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Table 6
Time spent on activities by full-time shift workers aged 19 to 64

  Paid work Unpaid work Sleep Time with children1 Time with spouse2 Time with household members3
hours
Day 6.8 1.6 8.1 3.9 4.4 4.6
Evening 6.4 1.8 8.1 4.2 3.4 3.8
Night 7.1 1.4 7.4 4.4 3.3 3.3
Rotating 6.8 1.7 7.9 3.9 4.1 3.9
Split 6.5 1.6 8.0 3.5 4.1 4.1
On call or casual 7.0 1.9 7.7 3.3 3.2 3.2
Irregular 7.2 1.5 7.9 3.1 4.2 4.5
Other 7.4 1.9 7.5 3.7 5.0 4.8
1.For those with children under 15.
2. For those with a spouse or partner.
3. For those not in a single-person household (includes time spent with children 15 and over living at home).
Source: Statistics Canada. General Social Survey, 2005.