Personal Care Activities
Personal care activities include sleeping, grooming (such as bathing and dressing), health-related self-care, and personal or private activities. For a more detailed description of this activity category, see the ATUS 2011 Technical Note.
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Other sources of ATUS data
Personal care activities on weekdays and weekend days in 2011
Time spent in personal care activities and percent of the civilian population engaging in personal care activities, averages per day on weekdays and weekends, 2011 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, personal care activities |
9.24 |
10.08 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
9.24 |
10.08 |
Sleeping |
8.45 |
9.35 |
99.9 |
100.0 |
8.45 |
9.36 |
Grooming |
.71 |
.65 |
82.2 |
72.9 |
.86 |
.89 |
Health-related self care |
.06 |
.06 |
5.9 |
5.2 |
1.04 |
1.22 |
Personal activities |
.01 |
.01 |
.4 |
.5 |
1.29 |
1.25 |
Travel related to personal care |
.02 |
.01 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
.91 |
.70 |
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 by sex on weekdays and weekends, 2011 annual averages (PDF)
For a further description of ATUS data and methodology, see the ATUS 2011 Technical Note.
Personal care activities done by men and women in 2011
Time spent in personal care activities and percent of the civilian population engaging in personal care activities, averages per day by sex, 2011 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, personal care activities |
9.49 |
9.25 |
9.72 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
9.49 |
9.25 |
9.73 |
Sleeping |
8.71 |
8.62 |
8.80 |
99.9 |
99.9 |
99.9 |
8.72 |
8.63 |
8.81 |
Grooming |
.69 |
.56 |
.82 |
79.4 |
76.2 |
82.4 |
.87 |
.74 |
.99 |
Health-related self care |
.06 |
.04 |
.08 |
5.7 |
4.1 |
7.1 |
1.09 |
.95 |
1.16 |
Personal activities |
.01 |
.01 |
~0 |
.4 |
.6 |
.3 |
1.28 |
1.25 |
1.34 |
Travel related to personal care |
.02 |
.02 |
.02 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
.85 |
.88 |
.82 |
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, 2011 annual averages (PDF)
For a further description of ATUS data and methodology, see the ATUS 2011 Technical Note.
Other sources of ATUS data
ATUS news releases
ATUS tables
ATUS charts
ATUS papers and publications
Last Modified Date: June 22, 2012
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