The table illustrates how people who were out of work spent their
time
in 14 various categories Use synonyms
last
year in the UK. The figures are divided into morning and Linking Words
afternoon
Use synonyms
time
, with a breakdown for Use synonyms
both
Use synonyms
men
and Use synonyms
women
.
Use synonyms
Overall
, housework and shopping were the most common activities for Linking Words
both
genders, particularly in the morning, Use synonyms
while
drinking and playing sports were the least common activities.
Linking Words
Firstly
, nearly half of the unemployed Linking Words
women
(49%) carried out housework in the morning, compared to just 19% of Use synonyms
men
. In the Use synonyms
afternoon
, 21% of Use synonyms
women
continued doing housework, Use synonyms
while
only 7% of Linking Words
men
did so. Shopping was the second most popular activity for Use synonyms
both
genders. In the morning, 26% of Use synonyms
women
and 20% of Use synonyms
men
went shopping, Use synonyms
while
in the Linking Words
afternoon
, 27% of Use synonyms
women
and 9% of Use synonyms
men
did the same. Job hunting was another significant activity, with 22% of Use synonyms
men
spending their morning searching for work, compared to only 16% of Use synonyms
women
. In the Use synonyms
afternoon
, 12% of Use synonyms
men
and 13% of Use synonyms
women
continued looking for jobs.
In terms of leisure activities, Use synonyms
both
sexes spent some Use synonyms
time
reading, decorating, visiting friends or relatives, and watching TV in Use synonyms
both
the morning and Use synonyms
afternoon
. For visiting friends and relatives, 10% of Use synonyms
women
spent Use synonyms
time
in the morning, Use synonyms
while
7% did so in the Linking Words
afternoon
. In comparison, 6% of Use synonyms
men
spent Use synonyms
time
visiting others in the morning, and 12% did so in the Use synonyms
afternoon
.
Use synonyms
Finally
, spending Linking Words
time
doing nothing, Use synonyms
such
as staying in bed or sitting around, accounted for the lowest percentages for Linking Words
both
Use synonyms
men
and Use synonyms
women
, Use synonyms
along with
drinking and playing sports.Linking Words
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