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Table A-6A. Time spent in primary activities and the percent of married mothers and fathers who did the activities on an average day by employment status, average for the combined years 2013-17
Own household child under age 18
Activity
Average hours per day spent in primary activities(1)
Travel related to caring for and helping household children
0.24
0.31
0.33
0.13
0.20
41.3
49.0
44.6
25.3
34.7
Other activities, not elsewhere classified
1.64
2.11
2.26
1.64
2.13
98.2
98.3
98.7
97.2
97.2
Footnotes (1) A primary activity refers to an individual's main activity. Other activities done simultaneously are not included. (2) Estimates for part-time workers are not shown because it is uncommon for fathers of household children to work part time. (3) Includes naps and spells of sleeplessness. (4) Estimates include a small amount of work time done by persons who do not meet the American Time Use Survey definition of employed. (5) Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.
NOTE: Data refer to persons 15 years and over.
SOURCE: American Time Use Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table A-6B. Time spent in primary activities and the percent of married mothers and fathers who did the activities on an average day by employment status, average for the combined years 2013-17
Youngest own household child under age 6
Activity
Average hours per day spent in primary activities(1)
Travel related to caring for and helping household children
0.27
0.31
0.30
0.14
0.18
45.4
49.7
44.0
27.1
34.9
Other activities, not elsewhere classified
1.57
2.06
2.18
1.62
2.11
98.2
98.2
98.8
97.6
94.8
Footnotes (1) A primary activity refers to an individual's main activity. Other activities done simultaneously are not included. (2) Estimates for part-time workers are not shown because it is uncommon for fathers of household children to work part time. (3) Includes naps and spells of sleeplessness. (4) Estimates include a small amount of work time done by persons who do not meet the American Time Use Survey definition of employed. (5) Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.
NOTE: Data refer to persons 15 years and over.
SOURCE: American Time Use Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table A-6C. Time spent in primary activities and the percent of married mothers and fathers who did the activities on an average day by employment status, average for the combined years 2013-17
Youngest own household child age 6-17
Activity
Average hours per day spent in primary activities(1)
Travel related to caring for and helping household children
0.21
0.31
0.36
0.12
0.21
38.6
48.6
45.5
23.7
34.7
Other activities, not elsewhere classified
1.69
2.14
2.36
1.66
2.15
98.2
98.3
98.7
97.0
98.8
Footnotes (1) A primary activity refers to an individual's main activity. Other activities done simultaneously are not included. (2) Estimates for part-time workers are not shown because it is uncommon for fathers of household children to work part time. (3) Includes naps and spells of sleeplessness. (4) Estimates include a small amount of work time done by persons who do not meet the American Time Use Survey definition of employed. (5) Estimate is approximately zero. (6) Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.
NOTE: Data refer to persons 15 years and over.
SOURCE: American Time Use Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics