The table provides information on the average minutes men and women spent on recreational activities in the UK in 2008, while the bar chart illustrates the time devoted to household chores during the same year.
Overall, it is evident that, in terms of leisure activities, men spent more time than women in most categories. Conversely, the time devoted to household chores displayed an opposite trend between the two genders.
Regarding leisure activities, men averaged 137 minutes per day participating in indoor activities, such as watching TV or listening to the radio, which was 19 minutes more than women. Similarly, boys engaged in sports spent more leisure time than girls. The only exception was in reading, where women’s average time was slightly higher, at almost half an hour per day, compared to men.
When it comes to household tasks, cooking and washing took the most time for both genders, with women spending over an hour daily and men spending about half an hour. Shopping followed as the next most time-consuming activity. Additionally, the amount of time females spent on laundry and ironing was double that of men. In contrast, men devoted twice as much time to repairs compared to women.