Leisure Time Habits and Satisfaction Survey

Thanks for taking a few minutes to talk about your free time! Your responses are completely confidential and anonymized. There are no right answers here — we're just curious how you actually spend and feel about your leisure time. About 5-6 minutes.

Which of these have you done in the last 30 days, purely for leisure?

• Watched TV, movies, or streaming content
• Played video games
• Read books or magazines
• Exercised or played sports
• Spent time on hobbies or crafts
• Socialized with friends or family in person
• Traveled or took a day trip
• Attended a live event (concert, game, show)

Thinking about a typical week, how does the amount of time you spend on each of these compare to what you'd actually like?

Rank these leisure activities from the one you'd most like to spend more time on to the one you'd least like to spend more time on.

1. Travel
2. Reading
3. Sports or fitness
4. Creative hobbies (art, music, writing)
5. Socializing with friends
6. Watching entertainment (TV, movies, streaming)
7. Gaming

For each set, tell us which factor is the biggest and which is the smallest obstacle to you having the leisure time you want.

• Lack of time due to work
• Cost of activities
• Lack of energy after obligations
• Lack of people to do things with
• Family or caregiving responsibilities
• Limited options nearby
• Health limitations
• Getting pulled into screens/social media instead

If you think of all your weekly leisure time as 100 points, how would you split it across these categories as it actually happens today?

• Family or friends time
• Personal hobbies
• Exercise or sports
• Entertainment media
• Rest or relaxation
• Travel or outings

Overall, how satisfied are you with the amount and quality of leisure time in your life right now?

How do you typically decide what to do with your free time?

• I plan it in advance
• I decide spontaneously in the moment
• I follow a regular routine
• I mostly go along with what others suggest

Anchor on the obstacle the respondent ranked as biggest and their overall satisfaction score. Ask them to walk through a specific, recent time they wanted to do a leisure activity but couldn't, including what got in the way and what would have needed to be true for it to happen. If satisfaction was high, probe what makes their current balance work so well instead. Push for one concrete detail (a day, a plan, a person) rather than a general statement.

What is your age range?

• Under 25
• 25-34
• 35-44
• 45-54
• 55-64
• 65 or older
• Prefer not to say

What is your current employment status?

• Employed full-time
• Employed part-time
• Self-employed
• Unemployed
• Student
• Retired
• Prefer not to say

That's everything — thank you for sharing how you spend your time! Your answers feed into research on how people actually experience leisure, which helps shape better products, content, and experiences for downtime.