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 demonstrates the proportion of time that unemployed men and women in the United Kingdom spent on various activities over the past year. The data is divided into morning and afternoon, and it is apparent that most practical tasks among both genders were completed in the earlier hours of the day,
however
; leisure activities were primarily reserved for later.
To begin
with, males devoted the majority of their morning to job hunting (22%), closely followed by shopping (20%) and housework (19%). In contrast
, these percentages saw a sharp decline in the afternoon, with job hunting decreasing by 10 points to 12%. Meanwhile, decorating remained stable at 7% throughout the day, while
family gatherings went up to 6%.
On the other hand
, females allocated a significant portion of their time to housework, accounting for 49% in the morning yet dropping to 21% later on. Shopping was also
notable, although
it dropped to approximately 9% in the afternoon. Conversely
, hobbies such
as reading and watching TV, which accounted for only 2% and 5% of morning hours, experienced a considerable increase later in the day, rising to 12% and 10%, respectively.Submitted by vikavika024 on
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