Charts by Topic: Older Americans
![Leisure time of individuals age 65 and over: employed vs. not employed](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090830020959im_/http://stats.bls.gov/tus/charts/chart3.gif) [Chart in PDF]
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- Employed individuals age 65 and over spent 3.0 fewer hours on
average engaged in leisure time than those who were not employed. Those
who were not employed spent most of their additional leisure time
watching TV (1.8 hours) and reading (0.4 hour). (Data are from the 2007
survey).
![Hours per day that individuals age 55 and over spent doing selected activities](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090830020959im_/http://stats.bls.gov/tus/charts/chart4.gif) [Chart in PDF]
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- For Americans age 55 and over, average time spent working decreased
with age, while leisure and sleep time increased. Individuals ages 55 to
64 spent 3.1 more hours working than individuals age 75 and over. Those
age 75 and over spent 2.4 more hours in leisure and 0.8 more hour
sleeping than those ages 55 to 64. (These data are averages
for 2003 to 2007).
![Hours per day of waking, non-work time that individuals age 65 and over spent with others](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090830020959im_/http://stats.bls.gov/tus/charts/chart5.gif) [Chart in PDF]
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- Individuals age 65 and over who did not live with a spouse or
unmarried partner spent 10.0 hours of their waking non-work time alone,
compared to 5.3 hours for those who lived with a spouse or unmarried
partner. Those who did not live with a spouse or unmarried partner spent
more time with other family members (0.6 hour), friends (0.3 hour), and other non-relatives (0.5 hour)
than those who lived with a spouse or unmarried partner. (These data are
averages for 2003 to 2007).
Last Modified Date: November 13, 2008
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