Daily time use

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Gender Age Daily time (in hours, minutes) Personal care Personal care, total (hour) Daily time (in hours, minutes) Personal care Sleeping, resting (hour) Daily time (in hours, minutes) Personal care Washing, dressing (hour) Daily time (in hours, minutes) Personal care Eating at home (hour) Daily time (in hours, minutes) Household jobs Taking care of pets (hour) Daily time (in hours, minutes) Leisure activities Leisure activities, total (hour) Daily time (in hours, minutes) Leisure activities Sports (hour) Daily time (in hours, minutes) Leisure activities TV, video, radio, CDs, cassettes (hour) Daily time (in hours, minutes) Leisure activities Contact family/friends/acquaintances (hour) Daily time (in hours, minutes) Leisure activities Going to church, mosque etc. (hour) Daily time (in hours, minutes) Leisure activities Visit restaurant, pub, discotheque, etc. (hour) Daily time (in hours, minutes) Leisure activities Reading (hour) Daily time (in hours, minutes) Leisure activities Walking, cycling (hour) Daily time (in hours, minutes) Leisure activities Visit museum, theatre etc. (hour) Daily time (in hours, minutes) Leisure activities Games, hobbies, music, acting (hour) Daily time (in hours, minutes) Leisure activities Doing nothing, relaxing (hour) Daily time (in hours, minutes) Other or unknown activities (hour) Daily activities (% participation) Travelling time, total (%) Daily activities (% participation) Paid jobs, total (%) Daily activities (% participation) Other or unknown activities (%) Daily activities (% participation) Personal care Personal care, total (%) Daily activities (% participation) Personal care Sleeping, resting (%) Daily activities (% participation) Personal care Washing, dressing (%) Daily activities (% participation) Personal care Eating at home (%) Daily activities (% participation) Household jobs Taking care of pets (%) Daily activities (% participation) Leisure activities Leisure activities, total (%) Daily activities (% participation) Leisure activities Sports (%) Daily activities (% participation) Leisure activities TV, video, radio, CDs, cassettes (%) Daily activities (% participation) Leisure activities Contact family/friends/acquaintances (%) Daily activities (% participation) Leisure activities Going to church, mosque, etc. (%) Daily activities (% participation) Leisure activities Visit restaurant, pub, discotheque etc. (%) Daily activities (% participation) Leisure activities Spend time reading (%) Daily activities (% participation) Leisure activities Walking, cycling (%) Daily activities (% participation) Leisure activities Visit museum, theatre, etc. (%) Daily activities (% participation) Leisure activities Games, hobbies, music, acting (%) Daily activities (% participation) Leisure activities Doing nothing, relaxing (%)
Total (12 yrs and older) Total aged 12 yrs and older 10:14 8:32 0:36 1:06 0:10 6:09 0:19 1:58 1:29 0:05 0:17 0:32 0:11 0:09 0:37 0:33 0:25 63 35 22 100 100 92 93 16 99 15 75 50 4 10 33 11 5 27 33
12-17 yrs 11:21 9:41 0:37 1:02 0:05 6:21 0:38 1:54 1:24 0:06 0:13 0:11 0:08 0:12 1:06 0:29 0:25 74 14 23 100 100 96 96 12 99 26 79 47 4 7 18 8 6 47 35
18-24 yrs 10:10 8:40 0:39 0:50 0:05 6:04 0:26 1:33 1:37 0:07 0:45 0:12 0:06 0:09 0:47 0:22 0:22 78 42 20 100 100 93 89 9 98 19 67 54 5 21 13 6 6 31 27
25-44 yrs 9:50 8:16 0:34 1:00 0:10 5:02 0:17 1:35 1:21 0:03 0:17 0:18 0:07 0:09 0:28 0:27 0:21 71 51 19 100 100 89 90 17 98 14 71 47 3 10 24 8 5 22 28
45-64 yrs 10:00 8:14 0:36 1:10 0:14 6:21 0:16 2:03 1:33 0:05 0:13 0:41 0:14 0:08 0:33 0:36 0:27 58 37 24 100 100 92 94 20 99 14 75 52 4 10 42 13 5 24 34
65 yrs and older 11:06 8:59 0:40 1:27 0:09 8:18 0:13 3:00 1:40 0:05 0:08 1:11 0:22 0:06 0:42 0:51 0:29 37 3 25 100 100 95 97 12 100 10 85 54 4 7 56 18 5 28 42
Men Total aged 12 yrs and older 9:57 8:19 0:33 1:04 0:10 6:18 0:24 2:02 1:20 0:05 0:20 0:28 0:12 0:09 0:44 0:32 0:25 66 43 21 100 100 92 93 14 99 18 75 44 3 12 30 11 5 30 31
12-17 yrs 11:10 9:35 0:32 1:02 0:04 6:48 0:48 1:56 1:17 0:07 0:13 0:09 0:07 0:13 1:27 0:31 0:25 74 14 23 100 100 94 97 9 99 32 79 41 5 7 15 7 6 56 35
18-24 yrs 9:47 8:25 0:35 0:47 0:04 6:51 0:33 1:38 1:38 0:07 0:57 0:11 0:07 0:11 1:05 0:23 0:19 81 41 17 100 100 91 89 8 97 24 69 52 4 24 9 6 7 40 27
25-44 yrs 9:29 8:01 0:31 0:57 0:09 5:11 0:22 1:38 1:14 0:04 0:23 0:16 0:06 0:10 0:34 0:25 0:21 74 62 17 100 100 90 88 14 98 16 72 41 3 12 22 7 5 24 25
45-64 yrs 9:38 7:58 0:33 1:07 0:15 6:22 0:20 2:09 1:19 0:05 0:14 0:37 0:16 0:08 0:36 0:38 0:28 63 48 23 100 100 92 95 20 99 15 74 44 4 11 39 14 5 26 33
65 yrs and older 11:13 8:58 0:41 1:34 0:10 8:29 0:17 3:10 1:32 0:04 0:07 1:11 0:30 0:07 0:43 0:46 0:30 39 4 26 100 100 96 99 11 100 11 87 50 3 8 57 24 5 27 42
Women Total aged 12 yrs and older 10:32 8:45 0:39 1:08 0:10 6:01 0:13 1:55 1:38 0:04 0:13 0:35 0:11 0:08 0:31 0:34 0:24 59 28 23 100 100 92 93 17 99 12 74 56 4 8 36 11 5 24 34
12-17 yrs 11:32 9:47 0:43 1:03 0:07 5:54 0:28 1:51 1:31 0:05 0:13 0:13 0:09 0:12 0:45 0:27 0:25 74 14 23 100 100 97 95 14 99 19 79 53 4 7 21 8 6 38 35
18-24 yrs 10:34 8:57 0:44 0:53 0:05 5:16 0:18 1:28 1:37 0:07 0:32 0:13 0:04 0:08 0:27 0:21 0:25 75 44 23 100 100 95 89 10 98 15 66 56 5 17 17 7 6 21 27
25-44 yrs 10:11 8:31 0:36 1:03 0:11 4:54 0:12 1:32 1:28 0:03 0:12 0:20 0:08 0:08 0:22 0:29 0:20 69 40 21 100 100 88 91 20 98 11 70 52 3 7 26 9 5 20 30
45-64 yrs 10:21 8:30 0:38 1:12 0:14 6:21 0:11 1:57 1:47 0:06 0:11 0:44 0:12 0:08 0:31 0:34 0:27 53 27 25 100 100 93 93 20 99 12 75 60 5 9 46 13 5 23 36
65 yrs and older 11:00 9:00 0:40 1:21 0:08 8:10 0:10 2:53 1:46 0:05 0:08 1:11 0:16 0:05 0:41 0:54 0:28 35 2 24 100 100 95 96 13 100 10 84 57 5 7 55 14 4 28 43
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation

