Table 10. Time adults spent in primary activities while providing childcare as a secondary activity by sex, age, and day of week, average for the combined years 2013-17
Childcare activities(1) | Average hours per day adults spent caring for household children(2) | ||||||||
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Total | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays | |||||||
Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
Children under age 13, total |
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Total |
5.10 | 4.14 | 5.88 | 4.14 | 3.04 | 5.04 | 7.37 | 6.74 | 7.89 |
Personal care activities |
0.27 | 0.18 | 0.34 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.24 | 0.43 |
Household activities |
1.23 | 0.72 | 1.65 | 1.05 | 0.50 | 1.50 | 1.65 | 1.23 | 1.99 |
Purchasing goods and services |
0.36 | 0.26 | 0.44 | 0.27 | 0.16 | 0.36 | 0.57 | 0.49 | 0.63 |
Working and work-related activities |
0.20 | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.13 |
Eating and drinking |
0.65 | 0.58 | 0.71 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.60 | 0.94 | 0.90 | 0.98 |
Leisure and sports |
1.99 | 1.89 | 2.07 | 1.52 | 1.35 | 1.66 | 3.11 | 3.17 | 3.05 |
Other activities |
0.40 | 0.29 | 0.49 | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.41 | 0.61 | 0.54 | 0.68 |
Youngest child ages 6 to 12 |
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Total |
4.72 | 4.04 | 5.28 | 3.71 | 2.99 | 4.31 | 7.18 | 6.54 | 7.74 |
Personal care activities |
0.26 | 0.19 | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.23 | 0.41 |
Household activities |
1.07 | 0.66 | 1.40 | 0.86 | 0.45 | 1.20 | 1.58 | 1.17 | 1.93 |
Purchasing goods and services |
0.30 | 0.23 | 0.35 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.27 | 0.52 | 0.46 | 0.56 |
Working and work-related activities |
0.21 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.15 |
Eating and drinking |
0.58 | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.87 |
Leisure and sports |
1.92 | 1.91 | 1.94 | 1.43 | 1.39 | 1.47 | 3.11 | 3.13 | 3.11 |
Other activities |
0.39 | 0.29 | 0.47 | 0.29 | 0.18 | 0.37 | 0.63 | 0.54 | 0.71 |
Child under age 6 |
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Total |
5.39 | 4.22 | 6.34 | 4.47 | 3.09 | 5.61 | 7.51 | 6.89 | 8.00 |
Personal care activities |
0.27 | 0.17 | 0.35 | 0.24 | 0.14 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.25 | 0.44 |
Household activities |
1.35 | 0.76 | 1.83 | 1.20 | 0.54 | 1.74 | 1.70 | 1.28 | 2.03 |
Purchasing goods and services |
0.40 | 0.28 | 0.50 | 0.31 | 0.18 | 0.42 | 0.60 | 0.52 | 0.67 |
Working and work-related activities |
0.19 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.12 |
Eating and drinking |
0.71 | 0.61 | 0.79 | 0.58 | 0.46 | 0.68 | 1.01 | 0.96 | 1.05 |
Leisure and sports |
2.04 | 1.89 | 2.17 | 1.59 | 1.32 | 1.80 | 3.10 | 3.20 | 3.02 |
Other activities |
0.42 | 0.30 | 0.51 | 0.34 | 0.20 | 0.45 | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.65 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Includes persons 18 years and over living in households with children under 13 years, whether or not they provided childcare. |