American Time Use Survey — 2011 Results

“In 2011, 16 percent of the U.S. civilian noninstitutional population age 15 and over were eldercare providers, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This and other information about eldercare providers and the time they spent providing care were collected for the first time in the 2011 American Time Use Survey (ATUS). This release also includes the average amount of time per day in 2011 that individuals spent in various activities, such as working, household activities, childcare, and leisure and sports activities. For a further description of ATUS data, concepts, and methodology, see the Technical Note.”

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/atus_06222012.htm

“Time spent reading for personal interest and playing games or using
     a computer for leisure varied greatly by age. Individuals age 75 and
     over averaged 58 minutes of reading per weekend day and 21 minutes
     playing games or using a computer for leisure. Conversely, individuals
     ages 15 to 19 read for an average of 7 minutes per weekend day while
     spending 1.2 hours playing games or using a computer for leisure. (See
     table 11.)”

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