Table 11. Time spent in leisure and sports activities for the civilian population by selected characteristics, 2007 annual averages
Table 11. Time spent in leisure and sports activities for the civilian population by selected characteristics, 2007 annual
averages
Average hours per day spent in leisure and sports activities
Partici- Other
pating in Playing leisure
Total, all sports, Socializ- games and and
leisure and exercise, ing and Watching Reading Relaxing/ computer sports
sports and communi- TV thinking use for activi-
activities recre- cating leisure ties,
ation including
Characteristic travel (1)
Week- Week- Week Week- Week- Week- Week- Week-
To- Week-ends Week-ends Week-ends Week-ends Week-ends Week-ends Week ends Week-ends
tal, days and days and days and days and days and days and days- and days and
all holi- holi- holi- holi- holi- holi- holi- holi-
days days days days days days days days days
(2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Sex
Men..................................... 5.48 4.85 6.96 0.36 0.55 0.50 1.04 2.63 3.46 0.26 0.33 0.30 0.38 0.40 0.43 0.38 0.76
Women................................... 4.76 4.32 5.80 .19 .27 .60 1.22 2.25 2.69 .41 .43 .25 .28 .24 .29 .37 .62
Age
Total, 15 years and over................ 5.11 4.57 6.37 .28 .41 .55 1.13 2.43 3.07 .34 .38 .28 .33 .32 .36 .38 .69
15 to 19 years....................... 5.71 5.21 6.84 .61 .85 .73 1.47 2.07 2.30 .09 .26 .15 .21 .78 .78 .77 .97
20 to 24 years....................... 4.90 4.14 6.49 .36 .69 .66 1.20 2.00 2.83 .14 .11 .22 .14 .46 .53 .31 .99
25 to 34 years....................... 4.23 3.59 5.72 .21 .38 .55 1.17 1.96 2.82 .11 .15 .15 .24 .27 .35 .35 .61
35 to 44 years....................... 4.23 3.69 5.54 .24 .35 .51 1.08 2.02 2.57 .18 .22 .19 .40 .23 .29 .31 .62
45 to 54 years....................... 4.59 3.93 6.14 .20 .35 .47 1.13 2.20 3.10 .29 .36 .27 .31 .19 .22 .30 .66
55 to 64 years....................... 5.34 4.81 6.61 .24 .30 .48 .89 2.65 3.53 .55 .53 .32 .37 .23 .26 .35 .71
65 to 74 years....................... 6.83 6.56 7.50 .33 .25 .61 1.18 3.68 3.88 .67 .85 .40 .43 .43 .32 .44 .59
75 years and over.................... 7.79 7.69 8.04 .22 .27 .62 1.00 4.27 4.31 1.12 1.09 .81 .59 .26 .34 .39 .43
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White................................... 5.06 4.50 6.38 .28 .43 .55 1.13 2.37 3.02 .36 .43 .26 .29 .31 .36 .38 .73
Black or African American............... 5.74 5.42 6.45 .27 .26 .66 1.08 3.11 3.62 .21 .19 .45 .59 .34 .24 .40 .48
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............ 4.66 4.07 6.05 .21 .44 .54 1.22 2.52 2.94 .11 .10 .25 .27 .17 .32 .28 .75
Employment status
Employed................................ 4.17 3.52 5.74 .24 .39 .45 1.10 1.86 2.72 .22 .27 .19 .24 .23 .31 .33 .71
Full-time workers.................... 4.00 3.30 5.69 .22 .39 .41 1.05 1.78 2.76 .19 .26 .18 .24 .20 .29 .31 .71
Part-time workers.................... 4.79 4.33 5.91 .31 .40 .60 1.25 2.16 2.59 .30 .31 .23 .26 .31 .39 .43 .72
Not employed............................ 6.92 6.65 7.51 .35 .44 .75 1.19 3.57 3.70 .58 .59 .45 .48 .50 .44 .46 .66
