Did you Know?

Though many people lament their lack of leisure time, the 2016 American Time Use Survey from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that nearly everyone age 15 and over engaged in some form of leisure activity every day. Men spent an average of 5.5 hours each day engaging in leisure activities, while women spent 4.8 hours. Watching television dominated most people’s leisure time, as the average person age 15 and over spent 2.7 hours per day watching television. The survey found that the amount of time people spent watching television varied by age. Some may be surprised to learn that those ages 65 and over, who averaged more than four hours of television viewing per day, watched more television on average than any other demographic. At two hours per day, people between the ages of 15 and 44 spent the least amount of time watching television. The second most common leisure activity was socializing and communicating with friends. However, the average person spent just 39 minutes per day socializing and communicating with friends.