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Footnotes (1) All major activity categories (the activity names that are not indented) include related travel time. (2) Includes naps and spells of sleeplessness. (3) Estimate is approximately zero.
NOTE: These data are a snapshot of the main activities people were doing at the time indicated. At each time of day, the major activity categories sum to 100 percent, although sums may not be exact due to rounding. Data refer to persons 15 years and over. For technical information about the American Time Use Survey, see the ATUS User's Guide at https://www.bls.gov/tus/atususersguide.pdf.
Source: American Time Use Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table A-3B. Percent of the population engaging in selected activities by time of day, 12 PM to 11 PM, average for the combined years 2013-17
Volunteering (organizational and civic activities)
1.0
0.9
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
1.1
1.0
0.5
0.2
0.1
Leisure and sports
20.0
22.9
26.0
28.2
30.9
32.3
36.1
44.7
52.5
52.0
37.7
19.8
Socializing and communicating
2.9
3.3
4.1
4.5
5.1
5.6
6.0
6.4
6.1
5.0
3.4
2.0
Watching television
8.2
9.5
10.6
11.6
13.4
14.9
18.4
25.7
33.5
34.8
24.6
11.5
Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation
1.8
1.9
1.9
2.1
2.2
2.1
2.2
2.1
1.5
0.9
0.4
0.2
Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail
0.8
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
0.6
Other activities, not elsewhere classified
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.1
0.8
0.4
Footnotes (1) All major activity categories (the activity names that are not indented) include related travel time. (2) Includes naps and spells of sleeplessness. (3) Estimate is approximately zero.
NOTE: These data are a snapshot of the main activities people were doing at the time indicated. At each time of day, the major activity categories sum to 100 percent, although sums may not be exact due to rounding. Data refer to persons 15 years and over. For technical information about the American Time Use Survey, see the ATUS User's Guide at https://www.bls.gov/tus/atususersguide.pdf.
Source: American Time Use Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics