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16 Time spent on various activities for persons 16-74 years. Average for all days. Hours and minutes
  Men Women
  1971 1980 1990 2000 2010 1971 1980 1990 2000 2010
Total 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00
                     
1. Income-generating work, journey to work etc., total 5.29 4.40 4.30 4.34 4.10 1.56 2.23 2.48 2.59 3.01
1.1. Income-generating work 5.02 4.17 4.06 4.09 3.44 1.47 2.10 2.32 2.41 2.42
1.2. Journey to work 0.26 0.23 0.24 0.25 0.26 0.10 0.13 0.16 0.18 0.19
                     
2. Household work and family care, total 2.13 2.26 2.36 2.41 3.00 5.55 4.46 4.22 3.56 3.50
2.1. Housework 0.38 0.47 0.46 0.51 0.59 4.14 3.01 2.18 1.59 1.49
2.2. Maintenance 0.41 0.37 0.36 0.36 0.38 0.13 0.15 0.16 0.17 0.20
2.3. Family care 0.17 0.25 0.30 0.24 0.31 0.42 0.46 0.59 0.42 0.42
2.4. Purchase of goods and services 0.15 0.18 0.19 0.21 0.22 0.23 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.29
2.5. Other household work and family care 0.10 0.10 0.13 0.11 0.08 0.09 0.07 0.09 0.13 0.08
2.6. Travels in connection with household work and family care 0.11 0.09 0.13 0.19 0.22 0.14 0.11 0.14 0.19 0.22
                     
3. Education, total 0.23 0.30 0.29 0.22 0.27 0.17 0.31 0.33 0.27 0.28
                     
4. Personal needs, total 10.20 10.11 9.58 9.46 9.59 10.35 10.19 10.10 10.11 10.24
4.1. Personal care 9.00 8.54 8.43 8.44 8.49 9.14 9.03 8.57 9.08 9.12
4.2. Meals 1.20 1.17 1.15 1.03 1.10 1.21 1.16 1.12 1.04 1.12
                     
5. Leisure time, total 5.20 6.08 6.21 6.32 6.18 5.01 5.56 6.01 6.22 6.11
5.1. Sports and out-door life 0.32 0.35 0.37 0.34 0.34 0.25 0.26 0.25 0.28 0.29
5.2. Entertainment 0.09 0.12 0.15 0.14 0.11 0.05 0.07 0.11 0.14 0.10
5.3. Watching TV 1.10 1.24 1.36 2.01 2.01 0.53 1.09 1.14 1.35 1.41
5.4. Socialising 1.31 1.49 1.49 1.32 1.11 1.54 2.08 2.09 1.57 1.27
5.5. Reading 0.46 0.48 0.40 0.32 0.28 0.38 0.43 0.38 0.39 0.35
5.6. Other leisure time 0.47 0.52 0.52 1.04 1.22 0.45 1.00 0.52 0.57 1.16
5.7. Travels in connection with leisure time activities 0.25 0.28 0.33 0.35 0.32 0.21 0.24 0.31 0.32 0.33
                     
6. Other, unknown 0.15 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.06 0.15 0.04 0.06 0.05 0.05
                     
Number of observations 3 349 3 169 2 874 2 945 3 261 3 636 3 431 3 149 2 842 3 550
Source: The Time Budget Surveys, Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/en/tidsbruk 

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