10   Time use for different leisure activities among persons 16-74 years, all and by sex. Time use in hours and minutes among all, percentage who has done the activities and time use among those who have done the activities an average day. 1980-2000
  Time use among all Percentage who has done the activity Time use among those who has done the activity
  1980 1990 2000 1980 1990 2000 1980 1990 2000
All 16-74 years                  
                   
Leisure, total 6.02 6.11 6.23 99 99 99 6.05 6.14 6.27
Sports and outdoor activities, total 0.30 0.31 0.31 29 30 31 1.45 1.43 1.41
Competitive sports, training 0.05 0.07 0.05 7 8 7 1.21 1.25 1.15
Skiing 0.02 0.01 0.01 2 1 1 2.29 2.36 2.01
Hiking in the woods 0.03 0.03 0.03 2 2 2 2.04 2.00 2.01
Walking 0.08 0.08 0.10 13 13 15 1.06 1.04 1.08
Bicycling 0.01 0.01 0.01 1 1 2 1.33 1.09 1.16
Swimming, sunning 0.03 0.04 0.03 4 4 3 1.26 1.42 1.31
Boat trips 0.01 0.01 0.01 1 1 1 3.36 2.18 2.12
Fishing trips 0.02 0.02 0.02 1 1 1 2.44 2.20 2.35
Other and unspecified trips 0.04 0.05 0.05 4 4 8 1.39 1.59 1.04
Entertainment/culture, total 0.10 0.13 0.14 9 13 12 1.53 1.43 1.54
Restaurant and café visits 0.04 0.05 0.07 4 7 8 1.24 1.19 1.24
Sportsevents, spectator 0.02 0.02 0.01 2 2 1 1.53 1.47 1.47
Cinema 0.02 0.01 0.01 2 1 1 1.53 1.42 1.57
Theater, consert, opera, ballet 0.01 0.01 0.01 1 1 1 2.06 1.56 2.03
Other entertainment/culture 0.01 0.03 0.04 1 3 3 1.47 1.41 2.02
Sosializing, totalt 1.59 2.00 1.45 80 82 81 2.28 2.26 2.08
Visits with relatives 0.26 0.30 0.20 22 28 22 1.59 1.51 1.30
Visits with friends 0.27 0.30 0.21 20 24 19 2.16 2.04 1.51
Visits with nabours 0.06 0.05 0.03 9 7 5 1.09 1.04 1.03
Other and unspecifed visits 0.17 0.03 0.02 14 4 3 1.58 1.08 1.02
Parties 0.04 0.06 0.08 2 3 3 3.27 3.46 4.10
Conversations, total 0.27 0.32 0.33 45 56 59 0.59 0.57 0.56
Dance, discoteque 0.03 0.03 0.01 2 2 1 2.32 2.07 2.04
Other sosializing 0.10 0.10 0.17 15 9 23 1.06 1.55 1.13
Reading, total 0.45 0.39 0.35 70 63 60 1.05 1.02 0.59
Reading newspapers 0.20 0.20 0.16 50 49 43 0.40 0.41 0.37
Reading books 0.12 0.09 0.09 18 14 16 1.07 1.03 0.58
Reading weeklies, cartoons, magazines/professional journals 0.07 0.05 0.04 15 11 11 0.45 0.42 0.37
Other and unspecified reading 0.07 0.05 0.06 15 10 14 0.46 0.48 0.43
Electronic media, total 1.31 1.41 2.00 78 79 85 1.57 2.07 2.22
Radio listening 0.12 0.10 0.05 22 19 12 0.55 0.51 0.46
Television viewing 1.16 1.24 1.48 71 73 82 1.47 1.56 2.12
Other media (Records, CD, video) 0.03 0.07 0.07 5 9 9 0.58 1.19 1.18
Other leisure, total 0.41 0.36 0.45 46 39 51 1.29 1.31 1.28
Religious activity 0.02 0.02 0.01 2 2 2 1.29 1.32 1.08
Voluntary work/participation in organisations 0.05 0.05 0.05 4 4 4 2.22 2.18 2.10
Knitting 0.04 0.04 0.02 7 6 3 1.06 1.14 1.20
Carpentry 0.00 0.01 0.00 0 0 0 : : :
Other and unspecified handwork 0.06 0.03 0.02 8 3 2 1.25 1.32 1.52
Musical activity 0.02 0.03 0.02 3 3 2 1.19 1.43 1.17
Letter writing 0.02 0.01 0.01 4 2 2 0.49 0.45 0.41
Games 0.03 0.03 0.09 4 4 11 1.21 1.17 1.21
Relaxing 0.11 0.07 0.12 22 15 25 0.49 0.46 0.47
Other leisure 0.04 0.08 0.10 7 11 16 1.04 1.09 1.06
Travels connected to leisure 0.26 0.32 0.34 40 48 47 1.05 1.07 1.13
Number of observations 6 600 6 023 5 787 6 600 6 023 5 787      
                   