Earnings of full-time wage and salary
workers (main job only) (3)
0 - $480................................ 4.02 3.39 5.59 .13 .25 .44 1.03 1.92 2.94 .10 .19 .22 .27 .27 .37 .30 .56
$481 - $730............................. 4.16 3.44 6.05 .24 .30 .43 1.13 1.80 3.15 .15 .21 .23 .29 .20 .27 .38 .70
$731 - $1,150........................... 3.97 3.30 5.55 .21 .38 .45 1.12 1.77 2.62 .23 .25 .13 .22 .21 .26 .30 .71
$1,151 and higher....................... 3.89 3.12 5.67 .26 .54 .34 .93 1.67 2.55 .27 .38 .14 .19 .15 .24 .29 .85
Presence and age of children
No household children under 18.......... 5.64 5.11 6.88 .28 .40 .58 1.12 2.72 3.38 .45 .50 .32 .37 .34 .38 .41 .72
Household children under 18............. 4.30 3.76 5.58 .26 .43 .52 1.14 1.99 2.58 .16 .20 .21 .26 .28 .32 .33 .64
Children 13 to 17 years, none younger. 4.79 4.19 6.29 .35 .63 .57 1.26 2.15 2.65 .21 .26 .20 .30 .40 .41 .31 .78
Children 6 to 12 years, none younger.. 4.49 3.97 5.75 .27 .32 .50 1.13 2.09 2.69 .18 .25 .22 .33 .30 .33 .41 .69
Youngest child under 6 years.......... 3.89 3.35 5.09 .21 .40 .51 1.09 1.82 2.48 .12 .13 .20 .19 .20 .25 .29 .54
Marital status and sex
Married, spouse present................. 4.77 4.26 5.97 .24 .37 .50 1.11 2.35 2.90 .37 .39 .27 .30 .22 .26 .32 .63
Men.................................. 5.08 4.51 6.44 .29 .47 .44 .99 2.62 3.34 .28 .41 .33 .33 .25 .27 .30 .63
Women................................ 4.46 4.03 5.50 .20 .27 .55 1.22 2.09 2.47 .45 .38 .21 .26 .19 .26 .33 .64
Other marital statuses.................. 5.51 4.94 6.83 .31 .46 .62 1.15 2.53 3.26 .30 .37 .29 .36 .43 .46 .45 .76
Men.................................. 5.98 5.27 7.58 .45 .65 .59 1.09 2.63 3.60 .24 .24 .27 .44 .59 .63 .49 .92
Women................................ 5.09 4.65 6.14 .19 .28 .66 1.21 2.44 2.94 .36 .50 .30 .29 .29 .31 .41 .61
Educational attainment, 25 years
and over
Less than a high school diploma......... 6.11 5.71 7.00 .12 .28 .64 1.08 3.74 4.05 .24 .20 .62 .69 .14 .20 .21 .50
High school graduates, no college (4)... 5.52 4.99 6.76 .20 .34 .55 1.12 2.94 3.57 .31 .39 .37 .45 .25 .29 .38 .58
Some college or associate degree........ 4.79 4.28 6.04 .24 .28 .54 1.07 2.27 3.13 .36 .42 .22 .25 .28 .28 .36 .62
Bachelor's degree and higher (5)........ 4.38 3.82 5.70 .31 .38 .44 1.05 1.77 2.43 .55 .57 .14 .22 .27 .33 .34 .73
1 Includes other leisure and sports activities, not elsewhere classified, and travel related to leisure and sports
activities.
2 Holidays are New Year’s Day, Easter, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Data were not collected about New Year’s Day in 2007.
3 These values are based on usual weekly earnings. Each earnings range represents approximately 25 percent of full-time
wage and salary workers.
4 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
5 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, data refer to persons 15 years and over. Persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may
be of any race.
Last Modified Date: November 12, 2008
Bureau of Labor Statistics
