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American Time Use Survey
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The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) measures the amount of time people spend doing various activities, such as paid work, childcare, volunteering, and socializing.
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Percent of employed people who worked at home and at their workplace on days worked, 2021 annual averages
Status
Percent who worked at workplace
Percent who worked at home
Total
68.4%
38.1%
Full-time workers
67.9%
39.6%
Part-time workers
70.7%
30.1%
Single jobholders
68.6%
36.8%
Multiple jobholders
66.2%
49.6%
Less than a high school diploma
93.3%
5.9%
High school graduates, no college
86.1%
18.8%
Some college or associate degree
75.0%
30.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
49.8%
59.8%
Note:
Data for educational attainment refer to persons 25 years and over.
Work at home refers to both scheduled and unscheduled work done at home.
Latest Numbers
AVERAGE HOURS PER DAY
Household activities:
1.95 in 2021
Eating and drinking:
1.19 in 2021
Leisure and sports:
5.27 in 2021
Sleeping:
8.95 in 2021
Caring for and helping household children, parents:
1.43 in 2021
Working, employed persons:
5.25 in 2021
Working on days worked, employed persons:
7.75 in 2021
PERCENT PARTICIPATING ON AN AVERAGE DAY
Working, employed persons:
67.8 in 2021
Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation:
21.5 in 2021
Historical Data
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News Releases
//ATUS Resilio Testing 3/09/23// American Time Use News Release
03/09/2023
//ATUS Resilio Testing 3/9/23// Employed persons worked an average of 7.6 hours on the days that they worked.
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