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TÜİK survey: Men turn to gaming, women turn to arts in leisure time
According to TÜİK's Time Use Survey, men spend more of their free time on computer and console games, while women turn to arts and hobbies. Working women have higher rates of exercise and reading compared to non-working women.
The Time Use Survey conducted by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) reveals striking data on how time is spent in daily life. According to the survey, individuals spend an average of 9 hours a day sleeping, 3 hours and 15 minutes on meals and personal care, and 2 hours and 25 minutes on employment.
The time allocated to what is defined as leisure time—social life, entertainment, sports, hobbies, games and mass media—was calculated at 4 hours and 34 minutes. Of this period, 39.5 percent is spent on television, video and DVD, 29 percent on social life, and 15.6 percent on rest.
When the data is examined by gender, clear differences emerge. Women's time allocation rate for arts and hobbies is 2.5 percent, while for men this rate remains at only 0.5 percent. In contrast, in the category of games, which includes activities such as game consoles, computers and board games, men spend 8 percent of their time and women 2.3 percent.
In physical exercise, the time allocation rate for men was 4.7 percent, and for women 3.3 percent. When analyzed by employment status, the exercise rate for working women is 4.7 percent, above that of non-working women (3 percent). The picture reverses for men; working men allocate 4.6 percent of their time to exercise, while non-working men allocate 4.9 percent.
A similar trend is apparent in reading habits. The time working women allocate to reading is 4.7 percent, while this rate drops to 2.8 percent for non-working women. The reading rate was recorded at 1.8 percent for working men and 2 percent for non-working men.
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