Activities U.S. families enjoy doing together 2012

The statistic shows activities which families in the United States enjoyed doing together as of December 2012. During a survey it was found that 12 percent of responding parents of children aged eight or younger stated their families enjoyed playing video games together a lot.

How much does your family enjoy doing the following activities together?

Characteristic	A lot	Somewhat	Not too much	Not at all
Cooking and eatign meals together	67%	27%	5%	1%
Doing things outside together like playing, takign a walk or going to the park	52%	40%	8%	2%
Reading together	48%	39%	10%	2%
Doing indoor activities together, like playing with toys, games or art projects (not TV or video games)	47%	42%	8%	2%
Watching TV or movies together at home	42%	43%	12%	2%
Singing songs or making music together	30%	36%	24%	10%
Participating in clubs or other groups together	30%	36%	24%	10%
Playing or attending sports events together	19%	29%	32%	19%
Doing things on a computer, tablet or smartphone together	17%	36%	34%	13%
Playing video games together	12%	27%	28%	25%

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Release date

June 2013

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Region

United States

Survey time period

November 27 to December 10, 2012

Number of respondents

2,326 parents of children aged eight and younger

Supplementary notes

During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "Next, we have some questions about how you and your family like to spend your time together. When it comes to family time, how much does your family enjoy doing the following activities together? A lot, somewhat, not too much, or not at all?"

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