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 two pie charts compare the proportion of
time
spent by working adults on six different activities in a particular country in 1958 and 2008.
Overall
, while
the majority of time
was dedicated to working and sleeping in both years, the least amount of time
was spent on travel to work. Notably, the time
allocated for sleeping and going out with friends or family decreased over the period.
In 1958, the largest proportion of time
was spent on working and sleeping, each accounting for roughly one-third of the total time
(33% and 32%, respectively). Time
spent on
relaxing at home and pursuing other interests Change preposition
apply
such
as sports was approximately equal, at 8% and 6% respectively. Socializing with friends and family took up 19% of the time
, while
the least
Correct your spelling
last
time
, 2%, was spent on travel to work.
By 2008, the amount of time
spent working had increased by nearly 10%, rising to 42%. Meanwhile, the time
spent sleeping decreased by 7%, down to 25%. Time
spent relaxing at home increased slightly to 13%. Socializing with friends and family saw a significant reduction, dropping by 13% to 6%, the lowest proportion in 2008. Time
spent on travel to work increased to 8%, matching the time
allocated to other interests and sports.Submitted by oriexam6 on
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