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As you scan across the faces in your congregation on Sunday mornings and
notice who's missing, do you ever wonder just what they're doing when
they're not at church? A few years ago, a survey conducted by the
Leisure Trends research group (and reported in American Demographics
magazine) measured the day-to-day use of time of Americans age 16 and
older.
Here's what
they learned about Sundays:
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Like
every day of the week, TV-watching tops the list, yet it takes up
a smaller percentage (26 percent) of Americans' overall leisure
time on that day.
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Socializing ranks second. Americans spend more time socializing on
Sundays (including eating out) than any other day of the week.
Those of us who socialize spend nearly three-and-a-half hours out
of our seven free hours on Sundays on social activities.
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Reading comes in third. Perhaps it's the thick Sunday newspaper or
just the more relaxed nature of the day, but those who read spend
more time doing so on Sundays-an average of two hours.
The news
isn't all bad. The survey also shows that Americans spend more time
on religious activities, eating at home, and doing volunteer work on
Sundays than any other day.
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