Hispanic women spend more time than women of other racial/ethnic groups performing daily household duties — an average of two and a half hours per day, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
White and Hispanic men spend more time on work and work-related tasks than Black men do (just over four hours per day for White and Hispanic men, compared to 3.7 hours for Black men). Black men spend more time on sports and leisure activities than White or Hispanic men (6.1 hours for Black men, vs. 5.5 hours each for White and Hispanic men).
Women of all races/ethnicities spend less time on leisure activities than men do. Hispanic women spend about four and a quarter hours on leisure activities or sports on a given day, while Black women spend nearly an hour more.
Black women spend more than 10 hours on personal care activities, but this includes time spent sleeping. Black women and men spend almost twice as much time participating in civic, religious, or organizational activities as Hispanics or Whites do.
Even on weekends, Blacks spend more time engaged in sports or leisure activities than Whites or Hispanics do, but the disparities are smaller than during the week.
Source: “American Time Use Survey, 2010 Results,” June 22, 2011, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Information and Marketing Services, 2 Massachusetts Ave., NE, #2850, Washington, DC 20212; 202-691-5200; atusinfo@bls.gov; www.bls.gov/tus. Price: Availabile online at no charge.
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