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1. 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