Men 16-74 years                  
                   
Leisure, total 6.08 6.21 6.28 99 99 99 6.12 6.26 6.32
Sports and outdoor activities, total 0.35 0.37 0.34 31 33 30 1.54 1.52 1.53
Competitive sports, training 0.07 0.09 0.07 8 10 8 1.35 1.35 1.22
Skiing 0.03 0.01 0.01 2 1 1 2.10 2.18 2.06
Hiking in the woods 0.03 0.03 0.03 2 2 2 2.11 2.18 2.29
Walking 0.08 0.08 0.09 12 13 13 1.09 1.03 1.12
Bicycling 0.01 0.01 0.01 1 1 2 1.29 1.20 1.23
Swimming, sunning 0.03 0.03 0.03 3 3 3 1.36 1.32 1.37
Boat trips 0.02 0.01 0.01 1 1 1 4.04 2.09 2.27
Fishing trips 0.03 0.03 0.03 2 2 2 2.48 2.27 2.36
Other and unspecified trips 0.05 0.07 0.06 5 6 9 1.34 2.12 1.07
Entertainment/culture, total 0.12 0.15 0.14 10 13 11 2.06 1.54 2.01
Restaurant and café visits 0.05 0.06 0.07 4 7 7 1.41 1.29 1.29
Sportsevents, spectator 0.03 0.02 0.01 2 2 1 1.59 1.57 1.57
Cinema 0.03 0.01 0.01 3 1 1 1.50 1.45 1.55
Theater, consert, opera, ballet 0.01 0.01 0.01 1 1 1 2.14 2.04 2.16
Other entertainment/culture 0.02 0.04 0.03 1 4 3 1.50 1.49 1.58
Sosializing, totalt 1.49 1.49 1.32 75 75 75 2.25 2.25 2.04
Visits with relatives 0.22 0.26 0.17 18 23 18 1.59 1.54 1.34
Visits with friends 0.26 0.28 0.19 19 21 17 2.20 2.11 1.54
Visits with nabours 0.05 0.04 0.03 7 5 4 1.10 1.08 0.59
Other and unspecifed visits 0.12 0.02 0.02 10 3 3 2.01 1.14 1.06
Parties 0.04 0.06 0.07 2 2 3 3.45 4.04 4.15
Conversations, total 0.26 0.29 0.27 41 48 50 1.03 1.00 0.55
Dance, discoteque 0.04 0.03 0.01 2 2 1 2.37 2.06 2.34
Other sosializing 0.10 0.12 0.17 15 10 22 1.09 2.01 1.19
Reading, total 0.48 0.40 0.32 68 60 55 1.10 1.06 0.58
Reading newspapers 0.23 0.23 0.17 52 50 43 0.44 0.47 0.40
Reading books 0.13 0.08 0.07 16 12 11 1.18 1.06 1.01
Reading weeklies, cartoons, magazines/professional journals 0.06 0.04 0.03 12 9 8 0.46 0.46 0.41
Other and unspecified reading 0.07 0.04 0.04 14 9 11 0.50 0.51 0.40
Electronic media, total 1.43 1.57 2.15 79 82 86 2.10 2.23 2.37
Radio listening 0.15 0.12 0.06 25 21 11 1.02 0.57 0.51
Television viewing 1.24 1.36 2.01 72 75 83 1.57 2.08 2.25
Other media (Records, CD, video) 0.04 0.09 0.08 7 11 9 1.03 1.27 1.26
Other leisure, total 0.33 0.31 0.46 36 33 48 1.32 1.34 1.34
Religious activity 0.02 0.01 0.01 2 1 2 1.44 1.22 1.17
Voluntary work/participation in organisations 0.06 0.06 0.06 4 4 4 2.29 2.15 2.18
Knitting 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 : : :
Carpentry 0.01 0.01 0.00 1 1 0 2.19 2.18 2.18
Other and unspecified handwork 0.01 0.00 0.00 1 0 0 1.59 : :
Musical activity 0.02 0.04 0.02 3 4 2 1.30 1.49 1.14
Letter writing 0.01 0.01 0.00 2 1 1 0.50 0.47 0.51
Games 0.04 0.03 0.11 4 4 10 1.23 1.23 1.45
Relaxing 0.10 0.06 0.12 19 13 24 0.54 0.48 0.49
Other leisure 0.05 0.09 0.13 6 11 18 1.17 1.23 1.14
Travels connected to leisure 0.28 0.33 0.35 40 48 47 1.10 1.09 1.15
Number of observations 3 169 2 874 2 945 3 169 2 874 2 945      
                   
