31 July 2012 Archives - The Essential Report Archive

Jul, 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%

Jul, 2012

Q. How would you rate your current situation in terms of the following?

	Struggling	Just coping	Doing well	Don’t know
Your financial situation	16%	53%	29%	1%
The time you have for the things you want to do	17%	45%	37%	1%

Working full-time or part-time	Struggling	Just coping	Doing well	Don’t know
Your financial situation	14%	55%	31%	*
The time you have for the things you want to do	22%	49%	29%	*

Struggling

	Total	Men	Women	Aged 18-34	Aged 35-54	Aged 55+
Your financial situation	16%	15%	18%	17%	15%	17%
The time you have for the things you want to do	17%	15%	18%	19%	21%	8%

Jul, 2012

Q. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

Full-time workers	Total agree	Total disagree	Strongly agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	Don’t know
I find it difficult to balance work and other responsibilities	51%	45%	12%	39%	35%	10%	4%
Where there is a conflict between work and other responsibilities, work comes first.	47%	47%	7%	40%	36%	11%	6%
Where there is conflict between work and other responsibilities I feel I can ask my employer for some flexibility	67%	24%	13%	54%	17%	7%	10%
There are times I feel the stress from juggling work and other responsibilities is impacting on my physical well-being	63%	32%	18%	45%	26%	6%	4%

Part-time workers	Total agree	Total disagree	Strongly agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	Don’t know
I find it difficult to balance work and other responsibilities	43%	54%	9%	34%	46%	8%	2%
Where there is a conflict between work and other responsibilities, work comes first.	36%	56%	5%	31%	46%	10%	8%
Where there is conflict between work and other responsibilities I feel I can ask my employer for some flexibility	64%	21%	12%	52%	16%	5%	14%
There are times I feel the stress from juggling work and other responsibilities is impacting on my physical well-being	53%	42%	15%	38%	31%	11%	5%

Total workers – Agree

	Total	Men	Women	Aged 18-34	Aged 35-54	Aged 55+
I find it difficult to balance work and other responsibilities	48%	45%	51%	53%	50%	36%
Where there is a conflict between work and other responsibilities, work comes first.	41%	43%	38%	44%	40%	45%
Where there is conflict between work and other responsibilities I feel I can ask my employer for some flexibility	66%	66%	65%	76%	64%	54%
There are times I feel the stress from juggling work and other responsibilities is impacting on my physical well-being	58%	57%	59%	67%	62%	43%

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