The bar graph compares average affect scores by different activity types. It features vertical bars grouped by four activity categories, with gray bars representing individual activity types and black bars indicating the weighted average affect score for each category. Black dots represent positive affect scores, while gray rectangles represent negative affect scores. The 95% confidence interval for the mean net affect is also included. Labor activities (both at the workplace and remotely) show the lowest net affect, with relatively low positive affect and comparatively high negative affect. Leisure activities consistently have the highest net affect, driven by high positive affect and relatively low negative affect. Unpaid work falls between labor and leisure, with childcare showing the highest net affect within this category and using household services the lowest. Within the “other activities” category, eating and drinking, volunteering, and other travel are associated with relatively high net affect, whereas personal care and education show the lowest net affect. Confidence intervals are narrow for most activities but wider for elder care, personal care, and education.Average affect scores by activity types. Notes: The figure contains weighted average affect scores for all activity types, grouped by the four activity categories (gray bars) as well as the weighted average affect score of the activity category over all activity types in that category (black bar). For every activity type, the bar visualizes the average net affect, the black dot visualizes the positive affect and the gray rectangle visualizes the negative affect. Additionally, the 95% confidence interval for the mean net affect is included. Values are weighted using ATUS respondent weights. Figure A.2 in the Supplementary Material contains the average affect scores by activity types separately for men and women. Source(s): Authors’ own calculations and illustrations based on ATUS 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2021