The graph illustrates the comparison of time consumed, in minutes per day, by males and females in the UK on domestic and leisure activities in 2008.
As can be seen, it is evident that UK’s males and females spent the majority of their leisure time watching TV, video, and radio, while cooking and washing occupied most of the time people spent on household work.
In terms of the quantity of time spent on leisure work, the data for watching TV, video, and radio was reported at 137, closely followed by that of females at 118. The duration that men read stood at 18, which was nearly equal to that of females at 19. The figure for sport in males was recorded to be 15, which was slightly greater than that in females.
Turning to the amount of time used for household chores, women spent the majority of their time on cooking and washing, which was around 78. This figure dwarfed that of males at approximately 32, by a wide margin. The amount of time that women spend for shopping was reported at around 38, which was slightly greater than the data for men. Males spend nearly 20 minutes per day on repairing, which is double that of females. The quantity of time that females spend on clothes washing and ironing stood at around 36. This figure was dramatically higher than that in males.