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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 10, 2019
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July 10, 2019: On an average day, 96% of Americans over 15 enjoy leisure activities such as watching TV, socializing, or exercising. Men spend an average of 5.7 hours on leisure activities while women spend a bit less—4.9 hours.[1]
Adults over 75 have more leisure time than anybody else—an average of 7.8 hours daily. Those aged 25-44 have the least leisure time—4.0 hours daily.
Among all adults, watching TV is the top leisure activity. In fact, just over half of all leisure time—2.8 hours a day—is spent watching TV.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- July 9, 2019 – 12.16 million barrels of oil produced per day in United States
- July 8, 2019 – 31 percent of full-time workers work on weekends
- July 5, 2019 – 55 percent of voters prefer the Declaration of Independence over the Constitution
- July 4, 2019 – 66 percent of American adults consider the 4th of July to be one of our nation’s most important holidays
- July 3, 2019 – 6.8 billion dollars spent on food for Fourth of July celebrations
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