May 31, 2007 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Leisure time and older Americans
In 2005, employed individuals age 65 and over spent 2.4 fewer hours on average per day engaged in leisure time
activities than those who were not employed.
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Those who were not employed spent most of their additional leisure time watching TV (1.3 hours) and reading (0.5 hour). Watching TV was the most common leisure activity for both groups.
These data are from the American Time Use Survey. To learn more about how people spend their time, see
Charts from the American Time Use Survey. These data include all days of the week and are annual averages for 2005.
Of interest
Spotlight on Statistics: National Hispanic Heritage Month
In this Spotlight, we take a look at the Hispanic labor force—including labor force participation, employment and unemployment, educational attainment, geographic location, country of birth, earnings, consumer expenditures, time use, workplace injuries, and employment projections.
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