The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) measures the amount of time people spend doing various activities, such as paid work, childcare, volunteering, and socializing.

ATUS News Releases

American Time Use Survey

June 25, 2008
In 2007, 20 percent of employed persons age 15 and over did some or all of their work at home on days that they worked and 87 percent did some or all of their work at their workplace. On an average day, nearly all persons (96 percent) engaged in some sort of leisure activity. More...
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Married Parents' Use of Time Summary

May 08, 2008
In the years 2003-06, married mothers who were employed full time were more likely to do household activities and provide childcare on an average day than were married fathers who were employed full time. Among full-time workers, married fathers were more likely to work than were married mothers. More...
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Archived

  • Time Use Survey, 2006 (HTML) (PDF)
  • Time Use Survey, 2005 (TXT) (PDF)
  • Time Use Survey, 2004 (TXT) (PDF)
  • Time Use Survey, 2003 (TXT) (PDF) (Corrections)
  • To receive e-mail announcements about the American Time Use Survey, please contact the ATUS staff.

 

ATUS Tables

NEW Tables

  • Table A-1. Time spent in detailed primary activities, and percent of the civilian population engaging in each detailed activity category, averages per day by sex (PDFs) (2007) (2006)
  • Table A-2. Time spent in detailed primary activities, and percent of the civilian population engaging in each detailed primary activity category, averages per day on weekdays and weekends (PDFs) (2007) (2006)
  • Table A-3. Percent of the population engaging in selected activities by time of day (PDF) (2003 -07)

Additional tables are available in ATUS news releases.

Unpublished tables of time-use estimates by age, ethnicity, employment status, educational attainment, marital status, presence and age of household children, and other categories are available upon request by e-mailing the ATUS staff.

 

ATUS Charts

 

ATUS Data Files

 

ATUS Survey Documentation

Survey Documentation

 

ATUS Frequently Asked Questions

 

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