This statistic shows the hours per day a computer is used in a U.S. home in 2009. In 17.5 million U.S. households, a computer is used 3 to 6 hours per day.
Distribution of U.S. households by average hours per day of computer usage in 2009*
(housing units in millions)
Hours used per day
Housing units in millions
Less than 1 hour
16.6
1 to 3 hours
32
3 to 6 hours
17.5
6 to 10 hours
7.7
More than 10 hours
12.5
No computers
27.4
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* Includes all primary occupied housing units in the 50 States and the District of Columbia. Vacant housing units, seasonal units, second homes, military housing, and group quarters are excluded. The data represent the answers for the most-used computer in the household.
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EIA. (March 28, 2011). Distribution of U.S. households by average hours per day of computer usage in 2009* (housing units in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187622/average-hours-per-day-of-computer-usage-in-us-households/
EIA. "Distribution of U.S. households by average hours per day of computer usage in 2009* (housing units in millions)." Chart. March 28, 2011. Statista. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187622/average-hours-per-day-of-computer-usage-in-us-households/
EIA. (2011). Distribution of U.S. households by average hours per day of computer usage in 2009* (housing units in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187622/average-hours-per-day-of-computer-usage-in-us-households/
EIA. "Distribution of U.S. Households by Average Hours per Day of Computer Usage in 2009* (Housing Units in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187622/average-hours-per-day-of-computer-usage-in-us-households/
EIA, Distribution of U.S. households by average hours per day of computer usage in 2009* (housing units in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187622/average-hours-per-day-of-computer-usage-in-us-households/ (last visited March 14, 2025)
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