Who Americans Spend Their Time With

Who Americans Spend Their Time With
graph by Avery Koop/Visual Capitalist, slow reveal by Scott Westwell

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Type of Graph: line graph

Visualization Source: Koop, Avery and Nick Routley. “Visualized: Who Americans Spend Their Time With.” Visual Capitalist: October 28, 2022.

Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, “American Time Use Survey (2009 – 2019).”
Note: relationships used to categorize people are not exhaustive. Additionally, time spent with multiple people can be counted more than once (e.g. attending a party with friends and partner counts towards both “friends” and “partner.” (via Our World In Data)

Potential Math Content: line graph, values of points, estimating values, percentages, sums, comparing values, data collection methodology

Potential Content Connections: US culture