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  • The 2003-08 American Time Use Survey Microdata files have been archived. The newer multi-year microdata files listed above include data from the 2003-08 ATUS.

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Data files do not contain time-use estimates. Time-use estimates are available from:

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Latest Numbers

Average hours per day the civilian population age 15 and over spent in selected primary activities 1 on weekdays, and weekends and holidays 2, 2010 annual averages:

Personal care activities

Weekdays: 9.20
Weekends and holidays: 10.11

Eating and drinking

Weekdays: 1.20
Weekends and holidays: 1.36

Household activities

Weekdays: 1.68
Weekends and holidays: 2.06

Purchasing goods and services

Weekdays: 0.71
Weekends and holidays: 0.82

Caring for and helping household members

Weekdays: 0.54
Weekends and holidays: 0.43

Caring for and helping nonhousehold members

Weekdays: 0.20
Weekends and holidays: 0.23

Working and work-related activities

Weekdays: 4.40
Weekends and holidays: 1.33

Educational activities

Weekdays: 0.60
Weekends and holidays: 0.18

Organizational, civic, and religious activities

Weekdays: 0.26
Weekends and holidays: 0.56

Leisure and sports

Weekdays: 4.67
Weekends and holidays: 6.40

Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail

Weekdays: 0.18
Weekends and holidays: 0.16

 

1 A primary activity refers to an individual's main activity. Other activities done simultaneously are not included. All activity categories include related travel time.

2 Holidays are New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. In 2010, data were not collected about the Fourth of July.

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