I am doing on time management and have previously come across a list of amount of the time we spend sleeping, eating, working etc but can't locate the figures!!! Does anyone have any idea where I could find this or what these stats are?
hannah Bovington
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time usage
Hannah
for a serious answer look at http://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus.nr0.htm
http://www.lse.co.uk/ShowStory.asp?story=BY1427123T&catid=5
http://gamblingmagazine.com/articles/26/26-238.htm
http://lidrock.howstuffworks.com/survey324.htm
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/timeuse/summary_results/how_do_we_use_our_time.asp
or the one I think your are looking for was published in the Daily Mirror in june 06
SO THIS IS HOW WE FRITTER AWAY ALL THOSE YEARS
EXERCISING
Women – one year:
Men – two years
SHOPPING
Women – two years: an average of 22 minutes a day shopping.
Men – one year:
GETTING READY
Women – two years: Working women take an average 90 minutes to get ready. That’s made up of 10 minutes showering, 30 minutes applying make-up, 24 minutes doing their hair and 26 minutes deciding what to wear and getting dressed. The research was by lastminute.com
Men – six months: A quick shower, shave and slick of hair gel takes 11 minutes: five minutes in the shower, two minutes shaving, one minute on their hair and three minutes getting dressed. That rises to 32 minutes when a bloke prepares for a night out or a date.
HOUSEHOLD CHORES
Women – two and a half years:
Men – 18 months:
COOKING
Women – three years:
Men – one and a half years
DRIVING
Women – three years:
Men – three years:
WATCHING TV
Women – 13 years:
Men – 10 years:
QUEUING
Women – four years: The average adult spends 68 minutes a day standing in a queue.
Men – four years:
EATING
Women – four and a half years:
Men – four years:
INTERNET USE
Women – four and a half years:
Men – six years:
ON THE PHONE
Women – five and a half years:
Men – four years:
WORKING
Women – eight and a half years:
Men – 10 and a half years:
SLEEPING
Women – 27 years:
Men – 25 and a half years:
GOING TO THE TOILET
Women – six months:
Men – three years:
Mike