In 2024, people in the United States aged 75 years and older spent the most hours per day on leisure and sports activities, with almost 7.6 hours spent on such activities. Meanwhile, people between the ages of 35 and 44 spent the least amount of time on leisure and sports every day.

In 2023, persons aged 15 years and older in the United States spent over five hours on sports and leisure activities per day. The average daily time spent watching TV was **** hours while reading took up **** hours per day in 2023.

This statistic shows the average amount of time per day people in selected countries spent on leisure and personal care. Leisure and personal care are defined by the source, in contrast to paid or unpaid work, as spending time with friends, going to the movies, pursuing hobbies, sleeping, eating, etc. In the United States, ***** hours a day are devoted to leisure and personal care on average in 2011.

During a 2023 survey, it was found that high school graduates who did not have a college degree formed the demographic in the United States that spent the most time on leisure and sports activities, with an average of 5.71 hours a day. Meanwhile, those who held a bachelor's degree or higher spent the least amount of time on sports and leisure, with an average of 4.69 hours a day.

In 2024, the U.S. civilian population spent approximately *** hours on sports and leisure activities per day. Men spent an average of *** hours per day on sports and leisure, whereas women spent an average of *** hours per day.

Women in the United States aged between 25 and 34 spent an average of **** hours a day on leisure and sports activities in 2023. This figure rose to over ***** hours among women aged 75 years or older.

In 2023, the average time spent on leisure and sports activities in the United States declined by *** percent compared to the previous year. There was a visible spike in time devoted to these activities in 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, after which the figures started declining again.

In 2024, persons aged 15 years and older in the United States spent over five hours on sports and leisure activities per day. The average daily time spent watching TV was 2.60 hours while reading took up 0.28 hours per day in 2024.

The survey studied developments in the use of free-time residences and holidays homes in Finland. Spending time at a free-time residence (mökki) is a widespread phenomenon in Finland with deep historical and cultural roots, forming a significant part of domestic tourism. In this survey, the term "free-time residence" refers to rural recreational residences (holiday homes, cottages) mainly used during weekends and holidays, especially during summertime. The 2021 survey was commissioned by the Island Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and funded by the Natural Resources Institute Finland. The use of the free-time residence was charted by asking the respondents, for example, about the distance between their free-time residence and permanent residence in kilometres and hours, the location of their free-time residence, and its suitability for year-round habitation. They were also asked to indicate the number of days their holiday home had been used each month in the previous 12 months as well as the number of people who had spent at least one night there. Willingness to rent out the residence to other people was also queried. The respondents were asked whether their use of the residence had increased or decreased in the previous three years, and to estimate whether it would increase or decrease in the following three years. In addition, they were asked whether a household member had commuted to work from or worked remotely from the second home, and whether the respondents themselves teleworked or would be willing to telework there. Opinions on the impact of rising fuel prices on time spent at the free-time residence were also charted. Questions related to the standard of the free-time residence covered the total floorage, access to electricity, heating, and available amenities at the free-time residence. Views were also probed on the accommodation capacity, improvements made in the last 12 months, and future improvements. In addition, the respondents were asked to rate the overall state of the main building. Water supply and waste disposal was investigated with questions about sources of water for drinking, cooking and washing, wastewater management, type of outhouse, and waste management. Service provision at the free-time residence was charted by asking the distance to the nearest services (e.g. grocery store, health centre, library, post office, bus stop). Satisfaction with various services available in the proximity of the free-time residence was canvassed as well as willingness to buy various services. In addition, the respondents were asked whether they usually bought groceries and other goods and services from a store/company located in their municipality of residence, along the way, or in the municipality where the free-time residence was located. The use of money was surveyed with questions on the average amount of money used per each day spent at the free-time residence, and the amount of money spent on building or repairing the residence, purchasing goods, and using services close to the residence in the previous 12 months. In addition, the annual amount of various fees and user charges related to the residence (e.g. real property tax, private road fees, harbour and quay dues, and waste collection, electricity, waste water, and telephone charges) was queried. Respondents were asked about their participation in different community activities (e.g. local community events, municipal politics, associations) in the municipality of their free-time residence. Opinions on introducing a law that would allow free-time residence owners to have the same access to services and the same voting and eligibility rights as permanent residents in the municipality of their free-time residence were surveyed. Attitudes towards easing the building code that regulates the construction of free-time residences were also examined. Background variables included the respondent's municipality of free-time residence, municipality of permanent residence, economic activity, household size, household characteristics, and household monthly gross income.

