Activity Category Trends: Canada (1986 - 2005)

Adian McFarlance and Lindsay Teds of the University of Manitoba have documented general leisure activity trends in their paper: 'Work, Rest and Play: Exploring Trends in Time Allocation in Canada and the United States'.
Data in the following tables indicate:

• a general increase in the hours spent in week at sport and walking/jogging
• reduction in time spent watching television and/or reading - an increase in computer use
• increases in informal recreation activities (hobbies, garden and pet care, games)
• reductions in time spent eating and personal care - increases in time spent sleeping at night or having naps.

Hours Per Week by Major Activity for Men: Canada

Activity	1986	1992	1998	2005	change ('86-'05)
Active Sport All sports computer use eating entertainment games garden/pet care hobbies night sleep/naps persona care reading socializing television walk/hike/run/jog	1.4 2.15 NR 9.83 0.88 0.60 0.29 1.90 55.55 17.07 3.19 6.19 15.52 0.37	1.59 3.08 0.20 8.83 0.72 1.03 2.00 2.35 54.87 15.10 2.76 6.69 15.62 0.87	1.89 3.35 0.79 7.40 0.79 1.43 1.64 2.51 55.29 13.76 1.96 7.43 14.47 0.88	1.73 3.08 1.71 7.18 0.93 2.00 1.59 3.51 57.33 13.44 1.28 6.83 13.89 0.75	0.33 0.93 1.51 -2.65 0.05 1.40 1.30 1.61 1.78 -3.63 -1.91 0.64 -1.63 0.38

Hours Per Week by Major Activity for Women: Canada

Activity	1986	1992	1998	2005	change ('86 - '05)
Active Sport All sports computer use eating entertainment games garden/pet care hobbies night sleep/naps persona care reading socializing television walk/hike/run/jog	0.72 1.18 NR 10.03 0.75 0.65 0.24 3.16 57.41 18.61 3.12 6.92 12.65 0.41	0.82 1.95 0.07 8.82 0.70 1.13 1.01 3.06 57.19 16.25 3.21 7.57 12.00 0.86	1.03 2.44 0.37 7.37 0.86 0.97 1.56 2.47 57.43 1.64 2.52 8.10 12.00 0.97	1.10 2.47 1.08 7.33 0.85 1.04 1.66 2.42 58.94 14.80 1.85 7.31 12.16 0.95	0.38 1.29 1.01 -2.70 0.10 0.39 1.42 -0.74 1.53 -3.81 -1.27 0.39 -0.49 0.54

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Munich Personal RePEc Archive paper No. 4211, posted 07.November 2007