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Table 2. Time spent in primary activities (1) and percent of the civilian population engaging in each activity, averages per day on weekdays and weekends, 2011 annual averages Average hours per Average percent Average hours per day, civilian engaged in the day for persons who population activity per day engaged in the activity Activity Weekends Weekends Weekends Weekdays and Weekdays and Weekdays and holidays holidays holidays Total, all activities (2)......................... 24.00 24.00 --- --- --- --- Personal care activities........................ 9.24 10.08 100.0 100.0 9.24 10.08 Sleeping..................................... 8.45 9.35 99.9 100.0 8.45 9.36 Eating and drinking............................. 1.19 1.37 96.2 95.3 1.23 1.43 Household activities............................ 1.63 2.12 73.5 75.2 2.21 2.82 Housework.................................... .52 .71 32.6 36.6 1.60 1.96 Food preparation and cleanup................. .54 .59 54.2 51.5 1.00 1.15 Lawn and garden care......................... .16 .26 8.3 11.1 1.98 2.36 Household management......................... .11 .14 16.2 16.3 .71 .88 Purchasing goods and services................... .69 .81 42.2 43.5 1.62 1.87 Consumer goods purchases..................... .32 .48 37.8 42.1 .86 1.14 Professional and personal care services...... .09 .04 8.8 3.4 1.00 1.09 Caring for and helping household members........ .54 .42 25.8 21.3 2.10 1.99 Caring for and helping household children.... .41 .35 22.1 17.6 1.86 2.02 Caring for and helping nonhousehold members..... .20 .23 11.1 13.0 1.76 1.80 Caring for and helping nonhousehold adults... .06 .09 7.2 8.8 .87 1.05 Working and work-related activities............. 4.49 1.38 53.6 23.5 8.39 5.88 Working...................................... 4.04 1.23 50.8 21.6 7.95 5.67 Educational activities.......................... .60 .18 9.7 5.3 6.17 3.45 Attending class.............................. .38 .02 7.4 .6 5.16 4.08 Homework and research........................ .15 .15 6.1 4.6 2.49 3.16 Organizational, civic, and religious activities .25 .61 11.0 21.2 2.25 2.88 Religious and spiritual activities........... .07 .35 5.7 16.9 1.30 2.04 Volunteering (organizational and civic activities).................................... .14 .19 5.9 6.6 2.28 2.86 Leisure and sports.............................. 4.73 6.34 94.7 96.6 5.00 6.56 Socializing and communicating................ .55 1.05 33.3 41.0 1.66 2.56 Watching television.......................... 2.57 3.19 77.6 80.1 3.31 3.98 Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation..................................... .28 .36 19.0 17.7 1.47 2.06 Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail............... .16 .15 22.4 18.5 .71 .80 Other activities, not elsewhere classified...... .30 .29 16.9 15.7 1.76 1.83 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. --- Not applicable. NOTE: Data refer to persons 15 years and over.