The table provides a breakdown on how much time was spent by two genders on leisure, whereas the bar graph showcases the amount of time spent doing different household activities in the UK.
Overall, it stands out that men tend to watch the television and do sports more than women. Additionally, women are responsible for far more household duties than men are.
In detail, while an average male dedicates around 137 minutes a day in front of a TV, watching videos or listening to radio, women do it by half an hour less. The amount of time men and women spend reading accounts for approximately the same proportions(18 minutes per day). Sports, on the other hand, is the activity that males generally spend 15 minutes on, while women usually do it for 11 minutes.
As to the work done around home, cooking and washing have men doing it for around 30 minutes per day, while the number of minutes contributed by women is nearly double as much. Shopping, in contrast, showcases approximately a similar pattern in male and female dedication, so that men spend around 25 minutes, whereas women need half an hour on it daily. Washing and ironing is majorly on females’ shoulders, who contribute 30 minues of their day, while men barely put any effort. Finally, repair, being the only domestic obligation in which males were involved more than women, is responsible for consuming 20 minues of men’s and 10 minutes of women’s time.