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Activity group | Population | Participants | Participant rate | ||||||
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Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
(Hours per day) | (Hours per day) | (Percent) | |||||||
Total work2 | 9.6 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
9.8 |
9.7 |
98 |
98 |
99 |
Paid work and related activities |
5.4 |
6.5 |
4.4 |
9.0 |
9.6 |
8.2 |
60 |
67 |
53 |
Unpaid work3 |
4.0 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
4.4 |
3.6 |
5.2 |
90 |
85 |
95 |
Personal care |
10.1 |
9.9 |
10.3 |
10.1 |
9.9 |
10.3 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
Free time |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
94 |
94 |
94 |
1. Paid work and related activities | 5.4 |
6.5 |
4.4 |
9.0 |
9.6 |
8.2 |
60 |
67 |
53 |
Paid work |
4.9 |
5.8 |
3.9 |
8.3 |
8.9 |
7.5 |
59 |
65 |
52 |
Activities related to paid work |
0.0 |
0.1E |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
6 |
7E |
6 |
Commuting |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
54 |
60 |
48 |
2. Household work and related activities | 3.7 |
2.8 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
89 |
83 |
94 |
Cooking/washing up |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
68 |
57 |
80 |
Housekeeping |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
39 |
22 |
56 |
Maintenance and repair |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.1E |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
7 |
10 |
5E |
Other household work |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
26 |
23 |
30 |
Shopping for goods and services |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
38 |
30 |
46 |
Child care |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
41 |
35 |
47 |
3. Civic and voluntary activities | 0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
14 |
12 |
15 |
4. Education and related activities | 0.2 |
0.1E |
0.2 |
3.5 |
3.8E |
3.4 |
5 |
3E |
7 |
5. Sleep, meals and other personal activities | 10.1 |
9.9 |
10.3 |
10.1 |
9.9 |
10.3 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
Night sleep |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
Meals (excl. restaurant meals) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
88 |
89 |
87 |
Other personal activities |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
88 |
86 |
90 |
6. Socializing including restaurant meals | 1.4 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
52 |
49 |
56 |
Restaurant meals |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
16 |
18 |
15 |
Socializing (in homes) |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
42 |
37 |
46 |
Other socializing |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
7. Television, reading and other passive leisure | 1.9 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
79 |
80 |
77 |
Watching Television |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
73 |
75 |
70 |
Reading books, magazines, newspapers |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
19 |
17 |
21 |
Other passive leisure |
0.0 |
0.0E |
0.0E |
1.1 |
1.2E |
1.1 |
3 |
3E |
3E |
8. Sports, movies and other entertainment events | 0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
9. Active leisure | 0.8 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
38 |
38 |
38 |
Active sports |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
22 |
20 |
23 |
Other active leisure |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
22 |
23 |
21 |
1. Averaged over a 7-day week. |
2. Includes activity groups 1 to 4. | |||||||||
3. Includes activity groups 2 and 3. | |||||||||
E Figures to be used with caution. The coefficient of variation of the estimate is between 16.6% and 33.3%. | |||||||||
F Too unreliable to be published. | |||||||||
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2005 |