Women 16-74 years                  
                   
Leisure, total 5.56 6.01 6.20 100 99 100 5.58 6.03 6.22
Sports and outdoor activities, total 0.26 0.25 0.28 27 27 31 1.35 1.33 1.29
Competitive sports, training 0.04 0.04 0.04 6 6 6 1.03 1.11 1.05
Skiing 0.02 0.01 0.01 1 1 1 2.54 3.07 1.50
Hiking in the woods 0.02 0.02 0.02 2 2 3 1.54 1.46 1.37
Walking 0.08 0.08 0.11 13 13 17 1.03 1.04 1.05
Bicycling 0.01 0.00 0.01 1 1 1 1.38 0.54 1.08
Swimming, sunning 0.04 0.05 0.04 5 5 4 1.19 1.47 1.28
Boat trips 0.01 0.01 0.01 0 0 1 : : 1.54
Fishing trips 0.01 0.01 0.01 0 0 1 : : 2.35
Other and unspecified trips 0.04 0.02 0.04 4 3 6 1.44 1.34 1.01
Entertainment/culture, total 0.07 0.11 0.14 7 12 13 1.36 1.32 1.48
Restaurant and café visits 0.03 0.05 0.07 4 7 9 1.08 1.09 1.19
Sportsevents, spectator 0.01 0.01 0.01 1 2 1 1.38 1.36 1.28
Cinema 0.01 0.01 0.01 1 1 1 1.59 1.39 2.01
Theater, consert, opera, ballet 0.01 0.01 0.01 1 1 1 1.58 1.50 1.54
Other entertainment/culture 0.01 0.03 0.04 1 3 4 1.44 1.31 2.05
Sosializing, totalt 2.08 2.09 1.57 84 88 89 2.31 2.27 2.13
Visits with relatives 0.29 0.35 0.23 25 32 26 1.58 1.49 1.28
Visits with friends 0.28 0.31 0.23 21 26 21 2.13 2.00 1.48
Visits with nabours 0.07 0.06 0.04 10 9 6 1.08 1.02 1.05
Other and unspecifed visits 0.21 0.03 0.02 18 5 4 1.56 1.05 1.00
Parties 0.04 0.06 0.08 2 3 3 3.14 3.34 4.07
Conversations, total 0.27 0.36 0.39 48 64 68 0.56 0.56 0.58
Dance, discoteque 0.02 0.03 0.01 1 3 1 2.25 2.09 1.38
Other sosializing 0.09 0.09 0.17 14 9 25 1.03 1.50 1.08
Reading, total 0.43 0.38 0.39 72 66 66 1.00 0.58 0.59
Reading newspapers 0.17 0.17 0.15 48 48 44 0.35 0.36 0.34
Reading books 0.11 0.10 0.11 19 17 20 0.59 1.02 0.56
Reading weeklies, cartoons, magazines/professional journals 0.07 0.05 0.05 17 13 15 0.44 0.40 0.35
Other and unspecified reading 0.08 0.06 0.08 17 12 17 0.44 0.46 0.45
Electronic media, total 1.20 1.26 1.46 77 77 84 1.44 1.52 2.06
Radio listening 0.10 0.07 0.05 20 17 12 0.48 0.45 0.41
Television viewing 1.09 1.14 1.35 71 71 81 1.37 1.44 1.58
Other media (Records, CD, video) 0.01 0.05 0.05 3 7 8 0.47 1.08 1.07
Other leisure, total 0.49 0.40 0.44 56 45 53 1.27 1.29 1.23
Religious activity 0.02 0.02 0.01 3 2 2 1.21 1.37 1.03
Voluntary work/participation in organisations 0.05 0.05 0.04 4 4 4 2.14 2.21 2.01
Knitting 0.08 0.08 0.05 12 11 6 1.05 1.14 1.22
Carpentry 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 : : 0.23
Other and unspecified handwork 0.12 0.05 0.05 14 5 4 1.23 1.32 1.53
Musical activity 0.02 0.02 0.01 3 2 2 1.09 1.32 1.21
Letter writing 0.03 0.02 0.01 5 4 3 0.49 0.44 0.38
Games 0.03 0.03 0.07 4 4 11 1.19 1.12 0.59
Relaxing 0.11 0.07 0.12 24 16 27 0.45 0.44 0.45
Other leisure 0.04 0.07 0.08 7 11 14 0.54 0.57 0.54
Travels connected to leisure 0.24 0.31 0.32 40 48 46 1.00 1.05 1.10
Number of observations 3 431 3 149 2 842 3 431 3 149 2 842      

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