Wondering where all the hours in your day go?
Apparently work, household chores, leisure activities and child-rearing account for most of them, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' American Time Use Survey.
The results from the 2008 survey indicate that working takes up a good chunk of an employed person's day, with people working an average of 7.6 hours per day.
Men work slightly longer days than do women who work - 52 minutes longer to be exact, the survey reports.
When it comes to time at home, 83 percent of women and 64 percent of men spent time doing household activities, such as housework, cooking or lawn care, on an average day.
Women outpaced men in the number of hours they spent doing such household activities on those days, spending 2.6 hours on cleaning and the like, versus men spending two hours on household activities.
The survey also found that on an average day, nearly everyone 15 and older engaged in some kind of leisure activity, such as watching television, socializing or exercising, the survey reports. Men spent 5.7 hours in these activities, while women spent 5.1 hours on leisure activities.
Caring for children also accounts for a good chunk of our day.
Adults living in homes with children under 6 years old spend an average of two hours each day providing primary childcare, which is defined as physical care of children or reading or talking with children.
Adults in households with children between 6 and 17 years old spend about 47 minutes per day providing primary childcare, the survey found.
But wait, there's more when it comes to kids.
If you live in a household with kids under 13 years old and at least one child is under 6 years old, you spend an average of 5.6 hours per day providing secondary childcare. In other words, there was at least one child in their care while doing activities other than primary childcare. This means secondary childcare was provided while doing leisure activities or household activities.
What do you wish there was more time in your day for? Post a comment below.
Apparently work, household chores, leisure activities and child-rearing account for most of them, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' American Time Use Survey.
The results from the 2008 survey indicate that working takes up a good chunk of an employed person's day, with people working an average of 7.6 hours per day.
Men work slightly longer days than do women who work - 52 minutes longer to be exact, the survey reports.
When it comes to time at home, 83 percent of women and 64 percent of men spent time doing household activities, such as housework, cooking or lawn care, on an average day.
Women outpaced men in the number of hours they spent doing such household activities on those days, spending 2.6 hours on cleaning and the like, versus men spending two hours on household activities.
The survey also found that on an average day, nearly everyone 15 and older engaged in some kind of leisure activity, such as watching television, socializing or exercising, the survey reports. Men spent 5.7 hours in these activities, while women spent 5.1 hours on leisure activities.
Caring for children also accounts for a good chunk of our day.
Adults living in homes with children under 6 years old spend an average of two hours each day providing primary childcare, which is defined as physical care of children or reading or talking with children.
Adults in households with children between 6 and 17 years old spend about 47 minutes per day providing primary childcare, the survey found.
But wait, there's more when it comes to kids.
If you live in a household with kids under 13 years old and at least one child is under 6 years old, you spend an average of 5.6 hours per day providing secondary childcare. In other words, there was at least one child in their care while doing activities other than primary childcare. This means secondary childcare was provided while doing leisure activities or household activities.
What do you wish there was more time in your day for? Post a comment below.
