The table and chart illustrate the time spent—in minutes—on leisure and household activities among men and women in 2008.
Overall, while both men and women demonstrated almost the same figures in leisure activities, they spent different amounts of time in household activities. Men engaged mostly in leisure activities, particularly in TV/video/radio. Meanwhile, women were more active in household activities, with an exception of repairing.
The table shows that men found watching TV, video, or listening to radio the most interesting activity, spending 137 minutes. Similarly, the highest expenditure on recreational activities amongst women was in that category, too. Following far behind that category, both men and women dedicated the minority of their time to the other two pursuits, reading and sport, with slight differences (18, 15 minutes for men and 19, 11 minutes for women).
When it comes to the chart, it can be seen clearly that women devoted more time to doing chores compared to men. Cooking and washing dishes, which were the highest figures among both men and women, took the longest, occupying nearly 30 minutes for men and more than 70 minutes for women. The second most time-consuming household activity was shopping, with men spending around 24 minutes and women about 36 minutes. The next chore was clothes washing and ironing. As always, men were less active in this activity, performing it for approximately 11 minutes, whereas women spent much more time on that activity, too, with half an hour. The last activity was repairing, in which men dedicated more minutes than women, reaching nearly 20 minutes, and women spent less than double the time recorded for men, with only 10 minutes, making it the least time-consuming household activity among others