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Who Americans spend their time with

Measured in hours per day, based on annual averages from surveys in the United States.

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Note: Activities such as sleeping, grooming, and personal care are not included in the data. Relationships used to categorize people are not exhaustive and time spent with multiple peoplecounts toward all (e.g., attending a party with friends and partner counts toward both "friends" and "partner").

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Who Americans spend their time with

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