A.I. Summarizes The American Time Use Survey: A Snapshot of Consumers Daily Life
From Sleep to Work to Leisure: How Americans Spend Their Time According to the 2021 American Time Use Survey
According to the AMERICAN TIME USE SURVEY — 2021 RESULTS from bls.gov American’s favorite thing to do is sleep and their lives consist of work, clean cook, exercise and watch TV/TikTok/Instagram/Youtube/Netflix … or your media favorite.
Comical, naps and spells of sleeplessness is in the data. You’re not alone friend.
Bullish Main Points about the American Consumer
Americans love to sleep and engage in leisure activities, such as watching TV and sports.
The amount of time people spend on housework is higher on weekends than weekdays, indicating that it's a form of entertainment.
The elderly make up over 25% of full-time workers, meaning that many older people still like to work even if they don't have to.
Older Black, African American, Latino, and Hispanic people make more money than older White people who work part-time jobs, which shows that opportunities for work have recently changed.
Bearish Main Points about the American Consumer
Americans spend little time taking care of non-household adults, indicating that many people are selfish.
Americans spend little time purchasing goods and services, which may indicate a decline in consumer spending.
Americans spend little time caring for their lawns and gardens, which may negatively impact landscaping businesses.
Older immigrants may still have to work, even if they don't want to, due to the lack of opportunities in the past.
What Americans are Really Up to In Their Daily Lives
The data says the USA loves these activities that take up a lot of time which include:
Sleeping (averages around 8 to 10 hours per day)
Working (for people who have jobs)
Doing household activities like cleaning and cooking
Engaging in leisure activities like watching television and participating in sports or exercise.
Some activities that people spend very little time doing are:
Caring for non-household adults
Purchasing goods and services
Lawn and garden care
Caring for non-household adults means providing assistance and support to adults who are not part of one's own household, such as elderly relatives, neighbors, or friends. Wow were all very selfish, love to sleep and entertain ourselves. Some work.
Lawn and garden care, providers of these services rejoice, you’ll never run out of work.
Americans Around the House Based on the Data
Here is some more interesting findings that many people will be upset about, keep in mind this is summarized from the actual https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/atus.pdf
In 2021, 38% of employed persons worked from home and 68% worked at their workplace.
On an average day, 86% of women and 71% of men spent some time doing household activities such as housework, cooking, lawn care, or household management.
Women spent an average of 2.7 hours on these activities while men spent 2.2 hours.
On average, more people engaged in housework on weekend days than on weekdays (40% compared to 34%).
Food preparation and cleanup was the only household activity that more people spent more time on weekdays than weekends.
The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) is conducted by the US Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In 2021, approximately 9,000 individuals were interviewed.
As a man, I clean, fold, cook, work and do whatever I can to help. This data unaltered.
Not surprisingly, the data shows that the average time spent on leisure and sports activities is 5.31 hours per day for the annual average. Obviously this is higher than some other activities like household management (cleaning up) or caring for non-household adults (helping out others).
Interesting too people cook a lot more on the weekends showing it is defiantly a form of entertainment. Gender hawks, these are the facts. Plus, you’ll only find 2 genders.
75 Years Old are Over 25% of Full Time Salary Workers
The data, facts, aged 55 to 64 years and 75 years were over 25 percent of the full-time wage and salary workers who held only one job. So we’re not taking care of the elderly, they’re retired or they’re still the 25% that MUST or WANTs to still work.
The highest best number is 8.46, which is the earnings for the salary range 75 years and over, full-time employment status, and Black or African American race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.
The lowest worst number is 0.25, which is the earnings for the salary range 75 years and over, part-time employment status, and White race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.
Old white men don’t work and mostly live off investments. Those who do work according to the data are dumb, low-paid and have simple work. However, the black, African American, latinos and hispanics in the workforce around 75 years old make a remarkable amount more. All this shows is opportunity has only changed recently and many older immigrants are still having to work not by choice.
Explained for a Child (no offense, it’s very to the point.)
It turns out that Americans really like to sleep, work, and do things like clean, cook, and watch TV, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Netflix.
The survey found that on average, people sleep for around 8 to 10 hours a day, work (if they have a job), clean, and exercise. They also spend time doing leisure activities like watching TV or playing sports.
But some things that people don't do as often are taking care of other adults who aren't part of their family, shopping, and taking care of their lawn and garden.
The survey also found that in 2021, a lot of people worked from home because of the pandemic. Women spent more time than men doing household activities like cooking and cleaning, and people did more housework on weekends than weekdays. It's interesting to note that people cook a lot more on weekends, which is a fun thing to do!
The survey also found that older people, who are 55 to 64 years and 75 years old, make up over 25% of the people who work full-time jobs. This means that some older people still like to work even if they don't have to.
The survey also looked at how much money people make at their jobs, and it found that older Black, African American, Latino, and Hispanic people make more money than older White people who work part-time jobs. This shows that opportunities for work have only recently changed and that many older immigrants still have to work, even if they don't want to.
Closing out this summary of the American Time Use Survey
And that's a wrap on our analysis of the bullish and bearish main points in American society. The data indicates that while Americans prioritize leisure time and are open to work opportunities regardless of age or race, there are also concerns around declining personal responsibility and consumer spending, as well as limited opportunities for some groups in the past. Make sure to subscribe now to get these reports to your email.
As always, it's important to continue monitoring these trends and analyzing their potential impact on our society. Thanks for joining us, and we'll see you next time.
Read the original source visit https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/atus.pdf