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.
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