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The charts below show the percentage of time working adults spent on different 
activities in a particular country in 1958 and 2008. Summarise the information by 
selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The two pie charts show the daily schedule of working adults in one country in two specific 
years: 1958 and 2008. Overall, people spent more time on working than on sleeping, and the 
time spent on relaxing at home increased, where as that on going out decreased over the 
years. 
In 1958, almost one third of the day was spent on working (33%), and marginally less time 
on sleeping (32%). Going out with friends and family was then a common pastime, taking up 
19%. All the other activities combined such as travel to work, other hobbies or playing sports 
and relaxing at home, just accounted for 16%.
In 2008, the time spent on working increased by 9%, whereas the time spent on sleeping 
decreased by 7%. The time spent on travelling to work increased four fold from 2% to 8%. 
There was a significant decline in the time spent on going out with friends and family. It 
dropped from 19% to 6%. In contrast, the time spent relaxing at home increased from 8% to 
13%. Time spent on playing sports or pursuing other hobbies did not show any change and 
stood at 6% in both the given years.
Overall, working took more time of the day and relaxing at home also became more popular.
 
 
Working
33%
Relaxing at home
8%
Sleeping
32%
Travel to work
2%
Going out (with 
friends/family)
19%
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