The pie charts below show the percentage of time working adults spent on different activities in a particular country in 1958 and 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant You should write at least 150 words.

The pie charts below show the percentage of time working adults spent on different activities in a particular country in 1958 and 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant

You should write at least 150 words.
The pie graphs illustrate the
proportion
of time that
adults
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adults'
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jobs spent on different occasions in a specific country between 1958 and 2008. Working was the main activity of working adults in both years and its
proportion
increased.
While
going out with family or friends and sleeping were the remaining noticeable activities
that
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their percentages decreased over time. In 1958, the
proportion
of working was around a
third,
demonstrating the main activity of working adults.
This
increased by almost 10% after 50 years and empowered its position. Sleeping and hanging out with people
was
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were
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the remaining significant activities in 1958 with just under a third and a fifth respectively.
While
the
proportion
of sleeping decreased to a quarter, going out with friends or families saw the most drastic decrease of approximately 10% over time. The remaining activities
were
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only contributed minor percentages in 1958,
however
, relaxing at home increased its ratio of 8% to 13% over 50 years.
While
other hobbies rose only slightly to 8%, travel to work, the lowest in 1958 with an insignificant fraction, increased to 8%
at the end
of the period.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentages" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 4 times.

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