Leisure Time - UK - February 2006

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Introduction and Abbreviations
• Definition
• Consumer research
• Lifestage and Special GroupsACORN
• Abbreviations
• Summary of Key Report Findings
• Older, richer and mainly working
• Winners and losers
• Time to play
• Favourite pastimes
• Cocooned
• The big (or small) screen
• Running, jumping, standing still
• Eat, drink and be merry
• Out and about
• Down time, not downshifting
• Changing times
• Market Factors
• Economic factors
  • Figure 1: Trends in personal disposableincome and consumer expenditure, 2000-10
• Demographic factors
  • Figure 2: Trends in the age structure ofthe UK population, by gender, 2000-10
• Socio-economic trends
  • Figure 3: Forecast adult populationtrends, by socio-economic group, 2000-10
• Lifestage
  • Figure 4: Forecast adult populationtrends, by lifestage, 2000-10
• Labour market
  • Figure 5: UK labour market, 2000-10
• Hours worked
  • Figure 6: Usual weekly hours in employment(seasonally adjusted), 1995-2005
• Household tasks
  • Figure 7: Male-female comparison, thosespending any time on household tasks, by gender, working status, maritaland family status, May 2005
• Market Background
• At-home entertainment
  • Figure 8: Books, newspapers and magazines,pre-recorded music and video game hardware/software and PC game softwaremarkets, UK, 2000-05
• Watching movies
  • Figure 9: Cinema and DVD/video sale andrental markets, UK, 2000-05
• Sport and exercise
  • Figure 10: Sport and fitness, UK, 2000-05
• Pubs, clubs and eating out
  • Figure 11: Eating out, pub and nightclubmarkets, UK, 2000-05
• Out and about
  • Figure 12: Selected live entertainment andvisiting cultural venues, UK, 2000-05
• Weekday and Weekend Leisure Time
• Weekday leisure time
  • Figure 13: Weekday leisure time, September2005
• Optimum targeting of weekday leisure time
  • Figure 14: Optimum targeting of weekdayleisure time, September 2005
• Weekend leisure time
  • Figure 15: Weekend leisure time, September2005
• Optimum targeting of weekend leisure time
  • Figure 16: Optimum targeting of weekendLeisure Time, September 2005
• Weekday/weekend comparison
  • Figure 17: Comparison of the leisure timeavailable to UK adults on a typical weekday and weekend day, September2005
• Leisure Activities Overview
  • Figure 18: Leisure activities undertaken,September 2005
• At-home Entertainment
  • Figure 19: At-home entertainment, bygender, age, socio-economic group and marital status, September 2005
  • Figure 20: At-home entertainment, byworking status and gross household income, September 2005
  • Figure 21: At-home entertainment, byregion and ACORN group, September 2005
  • Figure 22: At-home entertainment, bydetailed lifestage, September 2005
  • Figure 23: At-home entertainment, bymedia, Internet, TV reception, supermarket use and commercial TVviewing, September 2005
• Weekday and weekend leisure by time available
  • Figure 24: Available weekday and weekendleisure time, by at-home entertainment, September 2005
• At-home entertainment by other weekday activities undertaken
  • Figure 25: At-home entertainment on aweekday, by other weekday activities, September 2005
• At-home entertainment by other weekend activities undertaken
  • Figure 26: At-home entertainment on aweekend day, by other weekend day activities, September 2005
• Weekday and weekend comparison
  • Figure 27: At-home entertainment on aweekday, by weekend day activities, September 2005
  • Figure 28: At-home entertainment on aweekend day, by weekday activities, September 2005
• Watching Movies
  • Figure 29: Watching movies, by gender,age, socio-economic group and marital status, September 2005
  • Figure 30: Watching movies, by workingstatus and gross household income, September 2005
  • Figure 31: Watching movies, by region andACORN group, September 2005
  • Figure 32: Watching movies, by detailedlifestage, September 2005
  • Figure 33: Watching movies, by media,Internet, TV reception, supermarket use and commercial TV viewing,September 2005
• Watching movies by time available
  • Figure 34: Available weekday and weekendleisure time, by watching movies, September 2005
• Other weekday activities undertaken
  • Figure 35: Watching movies on a weekday,by other weekday activities, September 2005
• Watching movies by other weekend activities undertaken
  • Figure 36: Watching movies on a weekendday, by other weekend day activities, September 2005
• Watching movies by weekday and weekend comparison
  • Figure 37: Watching movies on a weekday,by weekend activities, September 2005
  • Figure 38: Watching movies on a weekendday, by weekday activities, September 2005
• Sport and Exercise
  • Figure 39: Sports-related activities, bygender, age, socio-economic group and marital status, September 2005
  • Figure 40: Sports-related activities, byworking status and gross household income, September 2005
  • Figure 41: Sports-related activities, byregion and ACORN group, September 2005
  • Figure 42: Sports-related activities, bydetailed lifestage, September 2005
  • Figure 43: Sports-related activities, bymedia, Internet, TV reception, supermarket use and commercial TVviewing, September 2005
• Sports-related activities by time available
  • Figure 44: Available weekday and weekendleisure time, by sports-related activities, September 2005
• Sports-related activities by other weekday activities undertaken
  • Figure 45: Sports-related activities on aweekday, by other weekday activities, September 2005
• Sports-related activities by other weekend activities undertaken
  • Figure 46: Sports-related activities on aweekend day, by other weekend day activities, September 2005
