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The table shows how

men

and

women

who were out of work

last

year spent their time. The information is broken down into parts of the day and fourteen different

activities

. First of all, it is interesting to note that the majority of both

men

and

women

who are unemployed are engaged in productive

activities

in the morning with 61% of

men

and 91% of

women

either shopping, trying to secure employment or doing housework, with

women

being twice as likely to do the latter in the afternoon.

However

, figures for the afternoon show that the unemployed devote more time to leisure

activities

such

as watching television, visiting friends or reading. When looking at differences between genders it seems that

men

were more likely to be engaged

with

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home improvement, gardening or active pursuits

such

as walking or taking part in sports. More sedentary

activities

such

as staying in bed or sitting around were similar for both sexes. Twice the number of

men

than

women

spent their time drinking but

this

still only accounted for a very small proportion.

Overall

, it appears that contrary to many stereotypical preconceptions of the unemployed both

men

and

women

do spend a proportion of each day on productive tasks with

their

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being some interesting differences between genders.