How People Spend Their Time

[conv3rsion]

This is pretty amazing, play with it for a few minutes.

How Different Groups Spend Their Day - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com

you can isolate a category (like "working") and alter it based on groups. I find this completely fascinating.

 

[Jonyk]

Work Work Work

 

[nachoninja]

I find this completely fascinating.

agreed, looking at how society has molded people in this way is unreal

 

[WickedJoe]

I cant believe that more people are playing sports throughout the whole day than being on the computer. I call bullshit.

If it's true I guess we should have a lot more customers in future years as more people find more fun shit on the computer to do.

I mean when 36% of America is watching TV only 1% is on a computer? That's weird.

 

[coffeebean]

Yeah I was surprised how little time people spend surfing the net compared to watching TV. Although according to this data the ratio is reversing with younger generations.

 

[Medici]

i love stuff like this. society is an interesting beast.

notice how TV rules all demos? pretty crazy.

 

[coffeebean]

average hours working barely eclipses hours watching tv?

 

[johnGalt]

I cant believe that more people are playing sports throughout the whole day than being on the computer. I call bullshit.

If it's true I guess we should have a lot more customers in future years as more people find more fun shit on the computer to do.

I mean when 36% of America is watching TV only 1% is on a computer? That's weird.

I think a lot of the 'work' category is people on the computer though... that would make up for some of it at least.

Where is sex? (with other people, and with yourself)