How U.S. Consumers Spend Their Time

[illbill]

http://www.realopinion.com/realboards/showthread.php?t=2754

<snip>A U.S. Government Study of a Day in the Life of America:

The average American sleeps 8.6 hours. Workers spend a third of the day on the job. The No. 3 activity, after sleep and work, is watching TV.<snip>

http://www.realopinion.com/realboards/showthread.php?t=2754

[whatelseisnew]

1. No surprise but substantiation of what ails this country

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Leisure time depends on such factors as age, work, education and children in the household, but Ms. Herz noted that consumers across demo groups tend to spend roughly half their free time watching TV.

Still, actual hours in front of the tube vary considerably. College-educated workers spend 1.4 hours a day -- 6% of their 24 hours -- watching TV. Consumers with a high-school diploma but no job spend four hours a day -- 17% of their existence -- watching the small screen.

Americans tend to do less physical activity -- exercise and sports -- as they get older. Teens are active 40 minutes a day; people from age 35 on spend 15 minutes or less being active. Consumers with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to do more.
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[Deja Q]

2. Well, there are always worthless people in this world.

Me being one of them; I'm going to let my legs atrophy because I have a closer emotional bond to Dave Lister, Philip J Fry, Reginald Barclay, Rose Nylund, and Sarah Jane Smith than I do real people. :crazy:

But in all seriousness, having grown up in a world of hate and abuse and being despised, it makes sense I spend less time in the real world.

The question isn't "are there worthless people in this world". The question is "WHY are there and WHAT can we do to reduce the problem?" Or is that too compassionate?

[whatelseisnew]

3. Nope, that sounds just compassionate enough

Escape is understandable

Me thinks these trends though stem from another place

[illbill]

4. lol, Jar jar Binks....

Me thinks there are too many crazies in the world.