The pie charts below show the percentage of time working adults spent on different activities in a particular country in 1958 and 2008. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts illustrate the percentage of

time

working adults in a particular country allocated to different activities in 1958 and 2008.

Overall

, the data highlights that working and sleeping were the most

time

-consuming activities in both years, though the share of

time

spent working increased significantly by 2008. Meanwhile, socializing with friends and family saw a dramatic decline,

while

relaxing at

home

and commuting became more prominent. In 1958, adults spent the largest proportion of their

time

working (33%) and sleeping (32%). Socializing with friends and family accounted for 19%, making it the third most common activity.

By contrast

, only 8% of

time

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was dedicated to relaxing at

home

, 6% to other interests or playing sports, and just 2% to commuting. By 2008, the percentage of

time

spent working rose sharply to 42%, becoming the dominant activity. Sleeping decreased to 25%,

while

relaxing at

home

doubled to 13%. Socializing with friends or family experienced the most significant drop, falling to just 6%.

Similarly

,

time

spent on other interests and playing sports remained unchanged at 8%, and commuting increased slightly to 8%. In summary, the data indicates a shift towards more

time

spent working and relaxing at

home

, alongside a marked decline in social activities and sleep over the 50-year period.