The pie charts illustrate the proportion of time for different activities in a day of an employed person, in 1958 and 2008, in a specific country.
Overall, an upward trend was observed in the time spent working, commuting and relaxing at home, while the opposite was true for sleeping and going out. In addition, working claimed the highest share of an adult’s day.
In 1958, working accounted for a third of a person’s day, the highest among all categories, while relaxing and commuting were standing at 8% and 2%, respectively. Half a century later, a remarkable 9% increase was recorded regarding an adult’s working hours. Similarly, the time allocated for relaxing at home and travelling to work also saw notable growth, concluding at 13% and 8% correspondingly at the end of the period.
Regarding other activities, sleeping was responsible for 32% of a worker’s day, 13% higher than time spent going out. Thereafter, both figures went through a dramatic decline, ending at 25% (a 7% decrease) and 6% (a significant 13% decrease), respectively. In contrast, the time used for other purposes such as playing sports remained static at 6% throughout the period