	2.17	2.94	0.23	0.28	0.32	0.31	0.75	0.63	0.34	0.48
Not employed	6.64	7.60	0.40	0.32	0.52	0.83	3.79	4.25	0.40	0.45	0.44	0.46	0.70	0.74	0.39	0.57

Usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers (single jobholders only)(3)
$0 - $690	3.40	5.75	0.17	0.22	0.33	0.96	1.73	3.14	0.11	0.13	0.36	0.27	0.50	0.67	0.20	0.37
$691 - $1,080	3.21	6.14	0.18	0.29	0.37	0.77	1.88	3.66	0.11	0.12	0.23	0.23	0.32	0.55	0.13	0.53
$1,081 - $1,730	3.19	6.27	0.23	0.39	0.37	1.04	1.68	3.21	0.20	0.22	0.23	0.31	0.33	0.51	0.15	0.59
$1,731 and higher	3.02	5.82	0.36	0.47	0.25	1.01	1.52	2.81	0.23	0.32	0.22	0.32	0.26	0.43	0.18	0.47

Presence and age of household children
No household children under 18	5.32	7.08	0.32	0.32	0.42	0.83	2.99	3.99	0.33	0.37	0.35	0.38	0.59	0.66	0.31	0.53
Household children under 18	3.54	5.60	0.28	0.39	0.46	0.99	1.74	2.72	0.14	0.18	0.30	0.30	0.41	0.52	0.21	0.49
Children 13 to 17 years, none younger	4.30	6.16	0.36	0.36	0.48	0.86	2.05	3.11	0.11	0.24	0.30	0.39	0.68	0.72	0.32	0.48
Children 6 to 12 years, none younger	3.66	5.85	0.29	0.47	0.53	0.96	1.68	2.78	0.21	0.20	0.35	0.26	0.38	0.57	0.21	0.61
Youngest child under 6 years	2.96	5.00	0.21	0.35	0.39	1.10	1.59	2.41	0.10	0.12	0.26	0.28	0.26	0.34	0.15	0.40

Marital status and sex
Married, spouse present	4.39	6.32	0.27	0.36	0.42	0.94	2.49	3.51	0.29	0.33	0.33	0.36	0.35	0.37	0.25	0.44
Men	4.64	6.71	0.31	0.43	0.36	0.93	2.70	3.85	0.28	0.26	0.36	0.37	0.35	0.39	0.29	0.48
Women	4.14	5.89	0.23	0.28	0.49	0.95	2.28	3.15	0.30	0.41	0.30	0.36	0.35	0.36	0.20	0.39
Other marital statuses	5.06	6.83	0.34	0.33	0.45	0.84	2.65	3.59	0.24	0.28	0.35	0.35	0.72	0.86	0.31	0.60
Men	5.42	7.42	0.46	0.43	0.38	0.82	2.71	3.81	0.18	0.19	0.35	0.29	1.00	1.21	0.33	0.66
Women	4.74	6.35	0.24	0.23	0.51	0.85	2.60	3.41	0.28	0.35	0.35	0.39	0.47	0.56	0.29	0.55

Educational attainment, 25 years and over
Less than a high school diploma	5.29	6.90	0.21	0.17	0.43	1.01	3.60	4.33	0.09	0.07	0.53	0.84	0.25	0.16	0.18	0.32
High school graduates, no college	5.29	7.07	0.20	0.26	0.38	0.80	3.33	4.49	0.24	0.20	0.45	0.47	0.42	0.41	0.27	0.43
Some college or associate degree	4.88	6.65	0.22	0.30	0.46	0.95	2.89	3.73	0.25	0.34	0.36	0.32	0.46	0.53	0.24	0.47
Bachelor's degree and higher	4.08	6.10	0.37	0.39	0.40	0.88	2.03	3.08	0.38	0.45	0.23	0.26	0.41	0.54	0.27	0.49
Bachelor's degree only	4.14	6.18	0.38	0.38	0.44	0.85	2.09	3.25	0.35	0.38	0.22	0.28	0.39	0.59	0.28	0.45
Advanced degree	3.99	5.97	0.36	0.42	0.35	0.92	1.94	2.82	0.42	0.56	0.24	0.22	0.43	0.47	0.27	0.56
Footnotes (1) Includes other leisure and sports activities, not elsewhere classified, and travel related to leisure and sports activities. (2) Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards. (3) The earnings data are limited to wage and salary workers (both incorporated and unincorporated self-employed workers are excluded). Each earnings range represents approximately 25 percent of full-time wage and salary workers who held only one job.
NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, data refer to persons 15 years and over. Persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race.

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Last Modified Date: February 13, 2025