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Time use

Domain

Society

Subdomain

Time use

Indicator

Time use

Average number of hours per day spent on certain activities, by gender
Description - Average number of hours per day spent on certain activities, by gender

Average number of hours per day spent on certain activities, by gender

Average number of hours per day spent on certain activities, by gender
Paid work activities Unpaid work activities Leisure (active and passive)
Total 3.5 3.2 2.9
Men+ 3.9 2.6 3.2
Women+ 3 3.7 2.7

Source: Statistics Canada, Time Use Survey, 2022.

Definition

Distribution of the hours in a person's day spent doing various activities.

Measurement

This indicator is measured in the Time Use Survey. This survey employs a retrospective 24-hour time diary to collect information on respondents' participation in, and time spent on, a wide variety of day-to-day activities, lasting at least 5 minutes. Information is also collected on the location that these activities occurred and the people who were with the respondent at the time of the activity.

Data sources

Data tables and analysis

For products related to time use, including data tables, data visualizations, articles, and other product types see Analytical releases: Time use or view all analytical releases.

Frameworks

This indicator aligns with the following frameworks:

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