The table and the bar chart describe a breakdown of how many minutes a day the two gender groups in the UK allocated to do recreational activities and housework in 2008. Overall, men preferred entertainment activities, including watching TV, videos, and listening to the radio, as well as playing sports, whereas women spent more time doing household chores.
Regarding amusement activities, it can be seen that men dedicated over two hours daily to watching TV, videos, and listening to the radio, which was more than 20 minutes more than the time spent by women on these activities. Similarly, men participated in sports for an average of 15 minutes, while women allotted only 11 minutes per day. Reading is the most popular activity for both genders, with men spending 18 minutes and women 19 minutes daily.
Turning to housework, females allocated approximately 80 minutes per day to cooking and washing for their families, which is nearly double the amount of time spent by males. Activities such as clothing washing, ironing, and shopping were also more favored by women than by men. By contrast, for repairing activities, the time women spent was only half compared to the amount of time spent by men.