This report is the last in a series of three reports on Leisure Activities in the U.S. These reports divide the population into three lifestage groups based on age of respondent and the presence of children in the respondent's household: pre-family, family, and post-family (defined below). The reports and publication dates are listed below:

· Pre-family Leisure Activities, consumer intelligence - U.S. Report, April 2002

· Family Leisure Activities, consumer intelligence - U.S. Report, May 2002

· Post-family Leisure Activities, consumer intelligence -U.S. Reports, July 2002

This report is the last in a series of three reports on Leisure Activities in the U.S. These reports divide the population into three lifestage groups based on age of respondent and the presence of children in the respondent's household: pre-family, family, and post-family (defined below). The reports and publication dates are listed below:

· Pre-family Leisure Activities, consumer intelligence - U.S. Report, April 2002

· Family Leisure Activities, consumer intelligence - U.S. Report, May 2002

· Post-family Leisure Activities, consumer intelligence -U.S. Reports, July 2002

There are many factors that influence how people use their leisure time. This report examines the differences between respondents within the different lifestage groups as well as differences by demographic characteristics for respondents within the post-family category. Post-family respondents are aged 45 or older and no longer have children under age 18 in their households. Freedom from parenting responsibilities means that people in this lifestage group have more time for leisure pursuits. In addition, many are retired giving them even more free time.

Employment status is, of course, not the only factor in determining the amount of leisure time people have and what they do with it. Differences among post-family respondents by demographic characteristics are also discussed where appropriate. Only those characteristics for which statistically significant results were found are presented. In addition, findings are not included when the differences are related to a third factor. For example, in some cases age is clearly the underlying factor in differences by employment status, since most post-family adults who are not employed are older than those who are employed.

OTHER RELEVANT REPORTS

A number of U.S. consumer intelligence reports covering other related sectors have been published or are in preparation, including:

· Day Spas, consumer intelligence -U.S. Report, September 2002

· Lifestyles of Older Adults, consumer intelligence-U.S. Report, September 2002

· Student Leisure Activities, consumer intelligence - U.S. Report, August 2002

· Bicycles, consumer intelligence - U.S. Report, July 2002

· Camping Equipment - U.S. Report, June 2002

· Dining Out Review: Volume 3- Pizza Restaurants, consumer intelligence - U.S. Report, June 2002

· Outdoor Activities Vacations, consumer intelligence - U.S. Report, June 2002

· Dining Out Review: Volume 2 -Casual/Family Restaurants, consumer intelligence - U.S. Report, May 2002

· Books Retailing Market, consumer intelligence- U.S. Report, April 2002

· Dining Out Review: Volume 1 - QSR, consumer intelligence-U.S. Report, March 2002

· Short Vacations, consumer intelligence- U.S. Report, March 2002

· Video Game Consoles, consumer intelligence- U.S. Report, March 2002

· Snow Sport Vacations, consumer intelligence- U.S. Report, February 2002

· Online Music, consumer intelligence- U.S. Report, February 2002

· Coffee Shops, consumer intelligence- U.S. Report, January 2002

· Home Personal Computers, consumer intelligence- U.S. Report, January 2002

· The Internet in the U.S. Lifestyle, consumer intelligence - U.S. Report, January 2002

· Health and Fitness Clubs, consumer intelligence -U.S. Report, December 2001

· Theme Parks, consumer intelligence -U.S. Report, July 2001

· Flowers and Potted Plants, consumer intelligence - U.S. Report, May 2001

· Gardening, consumer intelligence-U.S. Report, June 2001

· Women's Magazines, consumer intelligence- U.S. Report, May 2001

· Movie Theaters, consumer intelligence- U.S. Report, April 2001

· Golf Equipment, consumer intelligence- U.S. Report, March 2001

· The Cruise Market, consumer intelligence - U.S. Report, February 2001.