Related tables: Time use.
| 1998 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population1 | Participants2 | Participation rate3 | |
| Both Sexes | |||
| hours per day | % | ||
| Activity group, total | 24.0 | 24.0 | 100 |
| Total work | 7.8 | 8.0 | 98 |
| Paid work and education | 4.2 | 8.3 | 51 |
| Paid work and related activities | 3.6 | 8.3 | 44 |
| Paid work | 3.3 | 7.7 | 43 |
| Activities related to paid work | 0.0 | 0.6 | 8 |
| Commuting | 0.3 | 0.8 | 38 |
| Education and related activities | 0.6 | 6.2 | 9 |
| Unpaid work | 3.6 | 3.9 | 91 |
| Household work and related activities | 3.2 | 3.6 | 90 |
| Cooking and washing up | 0.8 | 1.0 | 74 |
| Housekeeping | 0.7 | 1.7 | 41 |
| Maintenance and repair | 0.2 | 2.5 | 6 |
| Other household work | 0.4 | 1.3 | 30 |
| Shopping for goods and services | 0.8 | 1.9 | 43 |
| Child care | 0.4 | 2.2 | 20 |
| Civic and voluntary work | 0.3 | 1.9 | 18 |
| Personal care | 10.4 | 10.4 | 100 |
| Night sleep | 8.1 | 8.1 | 100 |
| Meals (excluding restaurant meals) | 1.1 | 1.2 | 92 |
| Other personal activities | 1.3 | 1.3 | 95 |
| Free time | 5.8 | 5.9 | 97 |
| Socializing including restaurant meals | 1.9 | 2.9 | 66 |
| Restaurant meals | 0.3 | 1.6 | 19 |
| Socializing in homes | 1.3 | 2.4 | 55 |
| Other socializing | 0.3 | 2.6 | 12 |
| Television, reading and other passive leisure | 2.7 | 3.2 | 85 |
| Watching television | 2.2 | 2.8 | 77 |
| Reading books, magazines, newspapers | 0.4 | 1.3 | 32 |
| Other passive leisure | 0.1 | 1.1 | 9 |
| Sports, movies and other entertainment events | 0.2 | 2.7 | 6 |
| Active leisure | 1.0 | 2.4 | 40 |
| Active sports | 0.5 | 2.0 | 24 |
| Other active leisure | 0.5 | 2.3 | 22 |
| Note: Averaged over a seven-day week. 1. The average number of hours per day spent on the activity for the entire population aged 15 years and over (whether or not the person reported the activity). 2. The average number of hours per day spent on the activity for the population that reported the activity. 3. The proportion of the population that reported spending some time on the activity. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 113-0001 . Last modified: 2005-08-25. | |||
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