Charts by Topic: Older Americans
![Leisure time of individuals age 65 and over: employed vs. not employed](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130305025024im_/http://stats.bls.gov/tus/charts/Chart3.gif) [Chart in PDF]
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- Employed individuals age 65 and over spent 2.8 fewer hours on
average engaged in leisure time than those who were not employed.
Most of the difference in leisure time is due to the fact that
individuals who were not employed spent 1.7 more hours watching TV
than those who were employed.
(Data are from the 2011 survey).
![Hours per day that individuals age 55 and over spent doing selected activities](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130305025024im_/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 2.3 more hours in leisure and 0.8 more hour
sleeping than those ages 55 to 64. (These data are averages
for 2007 to 2011).
![Hours per day of waking, non-work time that individuals age 65 and over spent with others](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130305025024im_/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 (0.4 hour)
than those who lived with a spouse or unmarried partner. (These data are
averages for 2007 to 2011).
Last Modified Date: November 16, 2012
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