The table illustrates the number of hours people spend on favorite past-times in different countries In general, although the number of hours spent on activities varies according to nation, reading and television are relatively popular To specify, Canada, Australia and USA follow a similar pattern Television is the most favorite activity of these countries with at least 60 hours in each, followed by hobbies with around 40 hours Sport and reading, despite being at least fifteen hours as low as hobbies, far surpass remaining activities by around five times, except for beach in these nations By comparison, France and England which share quite the same picture spend exactly 30 hours on reading, about 20 hours on hobbies and hours on music Meanwhile, other remaining past-times, apart from sleep, see no record in both nations Korea and China, however, favor reading and hobbies as the most common activities that far outstrip television, sports by above times and other past-times by around 10 times Strikingly, only in Japan most activities reveal no hour, except for reading with 62 hours The table describes the percentage of households with different types of machine from 1972 to 1983 In general, there was a gradual upward trend in the proportion of households using these items through years with television being the most popular choice To specify, television and vacuum cleaner were the most common items with around 87%, slightly followed by refrigerator with above 73% By comparison, washing machine, despite showing a similar rise in the proportion like the mentioned items over the years, was a bit less favored and used by at least 66% of households However, telephone and central heating which shared quite the same picture were consumed by more or less 40% of households Strikingly, only in video and dish washer was no record seen in most surveyed years Besides, although they were the least favorite items, the latter far surpassed the former by nearly times and appeared late until 1983 ... with 62 hours The table describes the percentage of households with different types of machine from 1972 to 1983 In general, there was a gradual upward trend in the proportion of households using... less favored and used by at least 66% of households However, telephone and central heating which shared quite the same picture were consumed by more or less 40% of households Strikingly, only in...follow a similar pattern Television is the most favorite activity of these countries with at least 60 hours in each, followed by hobbies with around 40 hours Sport