Adult Participation in Selected Leisure Activities by Frequency, 2001

(numbers in thousands)

Activity	Participated in the last 12 months		Frequency of participation
	Participated in the last 12 months		Two or more times a week		Once a week		Two to three times a month		Once a month
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Attend music performances¹	30,391	15.0%	589	0.3%	745	0.4%	1,272	0.6%	2,919	1.4%
Baking	37,581	18.5	7,635	3.8	6,164	3.0	8,922	4.4	4,828	2.4
Barbecuing	66,588	32.8	10,171	5.0	10,867	5.4	15,394	7.6	9,157	4.5
Board games	35,789	17.7	2,812	1.4	3,425	1.7	6,186	3.1	6,372	3.1
Cooking for fun	34,374	17.0	10,510	5.2	6,539	3.2	5,481	2.7	3,493	1.7
Crossword puzzles	30,801	15.2	12,240	6.0	4,192	2.1	2,711	1.3	2,057	1.0
Dining out	104,989	51.8	21,503	10.6	26,281	13.0	25,053	12.4	11,800	5.8
Entertain at home	79,711	39.3	6,894	3.4	10,523	5.2	17,405	8.6	17,338	8.6
Go to bars/night clubs	41,806	20.6	3,506	1.7	5,766	2.8	8,165	4.0	6,192	3.1
Go to beach	52,187	25.7	3,265	1.6	2,578	1.3	4,974	2.5	5,377	2.7
Go to live theater	29,738	14.7	308	0.2	423	0.2	1,157	0.6	2,955	1.5
Play cards	42,504	21.0	5,353	2.6	4,228	2.1	6,312	3.1	7,280	3.6
Reading books	87,670	43.2	48,322	23.8	8,289	4.1	8,611	4.3	6,341	3.1
Surf the Net	54,851	27.1	32,820	16.2	7,574	3.7	4,432	2.2	2,182	1.1