Band 5+: The percentage of the working day adults spend doing different activities in a country in 1958 and 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagrams demonstrate the proportion of spending time for doing various tasks on a working day over 50 years starting in 1958.

It is clear that working and sleeping comprised a significant percentage in 1958. Additionally, while the time adult spent on every other activities increased,the percentage spent for going out and sleeping declined .

According to the charts, working and sleeping contributed a considerable proportion 33 percent and 32 % respectively in 1958; however, two proportion had a opposite fluctuation in 2008. The time spent for working rose 7 percent while the hours for sleeping downed from 32% to a quarter after 50 years . In 2008, the percentage of going out reduced to one third compared to the proportion of 50 years before.

Meanwhile, the time for relaxing had a change from 8% to 13% in 2008. In 1958, the time people spent on other tasks was three-fold more than time for traveling to work. On the other hand, the ratio of two activities was both equal to 8% after 5 decades.