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How Americans spend their days
Last updated on: June 27, 2012 07:55 IST
Image: A view of the downtown area Los Angeles.
Photographs: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
Sleeping accounts for more than a third of the average American's day, according to the Bureau of Labour Statistics' latest time use survey.
Let's take a look at how Americans spend their time.
NOTE: Average hours per day; aged 15 years and above
Source: The Economist
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Image: A woman sleeps on a table, a day before Thanksgiving, at the Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey.
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
Sleeping
Men: 8.10 minutes
Women: 8.21 minutes
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Image: ArcelorMittal Mill employees Ed Goans stands with his daughter Kathleen Wilmink, as a ArcelorMittal train passes by, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Photographs: Aaron Josefczyk/Reuters
Working
Men: 4.10 minutes
Women: 3.50 minutes
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Image: A man looks at a flat screen television at a Best Buy store in Flushing, New York.
Photographs: Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters
Watching TV
Men: 2.50 minutes
Women: 2.30 minutes
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Image: Cars drive past the signs of restaurants along a busy street in Los Angeles.
Photographs: David McNew/Reuters
Eating and drinking
Men: 1 hour
Women: 40 minutes
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Image: Thousands of people gather in Times Square to celebrate the opening day of NFL season in New York.
Photographs: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
Socialising and communicating
Men: 20 minutes
Women: 30 minutes
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Image: A salon Salt Lake City, Utah.
Photographs: Rick Wilking/Reuters
Personal care
Men: 10 minutes
Women: 20 minutes
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Image: A woman shops for groceries at a Whole Foods supermarket in New York.
Photographs: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
Purchasing goods and services
Men: 10 minutes
Women: 25 minutes
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Image: A jogger and his pit bull run along the snow-covered Brooklyn Promenade, across the East River from Manhattan, New York.
Photographs: Henry Ray Abrams/Reuters
Sports and exercises
Men: 10 minutes
Women: 5 minutes
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Image: Pablo Martinez cleans up mud in front of his home in Mamaroneck, New York.
Photographs: Eric Thayer/Reuters
Helping household members
Men: 5 minutes
Women: 15 minutes
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Image: Cooking hot dogs in New York.
Photographs: Eric Thayer/Reuters
Cooking
Men: 5 minutes
Women: 20 minutes
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Image: Congregants sing a hymn during a church service at Marble Collegiate Church New York.
Photographs: Andrew Burton/Reuters
Organisational, civic and religious activities
Men: 5 minutes
Women: 10 minutes
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Image: A woman does housework.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
Housework:
Men: 5 minutes
Women: 25 minutes
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Image: Braham Amadi and Nikki Henderson pose in a community garden behind a low-income housing development in Oakland, California.
Photographs: Kimberly White/Reuters
Garden
Men: 5 minutes
Women: 5 minutes
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Image: Tomato farmer Tim Battles looks over his growing crop in Oneonta, Alabama.
Photographs: Marvin Gentry/Reuters
Helping non-household members
Men: 5 minutes
Women: 5 minutes
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Image: A BlackBerry smartphone user is pictured checking email in Washington, DC.
Photographs: Stelios Varias/Reuters
Telephone calls, mail and email
Men: 5 minutes
Women: 8 minutes
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Image: A view of the Times Square in New York.
Photographs: Michael Nagle/Reuters
Other
Men: 3 hours
Women: 2. 40 minutes
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