Americans' Use of Time

Number of hours in a year:

8,760

Number of hours the average American spends sleeping each year (2009):

3,164

Number of hours the average employed American spends working each year (2009):

1,875

Number of hours the average American spends watching television each year (2008):

1,812

Number of hours the average American spends on housework, cooking, and lawn care each year (2009):

657

Number of hours the average American spends on the Internet each year (2009):

652

Number of hours the average American spends eating each year (2009):

445

Number of hours the average American spends taking care of other family members each year (2009):

197

Number of hours the average American spends exercising each year (2009):

113

Number of hours the average child spends in school each year (2002):

1,206

Number of hours the average child between 8 and 18 spends using electronics each year (2009):

2,735

Number of hours the average child between 8 and 18 spends texting each year (2008):

675

Fraction of awake hours the average preschool-aged child in a home-based daycare spends watching TV each day (2009):

1/3

This is part of a series: Snapshots of America:

1. A Snapshot of Car-Usage in America
2. A Snapshot of Education in America
3. A Snapshot of Waste in America
4. A Snapshot of Food in America

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