Amount of Leisure Time Enjoyed by Men and Women of Different Employment Statuses – Bar Chart
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The chart below shows the amount of leisure time enjoyed by men and women of different employment statuses.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.
You should write at least 150 words.
Leisure time in a typical week in hour – by sex and employment status, 1998-99.
Report Plan
Paraphrase: Paraphrase the topic sentence.
Overview: Mention the main features of the bar graph and give an overview of the information provided.
Paragraph 1: Elaborate on the pattern of leisure time enjoyed by men and women of different employment statuses.
Paragraph 2: Elaborate on the pattern of leisure time enjoyed by men and women of different employment statuses.
Sample Answer
The bar graph depicts the different amounts of leisure time enjoyed by people of different employment statuses between 1998 and 1999.
The highest amount of leisure time was enjoyed by unemployed and retired people. Housewives enjoyed the second most amount of leisure time followed by part-time and full-time employees.
In terms of gender, males spent more time on recreation than females. The unemployed segment of the population spent the most time on recreation, which is more than 80 hours a week for males and a little less than 80 hours a week for females. The amount of time retired men and women spent on leisure activities was similar to that of the unemployed. Housewives spent 50 hours a week on leisure.
As for employed individuals, part-time women employees spent 40 hours a week on leisure. The same for full-time employees were more than 40 hours a week for men and less than 40 hours a week for women.
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