The bar chart illustrates the average weekly leisure time, in hours, for men and women in various employment categories between 1998 and 1999. The employment statuses include full-time employment, part-time employment, unemployment, retirement, and housewives.
Overall, men generally had more leisure time than women in most categories, except for part-time workers and housewives, where data is only available for women. The chart shows that unemployed and retired individuals of both sexes had the highest amount of leisure time, while full-time employed individuals enjoyed the least.
Full-time employed men had approximately 50 hours of leisure per week, compared to just under 40 hours for their female counterparts. Among part-time workers, women had around 40 hours of free time, with no corresponding data for men. Both unemployed and retired men enjoyed similar leisure hours, averaging about 85 hours per week, slightly higher than women, who had around 75 hours. Housewives had about 50 hours of leisure time per week.
In summary, the chart highlights significant gender differences in leisure time, with men consistently having more leisure hours in the categories where data for both genders is available.