Table 25
Average time spent per day1 on various activities by reasons for non-participation in sport, 20052

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Activity group Participants Non-participants Reasons for non-participation
Lack of time Other reasons4
  hours per day hours per day
1. Paid work and related activities 4.1 3.7 5.5 3.0
2. Household work including child care 2.5 3.3 3.4 3.3
3. Education 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.3
4. Sleep, meals and other personal care 10.3 10.8 10.1 11.1
5. Free time 6.1 5.8 4.5 6.3
Civic and voluntary activity 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4
Socializing 2.0 1.6 1.5 1.7
Television, reading and other passive leisure 2.2 2.7 1.8 3.1
Watching TV 1.8 2.2 1.6 2.5
Reading books, magazines, newspapers 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.5
Other passive leisure3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Movies, other entertainment 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Active leisure 1.5 1.0 0.7 1.1
Active sports 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.4
Other active leisure 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.7
Total (Sum of 1 to 5) 24.0 24.0 24.0 24.0

E use with caution

1. Figures are averaged over a 7 day week.

2. Volunteer work is categorized under free time.

3. Other passive leisure includes activities primarily at home, whereas active leisure is predominately out of the home activities.

4. Reasons other than lack of time. They include reasons such as age, health, too expensive, not interested, etc.

Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey on Time Use, Overview of Time Use of Canadians, 2005, Catalogue no. 12F0080XIE.