| |
1998 |
| |
Total population1 |
Participants2 |
Participation rate3 |
| |
Both Sexes |
| |
hours per day |
% |
| Activity group, total |
24.0 |
24.0 |
100 |
| Total work |
7.8 |
8.0 |
98 |
| Paid work and education |
4.2 |
8.3 |
51 |
| Paid work and related activites |
3.6 |
8.3 |
44 |
| Paid work |
3.3 |
7.7 |
43 |
| Activities related to paid work |
0.0 |
0.6 |
8 |
| Commuting |
0.3 |
0.8 |
38 |
| Education and related activities |
0.6 |
6.2 |
9 |
| Unpaid work |
3.6 |
3.9 |
91 |
| Household work and related activities |
3.2 |
3.6 |
90 |
| Cooking and washing up |
0.8 |
1.0 |
74 |
| Housekeeping |
0.7 |
1.7 |
41 |
| Maintenance and repair |
0.2 |
2.5 |
6 |
| Other household work |
0.4 |
1.3 |
30 |
| Shopping for goods and services |
0.8 |
1.9 |
43 |
| Child care |
0.4 |
2.2 |
20 |
| Civic and voluntary work |
0.3 |
1.9 |
18 |
| Personal care |
10.4 |
10.4 |
100 |
| Night sleep |
8.1 |
8.1 |
100 |
| Meals (excluding restaurant meals) |
1.1 |
1.2 |
92 |
| Other personal activities |
1.3 |
1.3 |
95 |
| Free time |
5.8 |
5.9 |
97 |
| Socializing including restaurant meals |
1.9 |
2.9 |
66 |
| Restaurant meals |
0.3 |
1.6 |
19 |
| Socializing in homes |
1.3 |
2.4 |
55 |
| Other socializing |
0.3 |
2.6 |
12 |
| Television, reading and other passive leisure |
2.7 |
3.2 |
85 |
| Watching television |
2.2 |
2.8 |
77 |
| Reading books, magazines, newspapers |
0.4 |
1.3 |
32 |
| Other passive leisure |
0.1 |
1.1 |
9 |
| Sports, movies and other entertainment events |
0.2 |
2.7 |
6 |
| Active leisure |
1.0 |
2.4 |
40 |
| Active sports |
0.5 |
2.0 |
24 |
| Other active leisure |
0.5 |
2.3 |
22 |
| Note: Averaged over a seven-day week. |
| 1. The average number of hours per day spent on the activity for the entire population aged 15 years and over (whether or not the person reported the activity). |
| 2. The average number of hours per day spent on the activity for the population that reported the activity. |
| 3. The proportion of the population that reported spending some time on the activity. |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 113-0001 . |
| Last modified: 2004-09-02. |
