To sleep...perchance to dream?
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Interesting CAPMAS statistics :
The average life expectancy of Egyptians has been estimated at 71.5 years, according to a study carried out by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).
The study, published on Monday, also indicated that the population spends a total of 29.5 years sleeping , and 6.8 years at work .
It was also revealed that the average Egyptian spends a lifetime total of 5.6 years watching television , seven years on housework, 3.5 years eating and drinking and three years in education .
The preen population spends 3.2 years tending to their personal hygiene, six years exercising, and 3.1 years commuting to work.
On top of this, said CAPMAS, the Egyptian public devote 1.4 years to caring for the elderly, two years to religious activities, and 5.9 years to social visits talking on the phone, attending ceremonies and visiting museums.
The survey was carried out on a sample of 3,480 families at 5,024 areas in six provinces including Cairo, Alexandria, Gharbiya, Daqahliya, Minya and Sohag. Border provinces were ruled out.
http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/eg ... ing-capmas
Could explain some of the issues the country is struggling with.
The average life expectancy of Egyptians has been estimated at 71.5 years, according to a study carried out by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).
The study, published on Monday, also indicated that the population spends a total of 29.5 years sleeping , and 6.8 years at work .
It was also revealed that the average Egyptian spends a lifetime total of 5.6 years watching television , seven years on housework, 3.5 years eating and drinking and three years in education .
The preen population spends 3.2 years tending to their personal hygiene, six years exercising, and 3.1 years commuting to work.
On top of this, said CAPMAS, the Egyptian public devote 1.4 years to caring for the elderly, two years to religious activities, and 5.9 years to social visits talking on the phone, attending ceremonies and visiting museums.
The survey was carried out on a sample of 3,480 families at 5,024 areas in six provinces including Cairo, Alexandria, Gharbiya, Daqahliya, Minya and Sohag. Border provinces were ruled out.
http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/eg ... ing-capmas
Could explain some of the issues the country is struggling with.
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Still morning here and I've got to let those stats sink in a bit BUT - on first blush without much thought or caffeine - Geezzzzz that is pretty low re: work vs sleeping. I'd of thought work would have been up there.
Wonder how they defined work? If it meant formal punch a clock check in for work?
Interesting stats.
Wonder how they defined work? If it meant formal punch a clock check in for work?
Interesting stats.
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3 years in education, pretty low stats. Twice as long or almost watching TV.
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I think the methodology of these "statistics" needs to be considered before drawing any inferences, let alone conclusions!
In particular....what is the definition of "work"?
Having said that, the time spent asleep didn't come as a great surprise
In particular....what is the definition of "work"?
Having said that, the time spent asleep didn't come as a great surprise
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That there is only 3 yrs devoted to Education is pretty alarming.
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Agree with you about the methodology. I saw something similar earlier today and, although I only quickly scanned it, I think it may have come from the same study. It didn't seem to differenciate between male and female, and yet it mantioned housework. I'm sure we can all agree that an Egyptian woman can spend as much time watching tv as a male however, I am equally sure statistics would show that in general the women will be spending more time in housework, and less hours sleeping, than a man.newcastle wrote:I think the methodology of these "statistics" needs to be considered before drawing any inferences, let alone conclusions!
In particular....what is the definition of "work"?
Having said that, the time spent asleep didn't come as a great surprise
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The bit that surprised me the most was,
That figure surprised me as even in our supposedly less caring Western societies most people I know who have elderly parents seem to have spent more time than that in the role of a carer.
."the Egyptian public devote 1.4 years to caring for the elderly"
That figure surprised me as even in our supposedly less caring Western societies most people I know who have elderly parents seem to have spent more time than that in the role of a carer.
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It might be down to the fact that there's relatively few in the "elderly" category.Horus wrote:The bit that surprised me the most was,."the Egyptian public devote 1.4 years to caring for the elderly"
That figure surprised me as even in our supposedly less caring Western societies most people I know who have elderly parents seem to have spent more time than that in the role of a carer.
You work all your life.....then die pretty soon after you're unable to work.
It's a tough life in the Third World.
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It's all in the definition of the words "caring for the elderly" caring for the elderly here is a family thing, no one specified carer. Often the elderly live in the same building as younger generations and popping in to see Gran or Grandad is no big deal and not really seen as "caring".
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Yes I suppose the extended family does make it seem less of a burden than in Western societies that tend to be more fragmented, I suppose those of us that have loving families who keep in touch and care for each other have a lot to be grateful for and are probably closer to the Egyptian model. My own mum who is in her 90s has been cared for within our extended family environment for almost 10 years. That has meant that we as a family have had to make many sacrifices regarding our personal lives in order to do so, but we would not have it any other way.
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From what I have seen and heard, a lot receive their ''advanced'' education by way of watching Western TV. My friend would fall of the chair laughing if she read these stat's.
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