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BY THE NUMBERS
38%
of workers take all their vacaton tme.
(Expedia.com)
83 PERCENT
of workers check
their email at least
once during vacaton.
(AOL)
18 MINUTES
Average amount of leisure time daily devoted
to sports or exercise in the U.S.
19 MINUTES
Average amount of leisure time daily spent
socializing and communicating:
Bureau of Labor Statstcs
90 minutes
of aerobic exercise
per week improves
people's stress
management.
helpguide.org
More than 8 in 10 male
Fortune 500 CEOs say they wish
they had a job that allowed them
more time to pursue interests
outside of work.
(Fortune)
NUMBER OF AGGREGATE VACATION DAYS AMERICANS SURRENDERED IN 2013:
577 MILLION
7
in
10
employees
work
after
hours
and
on
weekends,
more
than
half
because
of
"self-imposed
pressure."
(SHRM)
Women who vacationed more
than once a year reported lower
levels of depression and higher
marital satisfaction. (NIOCSH)
Percentage
of
workers
who
send
emails
or
make
work-
related
calls
away
from
the
office:
92%
(WSJ)
MEN
WHO
TAKE
VACATION
TIME
EVERY
YEAR
LOWER
THEIR
RISK
OF
HEART
DISEASE
BY
20
%
(State U. of NY)
The average American spends
2.8
hours per day watching TV, the
most commonly employed
leisure activity in the U.S.
bls.gov
(Expedia)