When surveyed in 2023, respondents in the United States who were not employed answered that they spent an average of 6.86 hours a day on leisure and sports. This was a decrease of 0.04 hours from the previous year. Meanwhile, respondents who were employed spent the same amount of time on sports and leisure a day in 2023 as in 2022.
Average hours per day spent on leisure and sports in the United States from 2009 to 2023, by employment status
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, & US Census Bureau. (June 27, 2024). Average hours per day spent on leisure and sports in the United States from 2009 to 2023, by employment status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189675/average-time-spent-on-sports-and-leisure-in-the-us-by-employment-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, und US Census Bureau. "Average hours per day spent on leisure and sports in the United States from 2009 to 2023, by employment status." Chart. June 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189675/average-time-spent-on-sports-and-leisure-in-the-us-by-employment-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau. (2024). Average hours per day spent on leisure and sports in the United States from 2009 to 2023, by employment status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189675/average-time-spent-on-sports-and-leisure-in-the-us-by-employment-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, and US Census Bureau. "Average Hours per Day Spent on Leisure and Sports in The United States from 2009 to 2023, by Employment Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189675/average-time-spent-on-sports-and-leisure-in-the-us-by-employment-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics & US Census Bureau, Average hours per day spent on leisure and sports in the United States from 2009 to 2023, by employment status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189675/average-time-spent-on-sports-and-leisure-in-the-us-by-employment-status/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Average hours per day spent on leisure and sports in the United States from 2009 to 2023, by employment status [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, & US Census Bureau, June 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189675/average-time-spent-on-sports-and-leisure-in-the-us-by-employment-status/