Daily time use
| Gender | Age | Periods | Daily time (in hours, minutes) Personal care Personal care, total (hour) | Daily time (in hours, minutes) Personal care Sleeping, resting (hour) | Daily time (in hours, minutes) Personal care Washing, dressing (hour) | Daily time (in hours, minutes) Personal care Eating at home (hour) | Daily time (in hours, minutes) Household jobs Taking care of pets (hour) | Daily activities (% participation) Personal care Personal care, total (%) | Daily activities (% participation) Personal care Sleeping, resting (%) | Daily activities (% participation) Personal care Washing, dressing (%) | Daily activities (% participation) Personal care Eating at home (%) | Daily activities (% participation) Household jobs Taking care of pets (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (12 yrs and older) | Total aged 12 yrs and older | 2003 | 10:14 | 8:32 | 0:36 | 1:06 | 0:10 | 100 | 100 | 92 | 93 | 16 |
| Total (12 yrs and older) | 12-17 yrs | 2003 | 11:21 | 9:41 | 0:37 | 1:02 | 0:05 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 96 | 12 |
| Total (12 yrs and older) | 18-24 yrs | 2003 | 10:10 | 8:40 | 0:39 | 0:50 | 0:05 | 100 | 100 | 93 | 89 | 9 |
| Total (12 yrs and older) | 25-44 yrs | 2003 | 9:50 | 8:16 | 0:34 | 1:00 | 0:10 | 100 | 100 | 89 | 90 | 17 |
| Total (12 yrs and older) | 45-64 yrs | 2003 | 10:00 | 8:14 | 0:36 | 1:10 | 0:14 | 100 | 100 | 92 | 94 | 20 |
| Total (12 yrs and older) | 65 yrs and older | 2003 | 11:06 | 8:59 | 0:40 | 1:27 | 0:09 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 97 | 12 |
| Men | Total aged 12 yrs and older | 2003 | 9:57 | 8:19 | 0:33 | 1:04 | 0:10 | 100 | 100 | 92 | 93 | 14 |
| Men | 12-17 yrs | 2003 | 11:10 | 9:35 | 0:32 | 1:02 | 0:04 | 100 | 100 | 94 | 97 | 9 |
| Men | 18-24 yrs | 2003 | 9:47 | 8:25 | 0:35 | 0:47 | 0:04 | 100 | 100 | 91 | 89 | 8 |
| Men | 25-44 yrs | 2003 | 9:29 | 8:01 | 0:31 | 0:57 | 0:09 | 100 | 100 | 90 | 88 | 14 |
| Men | 45-64 yrs | 2003 | 9:38 | 7:58 | 0:33 | 1:07 | 0:15 | 100 | 100 | 92 | 95 | 20 |
| Men | 65 yrs and older | 2003 | 11:13 | 8:58 | 0:41 | 1:34 | 0:10 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 99 | 11 |
| Women | Total aged 12 yrs and older | 2003 | 10:32 | 8:45 | 0:39 | 1:08 | 0:10 | 100 | 100 | 92 | 93 | 17 |
| Women | 12-17 yrs | 2003 | 11:32 | 9:47 | 0:43 | 1:03 | 0:07 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 95 | 14 |
| Women | 18-24 yrs | 2003 | 10:34 | 8:57 | 0:44 | 0:53 | 0:05 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 89 | 10 |
| Women | 25-44 yrs | 2003 | 10:11 | 8:31 | 0:36 | 1:03 | 0:11 | 100 | 100 | 88 | 91 | 20 |
| Women | 45-64 yrs | 2003 | 10:21 | 8:30 | 0:38 | 1:12 | 0:14 | 100 | 100 | 93 | 93 | 20 |
| Women | 65 yrs and older | 2003 | 11:00 | 9:00 | 0:40 | 1:21 | 0:08 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 96 | 13 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||||||||
Table explanation
Daily time use in hours and in % participation
Time use, gender
1997; 1999; 2001; 2003
Changed on July 31 2009.
Frequency: Discontinued.
Time use, gender
1997; 1999; 2001; 2003
Changed on July 31 2009.
Frequency: Discontinued.
Description topics
- Daily time (in hours, minutes)
- Daily time use:average in hours and minutes.
- Personal care
- Personal care, total
- Sleeping, resting
- Including down with illness.
- Washing, dressing
- Eating at home
- In 1997 this category included "prepare food and drink, eating at home".
As from 1999 "eating at home" is classified among "personal care" and
"preparing food and drink" among "household jobs".
- Household jobs
- Taking care of pets
- Daily activities (% participation)
- Daily activities as a percentage. Participation is defined as the
propotion of people who spent time on a particular category.- Personal care
- Personal care, total
- Sleeping, resting
- Including down with illness.
- Washing, dressing
- Eating at home
- In 1997 this category included " prepare food and drink, eating at home".
As from 1999 "eating at home" is classified among "personal care" and
"preparing food and drink" among "household jobs".
- Household jobs
- Taking care of pets