This three-part survey was conducted in 1980 by the Census Bureau for the Department of the Interior to examine the fishing, hunting, and wildlife-associated activities of United States civilians. Part 1, File FH3, contains information on the kinds of hunting and fishing done. Variables include the state, wildlife region, or foreign country in which the activities occurred, the number of trips taken, duration of trips, distance traveled from home, the average catch or yield, and number of hours per day hunted or fished. Additional information pertains to expenditures for hunting- and fishing-related activities and membership in national or local conservation or wildlife-related organizations. Part 2, File FH4, includes data on wildlife observation, photography, and feeding. Data furnished include type of site visited, type of area (local, state, or federal), kinds of wildlife observed, and expenses for food, lodging, transportation, and fees. Additional information is available on kinds of wildlife present, types and amounts of feed provided, and equipment costs. Part 3, File FH2, supplies information on respondents who participated in fishing, hunting, or nonconsumptive wildlife-associated activities (i.e., wildlife observation, photography, and feeding).

When surveyed in 2023, respondents in the United States who were not employed answered that they spent an average of 6.86 hours a day on leisure and sports. This was a decrease of 0.04 hours from the previous year. Meanwhile, respondents who were employed spent the same amount of time on sports and leisure a day in 2023 as in 2022.

This statistic provides a comparison of the average amount of time spent leisure activities by gender in OECD member countries as well as China, India and South Africa. As of 2016, women in Portugal spent an average of 200 minutes per day on leisure activities rather low when compared with women from Norway who spent an average of 355 minutes.

The survey studied the use of Finnish free-time residences and holidays homes and its development. Similar surveys were also conducted in 2003 and 2008. The 2015 survey was commissioned and funded by the Island Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and conducted by FCG Finnish Consulting Group. Spending time at a free-time residence (mökki) is a widespread phenomenon in Finland with deep historical and cultural roots, forming a significant part of domestic tourism. In this survey, the term "free-time residence" refers to rural recreational residences (holiday homes, cottages) mainly used during weekends and holidays, especially during summertime. The use of the free-time residence was charted by asking the respondents, for example, about the distance between their free-time residence and permanent residence in kilometres and hours, the location of their free-time residence, and its suitability for year-round habitation. They were also asked to indicate the number of days their holiday home had been used each month in the previous 12 months as well as the number of people who had spent at least one night there. Willingness to rent out the residence to other people was also queried. The respondents were asked whether their use of the residence had increased or decreased in the previous three years, and to estimate whether it would increase or decrease in the following three years. In addition, they were asked whether a household member had commuted to work from or worked remotely from the second home, and whether they themselves would be willing to telework there. Questions related to the standard of equipment covered the total floorage, access to electricity, heating, and various equipment in the free-time residence. Views were also probed on the accommodation capacity, improvements made in the last 12 months, and future improvements. In addition, the respondents were asked to rate the overall state of the main building. Water supply and waste disposal was investigated with questions about sources of water for drinking, cooking and washing, wastewater management, type of outhouse, and waste management. Service provision at the free-time residence was charted by asking the distance to the nearest services (e.g. grocery store, health centre, library, post office, bus stop). The respondents were asked whether they or a household member had plans to officially move to the municipality where the residence was located. Satisfaction with various services available in the proximity of the residence was canvassed as well as willingness to buy various services. In addition, the respondents were asked whether they usually bought groceries and other goods and services from a store/company located in their municipality of residence, along the way, or in the municipality where the free-time residence was located. Final questions charted the use of money. The respondents were asked about the average amount of money used per each day spent at the free-time residence, and the amount of money spent on building or repairing the residence, purchasing goods, and using services close to the residence in the previous 12 months. In addition, the annual amount of various fees and user charges related to the residence (e.g. real property tax, private road fees, harbour and quay dues, and waste collection, electricity, waste water, and telephone charges) was queried. Background variables included the respondent's economic activity, household size and monthly gross income, and region where the free-time residence was located.

