total leisure time has actually increased over the same period, longer commutes and women’s growing workforce participation notwithstanding, with the total average leisure time enjoyed by U.S. adults actually increasing 19% from 264 minutes per day in 1965 to 315 minutes per day in 2009. Crunching the numbers, in proportional terms the amount of leisure time Americans spent in face-to-face socializing fell from 32% in 1965 to 13% in 2009.