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Table 1
Average minutes spent in 24-hour period, by activity and sex, household population aged 25 to 64, Canada excluding territories, 1986 and 2005

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Activity Men Women
1986 (n=3,007) 2005 (n=6,006) 1986 (n=3,577) 2005 (n=7,513)
Mean SD Range Mean SD Range Mean SD Range Mean SD Range
Paid work 305.2 266.8 0 to 1,440 315.6 283.7 0 to 1,400 157.4 223.2 0 to 1,125 209.9† 250.8 0 to 1,335
Commuting 30.4 45.4 0 to 690 32.9 52.5 0 to 1,080 14.8 30.7 0 to 520 21.7† 42.6 0 to 1,045
Household work 47.7 103.8 0 to 975 65.2† 121.5 0 to 880 88.9 108.4 0 to 750 101.2 130.0 0 to 1,260
Food preparation/Meals at home 17.2 35.5 0 to 480 27.1† 40.9 0 to 570 83.8 79.6 0 to 740 56.9‡ 60.4 0 to 990
Restaurant meals/Eating out 28.6 47.4 0 to 750 23.5 43.1 0 to 780 19.4 37.5 0 to 370 21.0 45.2 0 to 910
Shopping/Services 45.3 94.0 0 to 675 36.3 78.9 0 to 1,245 66.6 102.0 0 to 770 56.7 90.6 0 to 1,110
Caregiving 19.3 58.0 0 to 715 24.2† 64.2 0 to 860 49.7 96.1 0 to 930 49.5 106.2 0 to 1,080
Civic, voluntary, religious activities 13.2 65.2 0 to 1,080 18.8† 76.2 0 to 935 18.9 68.3 0 to 930 22.9 76.5 0 to 1,005
School/Education 13.8 78.0 0 to 1,005 10.1‡ 67.3 0 to 975 14.1 71.1 0 to 855 12.6 72.3 0 to 1,075
Personal activities and care 54.2 72.4 0 to 1,440 50.3 65.2 0 to 1,080 64.8 75.3 0 to 1,440 60.5 69.6 0 to 1,035
Sleep 483.3 140.7 0 to 1,440 489.2 125.3 0 to 1,440 496.3 128.3 0 to 1,440 502.5 119.5 0 to 1,440
Socializing 51.4 111.8 0 to 810 53.7 113.2 0 to 1,065 56.7 110.7 0 to 830 58.5 112.9 0 to 1,075
Entertainment (attend) 6.0 33.2 0 to 660 7.5 45.4 0 to 745 5.6 30.2 0 to 665 7.3† 42.9 0 to 845
Leisure (physically active) 19.1 64.7 0 to 793 28.0† 75.3 0 to 855 9.9 36.2 0 to 660 22.5† 59.1 0 to 1,075
Leisure (less physically active) 25.2 59.6 0 to 670 19.7 61.1 0 to 840 43.1 81.5 0 to 645 21.6‡ 59.2 0 to 1,245
Television/Computer 150.6 146.3 0 to 990 146.4 147.7 0 to 1,305 122.1 126.3 0 to 885 118.6 126.5 0 to 1,410
Reading 25.7 57.1 0 to 765 16.0‡ 44.1 0 to 540 22.5 51.6 0 to 600 21.1 52.8 0 to 900
Other 103.8 89.4 0 to 915 75.5‡ 77.7 0 to 1,225 105.4 83.3 0 to 1,215 74.9‡ 72.9 0 to 1,140
† greater than 25% increase in mean number of minutes between 1986 and 2005
‡ greater than 25% decrease in mean number of minutes between 1986 and 2005
SD = standard deviation
Note: Mean values include those who reported zero time spent on each activity.
Source: 1986 and 2005 General Social Surveys.
Date Modified: 2015-07-17

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