Active leisure changes of Canadian women "Description"

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Active leisure changes of Canadian women

The graph shows hours per day on various kinds of active leisure by women aged 35 to 44, 45 to 54, 55 to 64, 65 to 74 and 75 plus. The data show a continuous increase in cognitive and social leisure after the ages of 35 to 44

In more detail:

Women aged 35 to 44 spent 1, 1.4 and .4 hours on cognitive, social and physical leisure.
Women aged 45 to 54 spent 1.1, 1.5 and .4 hours on cognitive, social and physical leisure.
Women aged 55 to 64 spent 1.4, 1.8 and .4 hours on cognitive, social and physical leisure.
Women aged 65 to 74 spent 1.9, 1.9 and .4 hours on cognitive, social and physical leisure.
Women aged over 75 spent 2.1, 2 and .3 hours on cognitive, social and physical leisure.

Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2005.