The Bureau of Labor Statistics today released results from the American Time Use Survey. These data include the average amount of time per day in 2013 that individuals slept, worked, did household activities, and engaged in leisure and sports activities.
Sleep-related highlights include the following:
- On an average day, individuals slept 8.74 hours. Broken down by sex, women slept 8.82 hours and men 8.65 hours.
- On the weekdays, the average time slept was 8.48 hours. On weekends and holidays, it increased to 9.34 hours.
- Sleep time in households in which the youngest child is under 6 is 8.60 hours. Sleep time in households in which the youngest child is 6 to 17 is 8.61 hours. Sleep time in households with no children under 18 is 8.75 hours.