Social situation of women and social change in the state of Brandenburg during political and economic transformation. Topics: Hopes and fears; importance of selected areas of life such as work, partnership, education, social security, health, housing situation; general contentment with life; satisfaction with environmental situation and environmental conduct (Skalen); extent to which informed about the system of social security, cultural and leisure time selection, problems with children, qualification and education opportunities, healthful way of life, rights, partner relations, work, environmental protection, establishment of wages and prices, housing market, product selection; stand on changed legal system; trust in trade union, organizations, lawyer, court in legal problems; persons one can turn to for financial aid; satisfaction with selected areas of life (scale); expectations of family and friends of one's conduct; preferred leisure activities (scale); changes in organization of leisure time and its evaluation; prerequisites for organization of leisure time and evaluation; party membership or party sympathies; attitude to political participation; activities to improve personal situation in life; self-assessment of condition of health; activities to promote health; desire for children - earlier and today under influence of the political turning point; occupational changes in the last year and their evaluation; assessment of primary causes for unemployment; management activity; time worked each week; shift work or flextime; occupation characteristics; current occupational qualification; number of marriages; satisfaction with individual aspects of the partnership (scale); changes in family climate in the last year; number of births and years of birth; financial opportunity of satisfying needs; number of children in household; price and quality comparisons in shopping; preferred dealing with money; acquisitions since currency union and planned expenditures; religiousness; source of income (scale); tenancy; amount of rent; desire for condominium or one's own house; residential furnishings; persons responsible for child care and housework; average time expended for housework per day; attitude to employment of women; conditions for positive stand on employment of women; subjective condition; preferred areas of life since the turning point such as money, leisure time, religion; sexuality and eroticism; environment; preference for family or occupation. Soziale Situation von Frauen und sozialer Wandel im Land Brandenburg während der politischen und ökonomischen Transformation. Themen: Hoffnungen und Befürchtungen; Wichtigkeit ausgewählter Lebensbereiche wie Arbeit, Partnerschaft, Bildung, soziale Sicherheit, Gesundheit, Wohnsituation; allgemeine Lebenszufriedenheit; Zufriedenheit mit Umweltsituation und Umweltverhalten (Skalen); Informiertheit über das System der sozialen Sicherheit, Kultur- und Freizeitangebot, Probleme mit Kindern, Qualifikations- und Bildungsmöglichkeiten, gesunde Lebensweise, Rechte, Partnerbeziehungen, Arbeit, Umweltschutz, Lohn- und Preisgestaltung, Wohnungsmarkt, Warenangebot; Haltung zum veränderten Rechtssystem; Vertrauen in Gewerkschaft, Vereinigungen, Rechtsanwalt, Gericht bei rechtlichen Problemen; Personen, die für finanzielle Hilfe in Anspruch genommen werden; Zufriedenheit mit ausgewählten Lebensbereichen (Skala); Erwartungen der primären Umwelt an das Verhalten; präferierte Freizeitaktivitäten (Skala); Veränderungen in der Freizeitgestaltung und ihre Bewertung; Voraussetzungen für Freizeitgestaltung und Bewertung; Parteimitgliedschaft bzw. Parteisympathien; Einstellung zur politischen Partizipation; Aktivitäten zur Verbesserung der eigenen Lebenssituation; Selbsteinschätzung des Gesundheitszustandes; gesundheitsfördernde Aktivitäten; Kinderwunsch - früher und heute unter Einfluß der politischen Wende; berufliche Veränderungen im letzten Jahr und ihre Bewertung; Einschätzung der Hauptursachen für Arbeitslosigkeit; Leitungstätigkeit; wöchentliche Arbeitszeit; Schichtarbeit oder gleitende Arbeitszeit; Tätigkeitsmerkmale; gegenwärtige berufliche Qualifizierung; Zahl der Eheschließungen; Zufriedenheit mit einzelnen Aspekten der Partnerschaft (Skala); Veränderungen im Familienklima im letzten Jahr; Zahl der Geburten und Geburtsjahre; finanzielle Möglichkeit der Bedürfnisbefriedigung; Anzahl der Kinder im Haushalt; Preis- und Qualitätsvergleiche beim Einkauf; präferierter Umgang mit Geld; Anschaffungen seit der Währungsunion und geplante Ausgaben; Religiosität; Einkommensquellen (Skala); Mietverhältnis; Miethöhe; Wunsch nach Eigentumswohnung oder eigenem Haus; Wohnungsausstattung; verantwortliche Personen für Kinderbetreuung und Hausarbeiten; durchschnittlicher Zeitaufwand für Hausarbeit pro Tag; Einstellung zur Berufstätigkeit von Frauen; Bedingungen für positive Haltung zur Berufstätigkeit von Frauen; subjektive Befindlichkeit; präferierte Lebensbereiche seit der Wende wie Geld, Freizeit, Religion; Sexualität und Erotik; Umwelt; Präferenz für Familie oder Beruf.

According to a survey conducted in August 2023 among consumers based in the United States, respondents spent approximately ** minutes per day watching live TV. In comparison, streaming TV engaged respondents for an average of ** minutes daily. In comparison, short-form videos and console video games engaged U.S. respondents for approximately ** minutes per day as of the examined period.

