The provided bar chart illustrates the average amount of leisure hours spent by men and women in 1998-1999, broken down by their employment status.
Overall, unemployed and retired people enjoyed more leisure time than those in employment. In employment groups, men consistently enjoyed more leisure time than women, except for the housewives and employed part-time, which has no data.
In detail, those without employment and retired citizens allocated the most hours to leisure activities. While men enjoyed approximately 85 hours per week for recreational activities in both categories, women spent only 75 hours per week, which is 10 hours less than men.
Conversely, for full-time employees, the gap in leisure time has become significant between both genders, with figures of 49 and 38 hours weekly. However, women working part-time recorded 41 hours of leisure time per week, and approximately 51 hours as housewives, while data for men in these categories is no avail.