Table 2.

Five frequent weekday activities during wake after sleep onset (WASO) as reported by 2481 American Time Use Survey (ATUS) participants who reported WASO > 30 min on weekdays: duration, timing and demographic correlates

(Numbers and percentages; mean values with their standard errors)

	n	%	Mean duration (min)	se	Timing	Demographic
Watching television and movies	665	26	59·0	1·38	23:04	Gender: women, 55 % Age: 65+, 30 % Race: white only, 64 % Education: HS graduates, 50 % Employed: 55 % Spouse present: 54 % No child < 18 at home: 70 %
Physical care for household children	519	20	41·3	1·09	00:53 (next day)	Gender: women, 86 % Age: 31–50, 51 % Race: white only, 71 % Education: College graduates, 55 % Employed: 61 % Spouse present: 82 % Child < 18 at home: 100 %
Washing, dressing and grooming oneself	455	19	20·3	0·82	23:30	Gender: women, 61 % Age: 65+, 32 % Race: white only, 65 % Education: HS graduates, 47 % Employed: 51 % Spouse present: 55 % No child < 18 at home: 67 %
Sleeplessness	308	13	49·7	1·76	01:04 (next day)	Gender: women, 67 % Age: 31–50, 32 % Race: white only, 75 % Education: HS graduates, 50 % Employed: 50 % Spouse present: 59 % No child < 18 at home: 62 %
Eating or drinking	173	8	22·6	1·5	23:30	Gender: women, 52 % Age: 51–64, 29 % Race: white only, 62 % Education: HS graduates, 50 % Employed: 51 % Spouse present: 50 % No child < 18 at home: 69 %

HS, High School.