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Sunday, 23rd July 2006

New Time Surveys: What UK and Canadian Residents Do with Their Time

UK: Time Use Survey: We mostly sleep, eat and watch TV

An average of 142 minutes was spent on housework in Great Britain in 2005 – 30 minutes less than in 2000. Seventy seven per cent of men and 92 per cent of women spent some time each day doing housework (compared with 86 per cent and 96 per cent respectively in 2000).

The three main activities carried out by people in Great Britain in 2005 were sleeping, working, and watching TV and videos/DVDs or listening to music. These activities take up more than half the day (13 hours and 38 minutes out of the 24 hours available). About a third of the day was spent sleeping. Men were more likely to watch TV or listen to the radio and to take part in other activities (sport, entertainment, hobbies and using the computer). Women are more likely than men to spend time reading or spend time with other people.

The full text of the survey is available here.

Source: National Statistics Office

Canada: Overview of the Time Use of Canadians
66 pages; PDF.

This publication presents a series of tabulations produced from the General Social Survey on time use of Canadians. It includes information on average amounts of time spent on various activities by sex, by age, by selected role groups.

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