Friday, July 27, 2007

SABAH Newspaper English Edition - Economy - Turkish people work 2.5 hours; sleep more than Europeans

"Turkish people work 2.5 hours; sleep more than Europeans

Men take 51 minutes for personal cleaning and house work while women take five hours for personal cleaning and house work. Time spent in front of television and computer averages over two hours.

Turkey has left behind many European countries in the ranking of 'taking the least time for work and education; while spending the most time sleeping.' According to a survey done for the first time in Turkey, Turkish people take the most time, eight hours and 32 minutes for sleep and work for two hours and 47 minutes. Turkish women spend eight hours and 36 minutes sleeping while Turkish men spend eight hours and 27 minutes."

SABAH Newspaper English Edition - Economy - Turkish people work 2.5 hours; sleep more than Europeans