The table below shows how the UK unemployed spent their time last year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table below shows how the UK unemployed spent their time last year.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The table represents how men and women who were out of work spent their time the previous year. The data is broken down into both morning and afternoon and shows fourteen different
activities
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. It can be seen that Housework, shopping and job hunting were the most common
activities
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in the morning. Approximately half of the females were busy with house chores. The least common time spent by males and females was drinking . Both genders preferred to do leisure
activities
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in the afternoon. When looking at the differences between sexes, it is
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interesting to note that men were more than twice as likely to focus on improvement.
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, 14% of males did gardening compared to 2% of women and took sport and walking.
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, less productive
activities
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like visiting town, staying in bed and sitting around were similar for both genders.
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,
it is clear that
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the majority of males and females who are not working spend their time on productive tasks
such
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as housework, shopping and trying to find a job with a small proportion doing nothing, staying in bed, drinking and walking.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words activities with synonyms.
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