This statistic shows the preferred number of days in a working week according to adults in Canada as of April 2018, broken down by region. The findings show, that 24 percent of Canadians living in Saskatchewan would prefer to work four 10-hour days rather than five 8-hour days, compared to 34 percent of those living in British Columbia who said the same.
Preferred number of days in a working week according to adults in Canada as of April 2018, by region
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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 region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/873768/canada-working-hours-preferences-by-region/
Angus Reid Institute. "Preferred number of days in a working week according to adults in Canada as of April 2018, by region." Chart. June 22, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/873768/canada-working-hours-preferences-by-region/
Angus Reid Institute. (2018). Preferred number of days in a working week according to adults in Canada as of April 2018, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/873768/canada-working-hours-preferences-by-region/
Angus Reid Institute. "Preferred Number of Days in a Working Week According to Adults in Canada as of April 2018, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/873768/canada-working-hours-preferences-by-region/
Angus Reid Institute, Preferred number of days in a working week according to adults in Canada as of April 2018, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/873768/canada-working-hours-preferences-by-region/ (last visited April 29, 2025)
Preferred number of days in a working week according to adults in Canada as of April 2018, by region [Graph], Angus Reid Institute, June 22, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/873768/canada-working-hours-preferences-by-region/
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