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topum ([personal profile] topum) wrote2016-09-08 08:25 pm
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of Americans. This is how America runs.

Nathan Yau looked at microdata from the American Time Use Survey from 2014, which asked thousands of people what they did during a 24-hour period. He used the data to simulate a single day for 1,000 Americans representative of the population to the minute.

Just look at those couple of bastards that go from "sleeping" to "leisure" then to "eating" and back to "sleeping" again. At least go to "personal care" first!) Or volunteer for an hour.

The US seems most asleep just before 4AM.



You can see it better here: http://flowingdata.com/2015/12/15/a-day-in-the-life-of-americans

[identity profile] prorsus.livejournal.com 2016-09-08 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
It would be interesting to see the same thing for, say UK, France, Germany, China, India, Japan, Brazil, Russia and compare.

[identity profile] topum.livejournal.com 2016-09-08 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah, it would make it much more interesting.

[identity profile] aliki.livejournal.com 2016-09-09 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
"Just look at those couple of bastards that go from "sleeping" to "leisure" then to "eating" and back to "sleeping" again."

Yup. One of those bastards is living with me right now.

[identity profile] topum.livejournal.com 2016-09-09 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
Kick them into "housework" at least.

[identity profile] aliki.livejournal.com 2016-09-12 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
Hahaha. Yes.