The table compares the average amount of time spent by men and women to leisure and household activities in 2008.
Overall, men tended to spend more time to leisure activities, especially watching TV and videos or listening radio, while women devoted significantly more time to household activities. It is also clear that both genders spent reading equally.
According to the table, men spent an average amount of 137 minutes per day watching television, video or listening to radio, compared to 118 minutes for women. Notably, reading habits were nearly the same in both men and women, with women reading 18 minutes and men 19 minutes. In terms of sports, men were more involved in sports, spending 15 minutes, while women dedicated 11 minutes daily.
As for the household responsibilities, women overwhelming devoted nearly 70 minutes cooking and washing dishes, almost doubled the time men spent. A similar pattern emerged in clothes washing and ironing, where women averaged 30 minutes, compared to 10 minutes for men. However, men were more engaged in repairing, devoting nearly 20 minutes each day, whereas the figure for women spending 10 minutes. Finally, shopping consumed women’s a substantial of approximately 37 minutes, compared to 23 minutes for men.