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Hours per day spent on leisure and sports by U.S. population 2009-2017
Average amount of time spent on leisure and sports by U.S. civilian population from 2009 to 2017 (hours per day)
This graph depicts the average hours per day spent by the U.S. civilian population on sports and leisure activities from 2009 to 2017. Women spent an average of 4.98 hours per day on sports and leisure in 2017.
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This graph depicts the average hours per day spent by the U.S. civilian population on sports and leisure activities from 2009 to 2017. Women spent an average of 4.98 hours per day on sports and leisure in 2017.
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- Release date
- June 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2009 to 2017
- Number of respondents
- aprox. 10,200 (2017)
- Age group
- 15 years and older
- Method of interview
- Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
- Supplementary notes
- Leisure and sports includes sports, exercise, and recreation; socializing and communicating; and other leisure activities.
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- June 2018
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2009 to 2017
- Number of respondents
- aprox. 10,200 (2017)
- Age group
- 15 years and older
- Method of interview
- Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
- Supplementary notes
- Leisure and sports includes sports, exercise, and recreation; socializing and communicating; and other leisure activities.
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- Average amount of time spent on leisure and sports by U.S. civilian population from 2009 to 2017 (hours per day)
- Average amount of time spent on sports, exercise and recreation in the U.S. from 2009 to 2017 (hours per day)*
- Average hours per day spent on leisure and sports by U.S. population by age from 2010 to 2017*
- Percentage of adults that are physically inactive in the United States as of 2018, by state
- Most popular outdoor activities in the United States from 2009 to 2017, by number of participants (in millions)
- Frequency of participation in outdoor activities in the United States from 2009 to 2017
- Share of people participating in outdoor activities in the United States from 2007 to 2017, by age group
- Distribution of outdoor activity participants in the United States from 2009 to 2017, by ethnicity
- Distribution of outdoor activity participants in the United States from 2009 to 2017, by household income
- Distribution of outdoor activity participants in the United States from 2009 to 2017, by level of education
- Number of people walking for fitness in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)*
- Number of participants in running/jogging and trail running in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)
- Number of participants in bicycling in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)*
- Number of users of weight machines in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)*
- Number of people who do swimming in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)*
- Number of people doing Yoga in the United States from 2008 to 2017 (in millions)*
- Number of participants in calisthenics in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)*
- Number of participants in skateboarding in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)
- Number of members in health and fitness clubs worldwide from 2009 to 2017 (in millions)*
- Number of members in health and fitness clubs worldwide by region from 2009 to 2017 (in millions)*
- Top 10 countries number of members in health & fitness club in 2017 (in millions)
- Health club industry companies worldwide by membership in 2017 (in 1,000s)
- Number of members in health and fitness clubs in North America from 2009 to 2017 (in millions)*
- Total number of memberships at fitness centers / health clubs in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017 (in millions)
- Number of U.S. high schools with athletics programs for boys from 2009/10 to 2017/18, by sport
- Total number of male participants in high school athletics in the U.S. from 1992/93 to 2017/18
- Number of male high school athletics participants in the U.S. from 2009/10 to 2017/18 (in 1,000s)*, by sport
- Number of U.S. high schools with athletics programs for girls from 2009/10 to 2017/18, by sport
- Total number of female participants in high school athletics in the U.S. from 1992/93 to 2017/18
- Number of female high school athletics participants in the U.S. from 2009/10 to 2017/18 (in 1,000s)*, by sport
- Average percentage of U.S. population engaged in sports and leisure activities per day from 2010 to 2017*
- Average hours per day spent on leisure and sports on weekdays and weekends and holidays in the U.S. from 2009 to 2017*
- Average hours per day spent on leisure and sports by U.S. males by age from 2009 to 2017
- Average minutes per day spent on leisure activities in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa by gender, as of 2016
- Average hours per day spent on leisure and sports in the U.S. sorted by employment status from 2009 to 2017
- Average minutes per day spent on television and radio at home in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa by gender, as of 2016
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