Eating and Drinking
Eating and drinking includes time spent eating and drinking (except when done as part of a work or volunteer activity), whether alone, with others, at home, at a place of purchase, or somewhere else. For a more detailed description of this activity category, see the ATUS 2007 Technical Note.
Tables on this page:
Other sources of ATUS data
Eating and drinking on weekdays and weekend days in 2007
Time spent eating and drinking (1) and percent of the civilian population eating and drinking, 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 (2)
|
Weekdays |
Weekends and holidays (2)
|
Weekdays |
Weekends and holidays (2)
|
Total, eating and drinking |
1.19 |
1.33 |
95.6 |
94.9 |
1.25 |
1.40 |
Eating and drinking |
1.09 |
1.16 |
95.6 |
94.9 |
1.14 |
1.22 |
Travel related to eating and drinking |
.10 |
.17 |
24.7 |
28.1 |
.41 |
.61 |
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.
Eating and drinking done by men and women in 2007
Time spent eating and drinking (1) and percent of the civilian population eating and drinking, 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, eating and drinking |
1.24 |
1.27 |
1.20 |
95.4 |
95.7 |
95.1 |
1.30 |
1.33 |
1.26 |
Eating and drinking |
1.11 |
1.13 |
1.09 |
95.4 |
95.7 |
95.1 |
1.16 |
1.18 |
1.14 |
Travel related to eating and drinking |
.12 |
.13 |
.11 |
25.7 |
27.3 |
24.2 |
.48 |
.49 |
.46 |
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:
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NEW Married Parents' Use of Time, 2003-06 (HTML) (PDF)
ATUS tables:
- 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 (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)
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 papers and
publications
Last Modified Date: June 25, 2008