Share of U.S. civilians engaged in leisure and sport activities on weekdays/ends 2019

Published by Statista Research Department, May 2, 2022

This graph depicts the average percentage of the U.S. civilian population participating in sports and leisure activities per day on weekdays and weekends and holidays from 2010 to 2019. On weekdays in 2019, an average of 94.5 percent of the population participated in leisure and sports activities per day.

Average percentage of U.S. population participating in sports and leisure activities per day on weekdays, weekends and holidays from 2010 to 2019

Characteristic	Weekdays	Weekends and holidays*
2010	95.2%	97.1%
2011	94.7%	96.6%
2012	96%	96.9%
2013	94.7%	96.7%
2014	94.9%	97.6%
2015	95.6%	97.2%
2016	95.1%	97.5%
2017	95%	97%
2018	95.3%	96.3%
2019	94.5%	97%

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Release date

June 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2010 to 2019

Number of respondents

aprox. 10,200 (2017), 9,400 (2019)

Age group

15 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

*Holidays are New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Leisure and sports includes sports, exercise, and recreation; socializing and communicating; and other leisure activities like watching TV.

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