We already know that "men are from Mars, and women from Venus". We have been shown that in America, for the poor and working class, "work is punished." [4] And we also know how Americans overall spend their day - less work, more sleep and TV [5]. Now, it is time to bring these cohorts together, to show, as The NY Times explains [6], how non-employed men and non-employed women (in the prime-age 25-54 segment) spend their day... (spoiler alert: shopping, TV, and housework are key... job search not so much)
How non-employed Americans spend their day (men vs women)
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Every year, the American Time Use Survey asks thousands of Americans to record a minute-by-minute account of one single day. For many “prime-age” adults, those between the ages of 25 and 54, a significant chunk of time on weekdays is taken up by work. But for the almost 30 million prime-age Americans who don’t work, a typical weekday looks far different.
Nonworkers spend much more time doing housework. Men without jobs, in particular, spend more time watching television, while women without jobs spend more time taking care of others. And the nonemployed of both sexes spend more time sleeping than their employed counterparts.
The charts above show the 'average' non-employed person's day... But averages are by nature a simplification, one that can sometimes obscure reality. For example, in the chart above, you can see that from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., about 10 percent of men are consistently spending time on education. That could mean that many men spend a small portion of their days — albeit at different times — on education, or it could mean that about 10 percent of men spend nearly all of their time on education.
(The reality is much closer to the latter, as The NY Times explains... read more here) [6]
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