Charts by Topic: Leisure and sports activities
![Leisure time on an average day](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20080916061119im_/http://stats.bls.gov/tus/charts/ch9.gif) [Chart in PDF]
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- On an average day, individuals age 15 and over spent half of their
leisure time watching TV. (Data are from the 2006 survey).
![Average hours spent per day in leisure and sports activities,by youngest and oldest populations](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20080916061119im_/http://stats.bls.gov/tus/charts/ch10.gif) [Chart in PDF]
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- Individuals age 75 and over spent more of their leisure time
watching TV, reading, and relaxing and thinking than individuals ages 15
to 19. The younger age group spent more of its leisure time engaged in
sports, exercise, and recreation and computer use. Individuals in both age groups spent about
the same amount of time socializing and communicating. (Data are from the 2006 survey).
More findings from the 2006 survey:
- Employed adults ages 25 to 54 who live in households without children (under age 18)
engaged in leisure and sports activities for 4.3 hours, about 53 more
minutes per day than employed adults living with a child under age 6.
- On average, individuals spent 1.8 additional hours in leisure and
sports activities on weekend days than weekdays. The biggest
proportional gain was in socializing time; individuals spent double the
time socializing and communicating on weekend days than on weekdays. In
absolute terms, individuals increased their TV watching time by 45 minutes and their
socializing time by 31 minutes on weekend days.
- Men were more likely than women to participate in sports, exercise, or recreation on
any given day, 20 versus 15 percent. Men also spent more time in sports
activities on the days they participated, 2.0 versus 1.2 hours, respectively.
- The sports, exercise, and recreation activities that were most
frequently reported by participants were walking (28.3 percent), weightlifting/ strength
training (11.7 percent), and using cardiovascular equipment (10.8 percent). The activities that participants engaged in the
longest were golfing (3.3 hours), playing basketball (1.8 hours), and participating in water sports (1.7 hours).
Last Modified Date: August 28, 2007
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