Overall, watching TV, reading and relaxing/thinking were more common among the oldest population while their youngest counterparts tended to allocate more time on activities such as socializing, playing games and sports. It is also clear that there was a noticeable disparity between how much time they spent, with the exception of socializing. Of particular note is that watching TV was by far the most popular pastime among both age groups.
Focusing on the activities that were largely favored by older people, watching TV ranked first among both oldest and youngest populations, with the figures standing at 4,5 hours and nearly 2,5 hours respectively. Meanwhile, old people allocated one hour to reading per day, double that of time they spent on relaxing and thinking. By contrast, young people devoted little time to these activities.
Younger populations, however, were more active in the remaining three activities. More than one hour was spent on playing games or just computer use for recreational purposes while their older counterparts allocated merely half an hour. There was also a significant gap of 20 minutes between the time they spent on sport/exercise, with young people doing them for slightly more than 30 minutes daily. On the contrary, both age groups allocated almost the same amount of time to socializing – a little more than half an hour.