Accounting for Free Time

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Looking at a new Harris Poll, parents may be startled to find that time spent with their children is classified as “leisure.” Anyhow, the number of adults who included “spending time with family/kids” among their favorite leisure pursuits was equalled by the number who spend their free time with fish (see the chart). Lurking just below the top five was “computer activities,” the sole item on Harris’ list that greatly boosted its vote since 1995 (2 percent then, 7 percent now).

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