39.5
Number of hours per week the average American spends working
9 hrs. 29 min.
Time per week the average American man spends driving
7 hrs. 25 min.
Time per week the average American woman spends driving
$21.55
Amount the average American spends per week on gas
18.5
Number of hours the average American child under 5 spends in the care of someone other than a parent
SOURCES: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, 1997 & 1999; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, 1995; THE URBAN INSTITUTE, 1997
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