According to the source, "scheduled" activities includes lessons, tutoring, non-school sports teams, etc. "Free/leisure" time includes taking part in hobbies, playing, watching TV, relaxing, spending time with family or friends and otherwise doing things that they want to do that are not related to school and other "scheduled" activities.
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Time children spend in outside-school activities in the U.S. 2014, by grade
This statistic shows the number of hours children spend in outside-school activities in the United States as of June 2014, by school grade. During the survey, parents reported that their elementary school-aged children spent an average of 4.1 hours on scheduled activities such as lessons, tutoring, and non-school sports.
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Harris Interactive. (July 22, 2014). Number of hours children spend in outside-school activities in the United States as of June 2014, by school grade [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/382510/hours-children-spend-in-outside-school-activities-by-grade-us/
Harris Interactive. "Number of hours children spend in outside-school activities in the United States as of June 2014, by school grade." Chart. July 22, 2014. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/382510/hours-children-spend-in-outside-school-activities-by-grade-us/
Harris Interactive. (2014). Number of hours children spend in outside-school activities in the United States as of June 2014, by school grade. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/382510/hours-children-spend-in-outside-school-activities-by-grade-us/
Harris Interactive. "Number of Hours Children Spend in Outside-school Activities in The United States as of June 2014, by School Grade." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 Jul 2014, /statistics/382510/hours-children-spend-in-outside-school-activities-by-grade-us/
Harris Interactive, Number of hours children spend in outside-school activities in the United States as of June 2014, by school grade ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/382510/hours-children-spend-in-outside-school-activities-by-grade-us/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Number of hours children spend in outside-school activities in the United States as of June 2014, by school grade [Graph], Harris Interactive, July 22, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/382510/hours-children-spend-in-outside-school-activities-by-grade-us/