When surveyed in 2023, it was found that the civilian population of the United States spent an average of **** hours per day on sports, exercise, and recreation. In total, this was a slight increase on the previous year's figure, with a higher increase seen among men than women. Overall, the year with the highest average number of hours spent on sports, exercise, and recreation was 2020. Share of people participating in sports, exercise, and recreation in the U.S. In 2023, U.S. participation in sports, exercise, and recreational activities was skewed slightly in favor of men. This highlights a notable difference in the daily engagement of different genders in sporting activities. Other factors that can influence sports participation include socioeconomic status, age, disability, ethnicity, geography, personal interests, and societal expectations. Such barriers can prevent individuals from having equal access to, and opportunities for, sport participation. What are the most popular outdoor activities in the U.S.? Some of the more common outdoor activities in the U.S. include hiking, fishing, cycling, and jogging. In 2023, hiking was the most popular outdoor activity in the U.S., with ** percent of surveyed Americans having participated in the outdoor pastime. Meanwhile, around ** percent of Americans engaged in recreational fishing and **** percent engaged in running, jogging, and trail running.

Due to changes in the collection and availability of data on COVID-19, this website will no longer be updated. The webpage will no longer be available as of 11 May 2023. On-going, reliable sources of data for COVID-19 are available via the COVID-19 dashboard and the UKHSA GLA Covid-19 Mobility Report Since March 2020, London has seen many different levels of restrictions - including three separate lockdowns and many other tiers/levels of restrictions, as well as easing of restrictions and even measures to actively encourage people to go to work, their high streets and local restaurants. This reports gathers data from a number of sources, including google, apple, citymapper, purple wifi and opentable to assess the extent to which these levels of restrictions have translated to a reductions in Londoners' movements. The data behind the charts below come from different sources. None of these data represent a direct measure of how well people are adhering to the lockdown rules - nor do they provide an exhaustive data set. Rather, they are measures of different aspects of mobility, which together, offer an overall impression of how people Londoners are moving around the capital. The information is broken down by use of public transport, pedestrian activity, retail and leisure, and homeworking. Public Transport For the transport measures, we have included data from google, Apple, CityMapper and Transport for London. They measure different aspects of public transport usage - depending on the data source. Each of the lines in the chart below represents a percentage of a pre-pandemic baseline. activity Source Latest Baseline Min value in Lockdown 1 Min value in Lockdown 2 Min value in Lockdown 3 Citymapper Citymapper mobility index 2021-09-05 Compares trips planned and trips taken within its app to a baseline of the four weeks from 6 Jan 2020 7.9% 28% 19% Google Google Mobility Report 2022-10-15 Location data shared by users of Android smartphones, compared time and duration of visits to locations to the median values on the same day of the week in the five weeks from 3 Jan 2020 20.4% 40% 27% TfL Bus Transport for London 2022-10-30 Bus journey ‘taps' on the TfL network compared to same day of the week in four weeks starting 13 Jan 2020 - 34% 24% TfL Tube Transport for London 2022-10-30 Tube journey ‘taps' on the TfL network compared to same day of the week in four weeks starting 13 Jan 2020 - 30% 21% Pedestrian activity With the data we currently have it's harder to estimate pedestrian activity and high street busyness. A few indicators can give us information on how people are making trips out of the house: activity Source Latest Baseline Min value in Lockdown 1 Min value in Lockdown 2 Min value in Lockdown 3 Walking Apple Mobility Index 2021-11-09 estimates the frequency of trips made on foot compared to baselie of 13 Jan '20 22% 47% 36% Parks Google Mobility Report 2022-10-15 Frequency of trips to parks. Changes in the weather mean this varies a lot. Compared to baseline of 5 weeks from 3 Jan '20 30% 55% 41% Retail & Rec Google Mobility Report 2022-10-15 Estimates frequency of trips to shops/leisure locations. Compared to baseline of 5 weeks from 3 Jan '20 30% 55% 41% Retail and recreation In this section, we focus on estimated footfall to shops, restaurants, cafes, shopping centres and so on. activity Source Latest Baseline Min value in Lockdown 1 Min value in Lockdown 2 Min value in Lockdown 3 Grocery/pharmacy Google Mobility Report 2022-10-15 Estimates frequency of trips to grovery shops and pharmacies. Compared to baseline of 5 weeks from 3 Jan '20 32% 55.00% 45.000% Retail/rec Google Mobility Report 2022-10-15 Estimates frequency of trips to shops/leisure locations. Compared to baseline of 5 weeks from 3 Jan '20 32% 55.00% 45.000% Restaurants OpenTable State of the Industry 2022-02-19 London restaurant bookings made through OpenTable 0% 0.17% 0.024% Home Working The Google Mobility Report estimates changes in how many people are staying at home and going to places of work compared to normal. It's difficult to translate this into exact percentages of the population, but changes back towards ‘normal' can be seen to start before any lockdown restrictions were lifted. This value gives a seven day rolling (mean) average to avoid it being distorted by weekends and bank holidays. name Source Latest Baseline Min/max value in Lockdown 1 Min/max value in Lockdown 2 Min/max value in Lockdown 3 Residential Google Mobility Report 2022-10-15 Estimates changes in how many people are staying at home for work. Compared to baseline of 5 weeks from 3 Jan '20 131% 119% 125% Workplaces Google Mobility Report 2022-10-15 Estimates changes in how many people are going to places of work. Compared to baseline of 5 weeks from 3 Jan '20 24% 54% 40% Restriction Date end_date Average Citymapper Average homeworking Work from home advised 17 Mar '20 21 Mar '20 57% 118% Schools, pubs closed 21 Mar '20 24 Mar '20 34% 119% UK enters first lockdown 24 Mar '20 10 May '20 10% 130% Some workers encouraged to return to work 10 May '20 01 Jun '20 15% 125% Schools open, small groups outside 01 Jun '20 15 Jun '20 19% 122% Non-essential businesses re-open 15 Jun '20 04 Jul '20 24% 120% Hospitality reopens 04 Jul '20 03 Aug '20 34% 115% Eat out to help out scheme begins 03 Aug '20 08 Sep '20 44% 113% Rule of 6 08 Sep '20 24 Sep '20 53% 111% 10pm Curfew 24 Sep '20 15 Oct '20 51% 112% Tier 2 (High alert) 15 Oct '20 05 Nov '20 49% 113% Second Lockdown 05 Nov '20 02 Dec '20 31% 118% Tier 2 (High alert) 02 Dec '20 19 Dec '20 45% 115% Tier 4 (Stay at home advised) 19 Dec '20 05 Jan '21 22% 124% Third Lockdown 05 Jan '21 08 Mar '21 22% 122% Roadmap 1 08 Mar '21 29 Mar '21 29% 118% Roadmap 2 29 Mar '21 12 Apr '21 36% 117% Roadmap 3 12 Apr '21 17 May '21 51% 113% Roadmap out of lockdown: Step 3 17 May '21 19 Jul '21 65% 109% Roadmap out of lockdown: Step 4 19 Jul '21 07 Nov '22 68% 107%

