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Time for Activities

Jul 31, 2012

Q. Over the last few years, do you feel you have had enough time for the following activities?

	Have enough time	Don’t have enough time	Doesn’t apply to me	Don’t know
Keeping house clean	56%	36%	8%	*
Preparing meals at home	66%	26%	7%	*
Keeping in touch with friends and relatives	56%	41%	2%	*
Attending kids sport	22%	13%	62%	2%
Participating in community events	30%	36%	30%	3%
Gardening	35%	39%	25%	1%
General home maintenance (odd jobs)	40%	45%	13%	1%

Working full-time or part-time	Have enough time	Don’t have enough time	Doesn’t apply to me	Don’t know
Keeping house clean	50%	44%	6%	*
Preparing meals at home	62%	33%	5%	*
Keeping in touch with friends and relatives	48%	49%	3%	*
Attending kids sport	25%	18%	55%	2%
Participating in community events	28%	43%	26%	3%
Gardening	31%	45%	23%	1%
General home maintenance (odd jobs)	33%	54%	11%	2%

Don’t have enough time

	Total	Men	Women	Aged 18-34	Aged 35-54	Aged 55+
Keeping house clean	36%	30%	42%	39%	45%	20%
Preparing meals at home	26%	26%	26%	35%	30%	10%
Keeping in touch with friends and relatives	41%	39%	43%	46%	46%	25%
Attending kids sport	13%	16%	11%	16%	17%	4%
Participating in community events	36%	37%	36%	45%	41%	20%
Gardening	39%	34%	43%	43%	45%	19%
General home maintenance (odd jobs)	45%	41%	49%	48%	56%	27%

Krusha

and just as a matter of interest, how many people participated in this poll you are saying is a good indfication of how australians think?

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45+/0

Coalition

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