The two pie charts compare how working adults in one country spent their time on various activities in 1958 and 2008.
Overall, people in 2008 spent less time working and sleeping, while time spent on leisure activities, travel to work, and going out increased.
In 1958, the largest portion of time was devoted to working, which accounted for 33%, followed by sleeping at 32%. Time spent on going out with friends and family made up 19%, while relaxing at home took only 8%. The least time was spent on travel to work (2%) and other interests or playing sports (6%).
By 2008, the pattern had changed noticeably. Working still took the largest share (42%), but sleeping decreased to 25%. Relaxing at home doubled to 13%, and the percentage of people going out dropped sharply to 6%. Meanwhile, time spent on travel to work increased significantly to 8%, and other interests or sports rose slightly to 8%.
Overall, working adults in 2008 appeared to have busier lifestyles, with more time devoted to work and less to socializing or sleeping, compared to 1958