Thursday, August 30, 2007
Tweet[IWS] BLS: Charts from the American Time Use Survey [28 August 2007]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Charts from the American Time Use Survey [28 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/tus/charts/home.htm
About the Charts
The American Time Use Survey collects information about the activities
people do during the day and how much time they spend doing them. For
example, on an average day in 2006, Americans age 15 and over slept about
8.6 hours, spent 5.1 hours doing leisure and sports activities, worked for
3.8 hours, and spent 1.8 hours doing household activities. The remaining
4.7 hours were spent in a variety of other activities, including eating
and drinking, attending school, and shopping.
List of ATUS charts
Older Americans
Leisure time of individuals ages 65 and over: employed vs. not employed
Hours per day that individuals age 55 and over spent doing selected activities
Hours per day of waking, non-work time that individuals age 65 and over spent with others
Students
Time use on an average weekday for full-time university and college students
Percent of university and college students who did educational activities, by hour of day on weekdays
Average hours per weekday spent by high school students in various activities
Care of household children (by adults living in households with children)
Weekday time use of married women living with young children, by employment status
Household activities
Average hours per day men and women spent in various activities
Percent of population who did household activities on an average day
Leisure and sports activities
Leisure time on an average day
Average hours spent per day in leisure and sports activities, by youngest
and oldest populations
Sleep
Average sleep times per day, by age and sex
Work and employment
Time use on an average work day for employed persons ages 25 to 54 with children
Percent of population who worked on weekdays and weekend days
Percent of employed persons who worked at home on an average workday
Percent of employed persons who worked at home on an average workday, by education level
Percent of employed persons who did selected activities on workdays by hour of the day
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Charts from the American Time Use Survey [28 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/tus/charts/home.htm
About the Charts
The American Time Use Survey collects information about the activities
people do during the day and how much time they spend doing them. For
example, on an average day in 2006, Americans age 15 and over slept about
8.6 hours, spent 5.1 hours doing leisure and sports activities, worked for
3.8 hours, and spent 1.8 hours doing household activities. The remaining
4.7 hours were spent in a variety of other activities, including eating
and drinking, attending school, and shopping.
List of ATUS charts
Older Americans
Leisure time of individuals ages 65 and over: employed vs. not employed
Hours per day that individuals age 55 and over spent doing selected activities
Hours per day of waking, non-work time that individuals age 65 and over spent with others
Students
Time use on an average weekday for full-time university and college students
Percent of university and college students who did educational activities, by hour of day on weekdays
Average hours per weekday spent by high school students in various activities
Care of household children (by adults living in households with children)
Weekday time use of married women living with young children, by employment status
Household activities
Average hours per day men and women spent in various activities
Percent of population who did household activities on an average day
Leisure and sports activities
Leisure time on an average day
Average hours spent per day in leisure and sports activities, by youngest
and oldest populations
Sleep
Average sleep times per day, by age and sex
Work and employment
Time use on an average work day for employed persons ages 25 to 54 with children
Percent of population who worked on weekdays and weekend days
Percent of employed persons who worked at home on an average workday
Percent of employed persons who worked at home on an average workday, by education level
Percent of employed persons who did selected activities on workdays by hour of the day
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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