When surveyed in 2023, it was found that the civilian population of the United States spent an average of 0.31 hours per day on sports, exercise, and recreation. In total, this was a slight increase on the previous year's figure, with a high increase seen among men than women.
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Sports, exercise and recreation activities include participating in - as well as attending or watching - sports, exercise, and recreational activities. Recreational activities are leisure activities that are active in nature, such as yard games like croquet or horseshoes.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 27, 2024). Average amount of time spent on sports, exercise, and recreation in the United States from 2009 to 2023 (hours per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189535/daily-average-time-spent-on-sports-and-exercise-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average amount of time spent on sports, exercise, and recreation in the United States from 2009 to 2023 (hours per day)." Chart. June 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189535/daily-average-time-spent-on-sports-and-exercise-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Average amount of time spent on sports, exercise, and recreation in the United States from 2009 to 2023 (hours per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189535/daily-average-time-spent-on-sports-and-exercise-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Amount of Time Spent on Sports, Exercise, and Recreation in The United States from 2009 to 2023 (Hours per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189535/daily-average-time-spent-on-sports-and-exercise-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average amount of time spent on sports, exercise, and recreation in the United States from 2009 to 2023 (hours per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189535/daily-average-time-spent-on-sports-and-exercise-in-the-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Average amount of time spent on sports, exercise, and recreation in the United States from 2009 to 2023 (hours per day) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189535/daily-average-time-spent-on-sports-and-exercise-in-the-us/
