Chart of the day – Aug 28, 2017

Aug 28, 2017.

Mostly on the couch. Daily time spent by US households in leisure & sports (in hours, 2016).

US family leisure time

(Click on the image to enlarge) On an average, the US household spends about 6-7 hours a day in leisure & sports–when not working, sleeping or doing household chores. Half of these are spent in watching TV (the Netflix stock price seems to support this). Unfortunately, less than half an hour goes in each of the more meaningful activities like reading, exercising or relaxed thinking. The only other activity with slightly more time is socializing.

The data suggest men get almost an hour extra time than women. That shouldn’t be a surprise since women are more involved in daily tasks around kids and cooking food. However, most of that time for men goes into watching TV confirming strong male focus on content by Netflix & cable companies. Only in socializing and reading, women spend few minutes more than man.

Over weekend, households spend 2-3 more hours in leisure & sports. While men get more than 2 hours extra, almost half of it goes in watching TV. This extra time does allow time to exercise, read & relax. For women, the weekend adds only about an hour to the free time, suggesting many more women are involved in household activities that get pushed to weekend, for example doing chores for kids.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Previous charts-of-the-day:

Aug 29, 2017 – US household – time spent in daily chores, 2016

Aug 28, 2017 – US household leisure & sports time, 2016

Aug 27, 2017 – Peak earning vs age, 2010-2016

Aug 26, 2017Price change for TVs, Computer, Internet, Cable & Software, 1996-2015

Aug 25, 2017Number of rental units in Silicon Forest, Tanasbourne, Portland Metro

Aug 24, 2017 – Vacancy rates, for rental & homeowner houses (1980-2015)

Aug 23, 2017Rate of homeownership & number of renters, 1990-2015

Aug 22, 2017 – Comparison of $100k with mortgage vs S&P vs rent, $100k from Jan 2010 to Jun 2017

Aug 21, 2017 – no chart

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Aug 20, 2017 – Construction productivity vs other industries (The Economist)

Aug 19, 2017 – no chart

Aug 18, 2017 – no chart

Aug 17, 2017 – Worth of money in parallel worlds (with housing leverage), $100k from Jan 2010 to Jun 2017

Aug 16, 2017 – no chart

Aug 15, 2017 – Worth of money in parallel worlds (long term trend), starting with $100k in Jun 1996

Aug 14, 2017 – Worth of money in parallel worlds, value of $100k invested in Jan 2010 worth in Jun 2017

Aug 13, 2017 – US consumer price index (cost-of-living index or inflation) – (2007-2017)

Aug 12, 2017 – US unemployment rate & wage growth (2010-2017)

Aug 11, 2017 – US home price change by state (1976-2017 & 2016-2017)

Aug 10, 2017 – Inflation plotted with US Treasury & Mortgage rates (2010-2016)

Aug 9, 2017 – US Treasury and Mortgage rates (2010-2016)

Aug 8, 2017 – Household credit score versus time (2001-2016)

Aug 7, 2017 – Monthly mortgage payment across key US metro regions (2012-2016)

Aug 6, 2017 – Good time to buy or good time to sell? Fannie Mae’s monthly Home Purchase Sentiment Index (R)

Aug 5, 2017 – Buy versus Rent – Trulia’s calculator (Apr 2017)

Aug 4, 2017 – Annual change in US home prices across top 20 cities (May 2011- May 2017)

Aug 3, 2017 – Best time to get a deal: time period when best discounts are available in housing market

Aug 2, 2017 – Clark County, Washington state (Portland Metro area, OR) single family home prices (2012-2017)

Aug 1, 2017 – Multnomah County (Portland Metro area, OR) single family home prices (2012-2017)

July 31, 2017 – Washington County (Portland Metro area, OR) single family home prices (2012-2017)

July 28, 2017 – US home prices 1890-present

July 27, 2017 – Median house price for Portland Metro neighborhoods

July 26, 2017 – Average rent for Portland Metro region

July 25, 2017 – Path of total solar eclipse through Oregon

July 24, 2017 – Portland metro area household income by region

 


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