Percent distribution of time spent providing eldercare

					Percent of total time

Leisure and sports	 		31.9	
Household activities			22.6
Caring for and helping
 nonhousehold members			10.0
Eating and drinking			 7.3
Working and work-related activities 	 6.5
Caring for and helping 
 household members		 	 6.3
Traveling				 5.4
Purchasing goods and services		 4.6
Other					 5.4

Total					100.0

Average hours eldercare providers spent providing care on days they did so = 3.1 hours


NOTE: Data include all eldercare providers. Eldercare can involve a range of care activities, 
such as assisting with grooming, preparing  meals, providing companionship and transportation. 
Estimates are averages across all days of the week in 2011.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey