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 compares the average amount of

time

not-working people spent on their spare

time

activities during

last

year.

Overall

, women devoted most of their

time

to housework and shopping,

while

men were mostly occupied with finding a job, shopping and visiting relatives throughout the day.

To begin

, it is going to shops and household chores that females were invested in the most in the morning, with 26% and 49% respectively. The numbers were almost two times lower in the

afternoon

with 21% for housework and 17% for shopping. Followed by 13% for looking for a job and 17% for socialization in the

afternoon

.

However

, staying in bed and playing sports took up 0%, and drinking 1% among women in the

afternoon

. Regarding men, the highest numbers in the morning were for shopping and employment, being 20% and 22% respectively.

On the other hand

, gardening and watching TV were the most popular free-

time

activities in the

afternoon

. As for the least preferable ways to spend leisure

time

, drinking equalled 2% and 3% amongst men in the first part of the day and in the

afternoon

respectively.