Table 1.1
Average time spent per day on various activities, for the population and participants aged 15 and over, by sex, Canada, 2010

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Activity group Population Participants Participation rate
Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
hours and minutes hours and minutes percentage
Total work1 07:46 07:39 07:54 08:04 08:03 08:04 96 95 98
Paid work and related activities 03:37 04:15 03:00 08:12 08:36 07:43 44 49 39
Unpaid work2 03:34 02:50 04:17 04:04 03:25 04:38 88 83 92
Personal care activities 10:45 10:34 10:56 10:45 10:35 10:56 100 100 100
Free time activities 05:27 05:46 05:10 05:42 06:00 05:24 96 96 96
1. Paid work and related activities 03:37 04:15 03:00 08:12 08:36 07:43 44 49 39
Paid work 03:11 03:43 02:41 07:38 07:56 07:15 42 47 37
Activites related to paid work
(includes commuting)		 00:25 00:32 00:19 01:05 01:13 00:55 39 43 34
2. Household work and related activities 03:11 02:29 03:53 03:42 03:04 04:15 86 81 91
Cooking/washing up 00:42 00:27 00:55 01:04 00:50 01:14 65 54 75
Housekeeping 00:38 00:20 00:56 01:46 01:32 01:52 36 22 49
Maintenance and repair 00:10 00:16 00:05 02:44 02:49 02:28 6 10 3
Other household work 00:25 00:26 00:24 01:24 01:35 01:15 30 27 33
Shopping for goods and services 00:48 00:41 00:54 01:53 01:48 01:57 42 38 46
Child care 00:28 00:18 00:39 02:31 01:55 02:55 19 16 22
3. Civic and voluntary 00:23 00:21 00:24 02:16 02:17 02:15 17 15 18
4. Education and related activities 00:36 00:34 00:37 05:22 05:31 05:15 11 10 12
5. Sleep, meals and other personal activities 10:45 10:34 10:56 10:45 10:35 10:56 100 100 100
Night sleep 08:17 08:11 08:22 08:18 08:12 08:23 100 100 100
Meals (excl. restaurant meals) 01:02 01:04 01:00 01:12 01:13 01:10 86 87 85
Other personal activities 01:27 01:20 01:34 01:36 01:29 01:42 91 89 92
6. Socializing including restaurant meals 01:37 01:32 01:41 02:44 02:43 02:45 59 57 62
Restaurant meals 00:17 00:17 00:17 01:29 01:27 01:32 19 20 18
Socializing (in homes) 01:07 01:02 01:12 02:21 02:24 02:19 48 43 52
Other socializing 00:13 00:13 00:12 02:09 02:10 02:08 10 10 10
7. Television, reading and other passive leisure 02:29 02:39 02:20 03:08 03:19 02:58 79 80 79
Watching television 02:06 02:17 01:55 02:52 03:03 02:41 73 75 71
Reading books, magazines, newspapers 00:20 00:18 00:23 01:26 01:29 01:25 24 20 27
Other passive leisure 00:03 00:03 00:02 01:04 01:16 00:52 4 4 4
8. Sports, movies and other entertainment events 00:08 00:08 00:09 02:20 02:08 02:32 6 6 6
9. Active leisure 01:13 01:27 00:59 02:22 02:42 02:01 51 54 49
Active sports 00:30 00:37 00:23 01:54 02:12 01:34 26 28 25
Computer use 00:20 00:23 00:17 01:23 01:32 01:14 24 25 23
Video games 00:09 00:14 00:04 02:20 02:40 01:38 6 9 4
Other active leisure 00:14 00:13 00:15 02:05 02:06 02:04 11 10 12
1. Includes activity groups 1 to 4.
2. Includes activity groups 2 to 3.
Note: Average time spent is the average over a 7-day week.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2010.
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