Telephone Calls, Mail, and E-mail
Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail captures communication by telephone, mail, and e-mail. For a more detailed description of this activity category, see the ATUS 2007 Technical Note.
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Other sources of ATUS data
Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail on weekdays and weekend days in 2007
Time spent engaged in telephone calls, mail, and e-mail and percent of the civilian population engaged in these activities, averages per day on weekdays and weekends, 2007 annual averages
Activity |
Average hours per day, civilian population |
Average percent engaged in the activity per day |
Average hours per day for persons who engaged in the activity |
Weekdays |
Weekends and holidays
|
Weekdays |
Weekends and holidays
|
Weekdays |
Weekends and holidays
|
Total, telephone calls, mail, and e-mail |
.19 |
.16 |
26.1 |
20.3 |
.74 |
.81 |
Telephone calls (to or from) |
.11 |
.10 |
15.0 |
12.9 |
.73 |
.79 |
Household and personal messages |
.08 |
.06 |
15.1 |
9.9 |
.55 |
.60 |
Household and personal mail and messages |
.03 |
.02 |
7.8 |
3.9 |
.36 |
.39 |
Household and personal e-mail and messages |
.05 |
.04 |
8.8 |
6.5 |
.62 |
.68 |
Travel related to telephone calls |
.00 |
.00 |
.6 |
.6 |
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These and other detailed activity estimates are also available in:
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, 2007 annual averages (PDF)
For a further description of ATUS data and methodology, see the ATUS 2007 Technical Note.
Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail done by men and women in 2007
Time spent engaged in telephone calls, mail, and e-mail and percent of the civilian population engaged in these activities, averages per day by sex, 2007 annual averages
Activity |
Average hours per day, civilian population |
Average percent engaged in the activity per day |
Average hours per day for persons who engaged in the activity |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total, telephone calls, mail, and e-mail |
.19 |
.13 |
.24 |
24.4 |
19.1 |
29.3 |
.76 |
.66 |
.82 |
Telephone calls (to or from) |
.11 |
.06 |
.15 |
14.4 |
9.4 |
19.1 |
.75 |
.65 |
.80 |
Household and personal messages |
.08 |
.06 |
.09 |
13.5 |
11.8 |
15.1 |
.56 |
.53 |
.58 |
Household and personal mail and messages |
.02 |
.02 |
.03 |
6.6 |
5.4 |
7.8 |
.37 |
.28 |
.43 |
Household and personal e-mail and messages |
.05 |
.05 |
.05 |
8.1 |
7.4 |
8.7 |
.63 |
.64 |
.62 |
Travel related to telephone calls |
.00 |
.00 |
.00 |
.6 |
.5 |
.7 |
.36 |
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These and other detailed activity estimates are also available in:
Table A-1. Time spent in detailed primary activities and percent of the civilian population engaging in each detailed primary activity category, averages per day by sex, 2007 annual averages (PDF)
For a further description of ATUS data and methodology, see the ATUS 2007 Technical Note.
Other sources of ATUS data
ATUS news releases
ATUS tables
ATUS charts
ATUS papers and publications
Last Modified Date: November 14, 2008
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