英国における週末の余暇時間

Abstract

Despite our increasingly 24/7 society, for the majority, the weekend is still associated with leisure time; the time to kick back and have some fun - or catch up on sleep and domestic chores at the very least. But do we all still get that Friday feeling? Or are we now so broke and busy that every day feels like Monday morning?

Prioritising weekend leisure is obviously easier for some. Half of all working mothers, for example, are just too busy with family, housework, etc to do the things they would otherwise do at the weekend, while a third of those in the family lifestage rarely go out, either during the week or at the weekend. At the other end of the scale, two-thirds of the highest earners go out most weekends, with eating out a particular favourite.

This report explores the hypothesis: "With the rising cost of living and increasingly busy lives, is time or money the major determining factor when it comes to weekend leisure?"

Leisure time, in this report, is defined as free time in which the individual may do as they like, between the time they get up and the time they go to bed on an average weekend day. An individual' s perception of leisure time may differ, however, and may include or exclude such daily activities as routine childcare, pet care or meal times. Respondents' definitions of weekend leisure throughout this report are therefore self-defined to a certain extent.

Table of Contents

• Issues in the Market
• Main issues
• Definition
• Abbreviations
• Market in Brief
• The weekend starts here
• Do we all get the weekend off?
• Working lives
• Time for play
• Money matters
• What are we doing at the weekend?
• Internal Market Environment
• Key points
• The UK labour market
  • Figure 1: UK Labour market, 2002-12
• Working hours
  • Figure 2: Usual weekly hours of work by gender, May-July 2007*
• Fewer people work long hours
  • Figure 3: Percentage of workers whose usual weekly hours are 45 or more, May-July 1993-2007*
• Atypical working patterns
• The impact of working on weekend leisure
  • Figure 4: Agreement with the statement, "I work at the weekends, so have little time for weekend leisure activities", by selected demographic sub-groups, September 2007
• How we spend our weekdays and weekends
  • Figure 5: Time spent on main activity on weekdays and weekends, 2005
• Marked difference in time use by men and women
  • Figure 6: Time spent on main activity on weekdays and weekends, by gender, 2005
• Paying for help with the household chores
  • Figure 7: Adults who have paid help at home to help with the household chores, 2003-07
• The old and the affluent most likely to pay
  • Figure 8: Adults who have paid help at home to help with the household chores, by age and socio-economic group, 2007
• Broader Market Environment
• Key points
• Signs of an economic slowdown in 2008
  • Figure 9: Trends in personal disposable income and consumer expenditure, 2002-12
• The aging population
  • Figure 10: Trends in the age structure of the UK population, by gender, 2002-12
• Increased affluence benefits many sectors
  • Figure 11: Forecast adult population trends, by socio-economic group, 2002-12
• Greater multiculturalism
• Competitive Context
• Key points
• Leisure spending falls as household costs rise
  • Figure 12: Average weekly household expenditure based on the COICOP* classification, 2001-02 to 2005-06 at 2005-06 prices**
• A third of leisure expenditure goes on admissions and subscriptions
  • Figure 13: Components of household expenditure -- recreation and culture, 2005-06,
• Popularity of eating out is clear
  • Figure 14: Components of household expenditure -- restaurants and hotels, 2005-06,
• Strengths and Weaknesses in the Market
• Strengths
• Weaknesses
• Weekdays vs Weekends
• Key points
• Weekend or weekday leisure?
  • Figure 15: Going out on weekdays vs weekends, September 2007
• Who goes out when?
  • Figure 16: Going out on weekdays vs weekends, by demographic sub-group, September 2007
• Weekend Leisure Time
• Key points
• Spare time at the weekend
  • Figure 17: Weekend leisure time, September 2007
• Who has the time?
  • Figure 18: Weekend leisure time, by demographic sub-group, September 2007
• Time is not the only issue
  • Figure 19: Weekend leisure time, by going out habits, September 2007
• Weekend Leisure Activities
• Key points
• Which weekend leisure activities are most popular?
  • Figure 20: Leisure activities undertaken at the weekend, September 2007
• Who does what?
  • Figure 21: Most popular leisure activities undertaken at the weekend, by demographic sub-group, September 2007
  • Figure 22: Next most popular leisure activities undertaken at the weekend, by demographic sub-group, September 2007
• A lifestyle choice
• Game on
• Culture vultures
• Square eyes?
• Movie buffs
• Do stay-at-homes do more at home?
  • Figure 23: Leisure activities undertaken at the weekend, by going out habits, September 2007
• Social shopping
• Work hard, play hard
• Filling the time available
  • Figure 24: Leisure activities undertaken at the weekend, by weekend leisure time, September 2007
• Links between activities
  • Figure 25: Leisure activities undertaken at the weekend, by most popular other leisure activities undertaken, September 2007
  • Figure 26: Leisure activities undertaken at the weekend, by next most popular other leisure activities undertaken, September 2007
• Is Weekend Leisure Money-motivated?
• Key points
• Budget or blow the lot?
  • Figure 27: Attitudes towards weekend leisure and money, September 2007
• Who has the money and who has the time?
  • Figure 28: Most popular attitudes towards weekend leisure and money, by demographic sub-group, September 2007
  • Figure 29: Next most popular attitudes towards weekend leisure and money, by demographic sub-group, September 2007
• Young and financially carefree
• Cash-rich, time-poor
• Money and going out habits
  • Figure 30: Attitudes towards weekend leisure and money, by going out habits, September 2007
• Money and leisure time
  • Figure 31: Attitudes towards weekend leisure and money, by weekend leisure time, September 2007
• Money and leisure activities
  • Figure 32: Leisure activities undertaken at the weekend, by most popular attitudes towards weekend leisure and money, September 2007
  • Figure 33: Leisure activities undertaken at the weekend, by next most popular attitudes towards weekend leisure and money, September 2007
• Pubbing and clubbing on a budget...
• ...and with cash on the hip
• The responsibility to have a good night in