The chart below show the percentage of the day working adults spent doing different activities in a particular country in 1958 and in 2008.

The chart illustrates the proportion of

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grown-ups in a certain nation engaged in different activities in the years 1958 and 2008.

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it is clear that

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adults spend the majority of their time working.

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was followed by the time spent sleeping.

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with, the percentage of the

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people spent at work was the highest in 1958. It

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increased from a third to a little over two-fifths in 2008. Over the same period, the portion of the

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the working class allocated to travelling to work and relaxing at home

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increased.

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they spent 8 per cent of the

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moving from home to work in 2008,

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figure stood at 2 per cent in 1958.

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, slightly less than a tenth of the

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was used for relaxing in 1958, increasing to 13 per cent in the year 2008.

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, the percentage of the

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used in sleeping and hanging out with friends reduced over the fifty-year period. Adults utilized just below a third of the

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to sleep in 1958.

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fraction was reduced to a quarter in 2008. A similar trend could be seen in the fraction of the

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working individuals hang out with family and friends. It reduced from just below a fifth to 6% in 2008. Interest in hobbies and playing sports did not change over the five decades, remaining at 6%.