According to the Time Survey Report 2019, both men and women aged 60 years and above in India spent the most amount of time, over 780 and 790 minutes respectively, per day on self-care and maintenance activities. Meanwhile, sleep and related activities accounted for the second highest duration in the daily schedule of both male and female respondents during the survey period.
Time spent in a day on self-care and maintenance activities by elderly aged 60 and above in India in 2019, by gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
Receiving personal and health/medical care from others
3
3
Other self-care and maintenance activities
3
2
Travelling time related to self-care and maintenance activities
4
2
Personal hygiene and care
78
73
Eating and drinking
109
102
Sleep and related activities
590
615
All self-care and maintenance activities
788
797
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