The njoyed by men and women of different employment status
The njoyed by men and women of different employment status 5ERQ
The chart shows the number of hours of leisure enjoyed by men and women in a typical week in 1998-9, according to gender and employment status.
Among those employed full-time, men on average had fifty hours of leisure, whereas women had approximately thirty-seven hours. There were no figures given for male part-time workers, but female part-timers had forty hours of leisure time, only slightly more than women in full-time employment, perhaps reflecting their work in the home.
In the unemployed and retired categories, leisure time showed an increase for both sexes, as might have been expected. Here too, men enjoyed more leisure time over eighty hours, compared with seventy hours for women, perhaps once again reflecting the fact that women spend more time working in the home than men.
Lastly, housewives enjoyed approximately fifty-four hours of leisure, on average. There were no figures given for househusbands! Overall, the chart demonstrates that in the categories for which statistics on male leisure time were available, men enjoyed at least ten hours of extra leisure time.
The chart
shows
the number of
hours
of
leisure
enjoyed
by
men
and
women
in a typical week in 1998-9, according to gender and employment status.
Among those employed full-time,
men
on average had fifty
hours
of
leisure
, whereas
women
had approximately thirty-seven
hours
. There were no figures
given
for male part-time workers,
but
female part-timers had forty
hours
of
leisure
time
,
only
slightly
more than
women
in full-time employment, perhaps reflecting their work in the home.
In the unemployed and retired categories,
leisure
time
showed
an increase for both sexes, as might have been
expected
. Here too,
men
enjoyed
more
leisure
time
over eighty
hours
, compared with seventy
hours
for
women
, perhaps once again reflecting the fact that
women
spend more
time
working in the home than
men
.
Lastly
, housewives
enjoyed
approximately fifty-four
hours
of
leisure
, on average. There were no figures
given
for househusbands!
Overall
, the chart demonstrates that in the categories for which statistics on male
leisure
time
were available,
men
enjoyed
at least ten
hours
of extra
leisure
time
.