Statistics As experts in measuring how employees spend their time, we've gathered some trivia you might find useful. Some of it is from our own studies, some from other sources. The Work Week Meetings Television Viewing Sleep Work Activities Child Care Lifetime Productive Days Traffic Delays Severe Time-Stress               THE WORK WEEK Position Average Hours Worked per week Independent consultants Sales managers Truck drivers on local delivery Outside sales reps Inside sales reps Warehouse workers Bankers (including clerical staff) Administrative support staff 63 50 49 47 46 45 44 44 (Source: Pace Productivity Inc.) top of page   MEETINGS % of executives who are "bothered a lot" by various meeting dynamics. Factor % bothered a lot People drifting off subject Participants' lack of preparation Questionable effectiveness People not listening People's wordiness Length of time taken People not participating Emotional outbursts 83 77 74 67 62 60 51 41 (Source: Paul Rice ­ TimeSource) top of page   TELEVISION VIEWING   Hours Per Week Children 2-11 Adolescents 12-17 Adult Men Adult Women 17.9 17.3 21.9 26.5 (Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey - 1996) U.S. references indicate children in 1990 were spending 4.8 hours per day or 34 hours per week watching television. top of page   SLEEP   Hours Per Day Newborn infants By age 4-8, 10-12 Adolescence Middle age Old age 17 - 18 10 - 12 9 - 10 7.5 7 6 - 6.5 (Source: Lydia Dotto, Asleep In The Fast Lane) top of page   WORK ACTIVITIES   Hours Per Week* General administration / paperwork Business travel Lunch, breaks, personal business Sales Meetings with Prospects Sales Calls to Current Customers Internal Phone Calls Sales calls to prospects Personal Training Handling Mail Internal meetings Sales coaching Time planning / strategizing Business Lunch / Sales Socializing Running or attending sales meetings Running or attending staff meetings Reading - professional Filing Training staff 5.1 4.5 4.4 3.3 2.7 2.6 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 * NOTE: Data is from respondents who tracked these activities. Not all respondents tracked all activities. Do not add the column. (Source: Pace Productivity Inc.) top of page   CHILD CARE   Hours Per Week Employed women Employed men Unemployed women Unemployed men 6.6 2.5 12.9 2.6 * Includes bathing, feeding, reading, playing, etc. (Source: Time for Life, Penn State University Press, as reported in Newsweek) top of page   LIFE TIME Activity Average Years Sleep Work Leisure Travel Eating Illness Personal care Religion 23 19 9 7 6 3 2 1 (Source: Paul Rice, Timesource) top of page   PRODUCTIVE DAYS Which days are employees most productive according to corporate executives? Tuesday Monday Wednesday Don't Know Thursday Friday 51% 17% 15% 11% 5% 1% (Source: Accountemps survey of 150 U.S. executives) top of page   SEVERE TIME-STRESS Severe time stress affects a significant number of people. In a recent survey, respondents answered yes or no to 10 questions about their perception of time. Those who agreed with seven or more questions were considered to have high levels of time-stress. Here's how they break down by age: Men % Women % 15+ 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 16 10 25 23 20 8 21 22 29 27 22 14 (Source: Statistics Canada) top of page   AVERAGE ANNUAL TRAFFIC DELAY PER DRIVER (Data based on recurring peak period slow downs plus incident delays such as crashes, breakdowns, etc.) City Population Hours Per Year Over 3 million 1-3 million 500,000 - 1 million Under 500,000 54 40 31 10   The 10 Worst Cities Los Angelas Washington D.C. Seattle-Everett Atlanta Boston Detroit Houston Dallas San Francisco - Oakland Miami-Hialeah 82 76 69 68 66 62 58 58 58 57 (Source: Texas Transportation Institute) top of page