The bar chart compares the amount of leisure time enjoyed by men and women of five different employment statuses between 1998 and 1999.
Overall, it is clear that unemployed and retired people had the most free time. Additionally, men generally enjoyed more leisure time than women in the categories where data was available for both.
Looking at the groups with the most free time, unemployed and retired men had the highest figures, with approximately 85 hours of leisure time per week. This figure was significantly higher than that of women in the same groups, who enjoyed roughly 78 to 80 hours.
In contrast, people employed full-time had the least amount of free time. Men in this category had about 45 hours, which was slightly higher than women (approx. 38 hours). Finally, no data was given for men in part-time employment or housewives, while women in these categories had 40 and 50 hours respectively.