Sleeping 8.57 hrs, working 3.69 hrs, leisure 5.11 hrs, watching TV 2.58 hrs
hours per day, civilian population ages 15+ (annual average)
No current source auditAll sources · source collection
American Time Use Survey (ATUS)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2024
Source notes & limitations
Started 2003, annual. Covers work hours, commute time, daily activities. Primary source for the 'day' panel from 2000s onward. BLS 403-blocks automated requests — URL valid, access via browser. Tables used: 2010 annual averages (a1_2010.pdf, a2_2010.pdf) for the 2010s room; 2024 annual averages (a1-2024.pdf) for the 2020s room. The survey year in fact labels identifies which annual average is cited.
Where this source appears
6 records across 3 decades and countries. Documented gaps are included; a source cited for a gap does not establish a value.
0 of 6 records have a current source audit. A transcription check reads a declared numeric field from a pinned local source file; a calculation replay reads its operands and applies the declared method and rounding rule. A source audit does not independently validate the source or every claim in a record. The date is the last successful local audit; the build checks that its bindings still match.
US · 2000s
US · 2010s
Sleeping 8.67 hrs, working 3.50 hrs, watching TV 2.73 hrs
hours per day, civilian population ages 15+ (annual average)
No current source audit2.14 hrs/day
hours per day, all women 15+ (ATUS; concept splice from Ramey)
No current source audit1.42 hrs/day
hours per day, all men 15+ (ATUS; concept splice from Ramey)
No current source auditUS · 2020s
Sleeping 9.04 hrs, working 3.13 hrs (men 3.56, women 2.73), household activities 2.01 hrs (men 1.67, women 2.34)
hours per day, civilian population (annual average)
No current source audit72.8% of population watched TV on an average day (2024), down from 78.8% in 2003
% of population watching TV on an average day
No current source audit