• Weekday and weekend comparison
  • Figure 47: Sports-related activities on aweekday, by weekend activities, September 2005
  • Figure 48: Sports-related activities on aweekend day, by weekday activities, September 2005
• Pubs, Clubs and Eating Out
  • Figure 49: Eating out and visiting a pubor club, by gender, age, socio-economic group and marital status,September 2005
  • Figure 50: Eating out and visiting a pubor club, by working status and gross household income, September 2005
  • Figure 51: Eating out and visiting a pubor club, by region and ACORN group, September 2005
  • Figure 52: Eating out and visiting a pubor club, by detailed lifestage, September 2005
  • Figure 53: Eating out and visiting a pubor club, by media, Internet, TV reception, supermarket use andcommercial TV viewing, September 2005
• Eating out and visiting a pub or club by time available
  • Figure 54: Available weekday and weekendleisure time, by eating out and visiting a pub or club, September 2005
• Eating out and visiting a pub or club by other weekday activitiesundertaken
  • Figure 55: Eating out and visiting a pubor club on a weekday, by other weekday activities, September 2005
• Eating out and visiting a pub or club by other weekend activitiesundertaken
  • Figure 56: Eating out and visiting a pubor club on a weekend day, by other weekend day activities, September2005
• Eating out and visiting a pub or club by other weekday and weekendactivities
  • Figure 57: Eating out and visiting a pubor club on a weekday, by weekend activities, September 2005
  • Figure 58: Eating out and visiting a pubor club on a weekend day, by weekday activities, September 2005
• Out and About
  • Figure 59: Looking around the shops, goingto live entertainment or visiting cultural venues, by gender, age,socio-economic group and marital status, September 2005
  • Figure 60: Looking around the shops, goingto live entertainment or visiting cultural venues, by working status andgross household income, September 2005
  • Figure 61: Looking around the shops, goingto live entertainment or visiting cultural venues, by region and ACORNgroup, September 2005
  • Figure 62: Looking around the shops, goingto live entertainment or visiting cultural venues, by detailed lifestage,September 2005
  • Figure 63: Looking around the shops, goingto live entertainment or visiting cultural venues, by media, Internet,TV reception, supermarket use and commercial TV viewing, September 2005
• Looking around the shops, going to live entertainment or visitingcultural venues by time available
  • Figure 64: Available weekday and weekendleisure time, by looking around the shops, going to live entertainmentor visiting cultural venues, September 2005
• Looking around the shops, going to live entertainment or visitingcultural venues by other weekday activities undertaken
  • Figure 65: Looking around the shops, goingto live entertainment or visiting cultural venues on a weekday, by otherweekday activities, September 2005
• Looking around the shops, going to live entertainment or visitingcultural venues by other weekend activities undertaken
  • Figure 66: Looking around the shops, goingto live entertainment or visiting cultural venues on a weekend day, byother weekend day activities, September 2005
• Looking around the shops, going to live entertainment or visitingcultural venues by weekday and weekend activities
  • Figure 67: Looking around the shops, goingto live entertainment or visiting cultural venues on a weekday, byweekend activities, September 2005
  • Figure 68: Looking around the shops, goingto live entertainment or visiting cultural venues on a weekend day, byweekday activities, September 2005
• Available Leisure Time -- Detailed Demographics
• Weekday leisure time
  • Figure 90: The amount of time typicallyavailable to UK adults on a weekday, by gender, age, socio-economicgroup and marital status, September 2005
  • Figure 91: The amount of time typicallyavailable to UK adults on a weekday, by working status and grosshousehold income, September 2005
  • Figure 92: The amount of time typicallyavailable to UK adults on a weekday, by region and ACORN group,September 2005
  • Figure 93: The amount of time typicallyavailable to UK adults on a weekday, by detailed lifestage, September2005
  • Figure 94: The amount of time typicallyavailable to UK adults on a weekday, by media, Internet, TV reception,supermarket use and commercial TV viewing, September 2005
• Weekend leisure time
  • Figure 95: The amount of time typicallyavailable to UK adults on a weekend day, by gender, age, socio-economicgroup and marital status, September 2005
  • Figure 96: The amount of time typicallyavailable to UK adults on a weekend day, by working status and grosshousehold income, September 2005
  • Figure 97: The amount of time typicallyavailable to UK adults on a weekend day, by region and ACORN group,September 2005
  • Figure 98: The amount of time typicallyavailable to UK adults on a weekend day, by detailed lifestage,September 2005
  • Figure 99: The amount of time typicallyavailable to UK adults on a weekend day, by media, Internet, TVreception, supermarket use and commercial TV viewing, September 2005
• The Future
• Cheaper leisure
• Round the clock
• Expansion less evident
• Changes in work patterns
• The smoking ban
• Forecast
• Weekday leisure time
  • Figure 110: Amount of time available to UKadults on a weekday, 2005-10
• Weekend leisure time
  • Figure 111: Amount of time available to UKadults on a weekend, 2005-10
  • Figure 112: Percentage increase in weekdayand weekend leisure time, 2005-10