Weekend Leisure Time - UK - December 2007

Table of Contents

• Issues in the Market
• Main issues
• Definition
• Abbreviations
• Market in Brief
• The weekend starts here
• Do we all get the weekend off?
• Working lives
• Time for play
• Money matters
• What are we doing at the weekend?
• Internal Market Environment
• Key points
• The UK labour market
  • Figure 1: UK Labour market, 2002-12
• Working hours
  • Figure 2: Usual weekly hours of work by gender, May-July 2007*
• Fewer people work long hours
  • Figure 3: Percentage of workers whose usual weekly hours are 45 or more, May-July 1993-2007*
• Atypical working patterns
• The impact of working on weekend leisure
  • Figure 4: Agreement with the statement, "I work at the weekends, so have little time for weekend leisure activities", by selected demographic sub-groups, September 2007
• How we spend our weekdays and weekends
  • Figure 5: Time spent on main activity on weekdays and weekends, 2005
• Marked difference in time use by men and women
  • Figure 6: Time spent on main activity on weekdays and weekends, by gender, 2005
• Paying for help with the household chores
  • Figure 7: Adults who have paid help at home to help with the household chores, 2003-07
• The old and the affluent most likely to pay
  • Figure 8: Adults who have paid help at home to help with the household chores, by age and socio-economic group, 2007
• Broader Market Environment
• Key points
• Signs of an economic slowdown in 2008
  • Figure 9: Trends in personal disposable income and consumer expenditure, 2002-12
• The aging population
  • Figure 10: Trends in the age structure of the UK population, by gender, 2002-12
• Increased affluence benefits many sectors
  • Figure 11: Forecast adult population trends, by socio-economic group, 2002-12
• Greater multiculturalism
• Competitive Context
• Key points
• Leisure spending falls as household costs rise
  • Figure 12: Average weekly household expenditure based on the COICOP* classification, 2001-02 to 2005-06 at 2005-06 prices**
• A third of leisure expenditure goes on admissions and subscriptions
  • Figure 13: Components of household expenditure -- recreation and culture, 2005-06,
• Popularity of eating out is clear
  • Figure 14: Components of household expenditure -- restaurants and hotels, 2005-06,
• Strengths and Weaknesses in the Market
• Strengths
• Weaknesses
• Weekdays vs Weekends
• Key points
• Weekend or weekday leisure?
  • Figure 15: Going out on weekdays vs weekends, September 2007
• Who goes out when?
  • Figure 16: Going out on weekdays vs weekends, by demographic sub-group, September 2007
• Weekend Leisure Time
• Key points
• Spare time at the weekend
  • Figure 17: Weekend leisure time, September 2007
• Who has the time?
  • Figure 18: Weekend leisure time, by demographic sub-group, September 2007
• Time is not the only issue
  • Figure 19: Weekend leisure time, by going out habits, September 2007
• Weekend Leisure Activities
• Key points
• Which weekend leisure activities are most popular?
  • Figure 20: Leisure activities undertaken at the weekend, September 2007
• Who does what?
  • Figure 21: Most popular leisure activities undertaken at the weekend, by demographic sub-group, September 2007
  • Figure 22: Next most popular leisure activities undertaken at the weekend, by demographic sub-group, September 2007
• A lifestyle choice
• Game on
• Culture vultures
• Square eyes?
• Movie buffs
• Do stay-at-homes do more at home?
  • Figure 23: Leisure activities undertaken at the weekend, by going out habits, September 2007
• Social shopping
• Work hard, play hard
• Filling the time available
  • Figure 24: Leisure activities undertaken at the weekend, by weekend leisure time, September 2007
• Links between activities
  • Figure 25: Leisure activities undertaken at the weekend, by most popular other leisure activities undertaken, September 2007
  • Figure 26: Leisure activities undertaken at the weekend, by next most popular other leisure activities undertaken, September 2007
• Is Weekend Leisure Money-motivated?
• Key points
• Budget or blow the lot?
  • Figure 27: Attitudes towards weekend leisure and money, September 2007
• Who has the money and who has the time?
  • Figure 28: Most popular attitudes towards weekend leisure and money, by demographic sub-group, September 2007
  • Figure 29: Next most popular attitudes towards weekend leisure and money, by demographic sub-group, September 2007
• Young and financially carefree
• Cash-rich, time-poor
• Money and going out habits
  • Figure 30: Attitudes towards weekend leisure and money, by going out habits, September 2007
• Money and leisure time
  • Figure 31: Attitudes towards weekend leisure and money, by weekend leisure time, September 2007
• Money and leisure activities
  • Figure 32: Leisure activities undertaken at the weekend, by most popular attitudes towards weekend leisure and money, September 2007
  • Figure 33: Leisure activities undertaken at the weekend, by next most popular attitudes towards weekend leisure and money, September 2007
• Pubbing and clubbing on a budget...
• ...and with cash on the hip
• The responsibility to have a good night in