Between 2010 and 2023, the average percentage of the U.S. population engaged in sports and leisure activities per day fluctuated. In 2023, the share of both men and women engaged in such activities decreased from the previous year. Approximately 95.5 percent of men were engaged in sport and leisure activities that year, and that figure was 92.7 percent for women. Over the past decade, the year when women were engaged in sport and leisure activities the most was 2021. Meanwhile, the year when men were engaged in sport and leisure activities the most was 2012. How many hours do Americans spend on sports and leisure activities? On average, the number of hours that Americans spent on leisure and sports during weekdays and weekends remained relatively consistent from 2009 to 2023. On weekends and holidays, Americans spent around six hours each day on sports and leisure activities. In contrast, that figure decreased to around four hours on weekdays. The year when Americans spent the most time on sports and leisure activities during weekdays was in 2020, and this was most likely due to stay-at-home measures relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Which age group spends the most time on sports and leisure activities in the U.S.? How much time people can allocate to leisure and recreational activities depends on a variety of factors, ranging from demanding work schedules to familial responsibilities. In 2023, the U.S age group that spent the most time on leisure and sports was 75 years and older. On average, Americans who were 75 years and older spent 7.57 hours on leisure and sports. Meanwhile, Americans aged 35 to 44 spent fewer than four hours on such activities. Following this trend, Americans who were employed part-time allocated more time to sports and leisure in 2023 than Americans who were employed full-time.

In 2023, males aged between 25 and 34 spent an average of **** hours per day on leisure and sports activities. This figure rose to over eight hours among men aged 75 or older.

In 2024, men in the United States spent approximately 42.6 minutes per day on games and using a computer for leisure. General video gaming use among the U.S. population increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between May and December 2020, U.S. men spent an average 49.2 daily minutes on playing games and using computers for leisure, up from 36 minutes per day in the corresponding period of 2019. Women spent an average 25.8 minutes per day on gaming and leisure computer use.