It was about leisure time spent by men and women and according to their marital status too.
The activities that are being listed are just like what we usually do.
Have a look at the table here: ;)
ACTIVITY
|
TIME SPENT BY GENDER, MARITAL STATUS
|
|||
Men
|
Women
|
Married
|
Single
|
|
Phone calls, mail, e-mail
 |
7 min.
|
14 min.
|
8 min.
|
14 min.
|
Caring for non-household members
 |
13 min.
|
15 min.
|
13 min.
|
14 min.
|
Religious, civic duties
 |
16 min.
|
21 min.
|
20 min.
|
17 min.
|
Caring for family
 |
20 min.
|
43 min.
|
45 min.
|
17 min.
|
Educational activities
 |
28 min.
|
26 min.
|
7 min.
|
51 min.
|
Buying goods, services
 |
38 min.
|
58 min.
|
53 min.
|
42 min.
|
Eating, drinking
 |
1 hr. 18 min.
|
1 hr. 11 min.
|
1 hr. 24 min.
|
1 hr. 8 min.
|
Household activities
 |
1 hr. 20 min.
|
2 hr. 16 min.
|
2 hr. 8 min.
|
1 hr. 26 min.
|
Work-related
 |
4 hr. 26 min.
|
3 hr.
|
4 hr. 1 min.
|
3 hr. 18 min.
|
Watching TV
|
3 hr. 28 min.
|
2 hr. 41 min.
|
2 hr. 24 min.
|
2 hr. 47 min.
|
Personal care, sleep
   |
9 hr. 13 min.
|
9 hr. 37 min.
|
9 hr. 8 min.
|
9 hr. 46 min.
|
Sources:
Having More Leisure Time —Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, "Measuring Trends in Leisure: The Allocation of Time over Five Decades"
Having More Leisure Time —Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, "Measuring Trends in Leisure: The Allocation of Time over Five Decades"
Numbers of People Doing Activities —Statistical abstract of the United States, 2004
Read more: http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1549394,00.html#ixzz2dH50nz2O
Maybe by looking at the statistics stated, you would know how to manage your time better so that you would have extra time on things you would like to do?
Haha.
~Huii~
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