Daily time use in hours and in % participation
Time use, gender
1997; 1999; 2001; 2003
Changed on July 31 2009.
Frequency: Discontinued.

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Daily time (in hours, minutes)
Daily time use:average in hours and minutes.
Personal care
Personal care, total
Sleeping, resting
Including down with illness.
Washing, dressing
Eating at home
In 1997 this category included "prepare food and drink, eating at home".
As from 1999 "eating at home" is classified among "personal care" and
"preparing food and drink" among "household jobs".
Household jobs
Taking care of pets
Leisure activities
Leisure activities, total
Sports
TV, video, radio, CDs, cassettes
Contact family/friends/acquaintances
Going to church, mosque etc.
The category "going to church, mosque, etc." was added in 1999.
Visit restaurant, pub, discotheque, etc.
Reading
Walking, cycling
Visit museum, theatre etc.
Visit to museum, theatre, library, sporting event, etc.
Games, hobbies, music, acting
Doing nothing, relaxing
Other or unknown activities
Daily activities (% participation)
Daily activities as a percentage. Participation is defined as the
propotion of people who spent time on a particular category.
Personal care
Personal care, total
Sleeping, resting
Including down with illness.
Washing, dressing
Eating at home
In 1997 this category included " prepare food and drink, eating at home".
As from 1999 "eating at home" is classified among "personal care" and
"preparing food and drink" among "household jobs".
Travelling time, total
Time spent on going to school, work, shopping, etc. The survey seeks to
provide a picture of daily activities and how much time is spent on a
selection of 32 different daily activities. A complete picture of the
average daily travelling time is found in the tables under the keyword:
mobility.
Paid jobs, total
Household jobs
Taking care of pets
Leisure activities
Leisure activities, total
Sports
TV, video, radio, CDs, cassettes
Contact family/friends/acquaintances
Going to church, mosque, etc.
The category "going to church, mosque, etc." was added in 1999.
Visit restaurant, pub, discotheque etc.
Spend time reading
Walking, cycling
Visit museum, theatre, etc.
Visit to museum, theatre, library, sporting event, etc.
Games, hobbies, music, acting
Doing nothing, relaxing
Other or unknown activities