This statistic shows the preferred number of days in a working week according to adults in Canada as of April 2018, broken down by age group. The findings show, that 64 percent of Canadians aged between 18 and 34 years old would prefer to work four 10-hour days rather than five 8-hour days, compared to 70 percent of those aged 55 or above.
Preferred number of days in a working week according to adults in Canada as of April 2018, by age group
Question: Supposing the 40-hour work week does not change, which would you, yourself prefer - a 40-hour week consisting of four 10-hour days or a 40-hour week consisting of five 8-hour days?
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Angus Reid Institute. (June 22, 2018). Preferred number of days in a working week according to adults in Canada as of April 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/873766/canada-working-hours-preferences-by-age/
Angus Reid Institute. "Preferred number of days in a working week according to adults in Canada as of April 2018, by age group." Chart. June 22, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/873766/canada-working-hours-preferences-by-age/
Angus Reid Institute. (2018). Preferred number of days in a working week according to adults in Canada as of April 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/873766/canada-working-hours-preferences-by-age/
Angus Reid Institute. "Preferred Number of Days in a Working Week According to Adults in Canada as of April 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/873766/canada-working-hours-preferences-by-age/
Angus Reid Institute, Preferred number of days in a working week according to adults in Canada as of April 2018, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/873766/canada-working-hours-preferences-by-age/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Preferred number of days in a working week according to adults in Canada as of April 2018, by age group [Graph], Angus Reid Institute, June 22, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/873766/canada-working-hours-preferences-by-age/
