How much time does your personal admin take?

10 July 2016

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We all have to do it – deal with bills, bank online, book travel & holidays, file letters and receipts, collect vouchers, sort out problems with the home, cope with tax credits / benefits, manage kids' school requests and more. How much time do you spend in a typical week on personal admin (excluding cleaning your home / gardening)?

We all have to do it – deal with bills, bank online, book travel & holidays, file letters and receipts, collect vouchers, sort out problems with the home, cope with tax credits / benefits, manage kids' school requests and more.

How much time do you spend in a typical week on personal admin (excluding cleaning your home / gardening)?

Results

I’m a single man (1023 votes)

None / Very little		80 votes (8%)
Up to 30 mins		154 votes (15%)
30 mins to 1 hour		230 votes (22%)
1 – 2 hours		249 votes (24%)
2 – 5 hours		208 votes (20%)
5 – 10 hours		59 votes (6%)
Over 10 hours		43 votes (4%)

I’m a single woman (1473 votes)

None / Very little		72 votes (5%)
Up to 30 mins		218 votes (15%)
30 mins to 1 hour		326 votes (22%)
1 – 2 hours		389 votes (26%)
2 – 5 hours		316 votes (21%)
5 – 10 hours		103 votes (7%)
Over 10 hours		49 votes (3%)

I’m a man living with my partner (no dependent kids) (1715 votes)

None / Very little		42 votes (2%)
Up to 30 mins		190 votes (11%)
30 mins to 1 hour		354 votes (21%)
1 – 2 hours		477 votes (28%)
2 – 5 hours		426 votes (25%)
5 – 10 hours		148 votes (9%)
Over 10 hours		78 votes (5%)

I’m a woman living with my partner (no dependent kids) (2521 votes)

None / Very little		85 votes (3%)
Up to 30 mins		294 votes (12%)
30 mins to 1 hour		575 votes (23%)
1 – 2 hours		663 votes (26%)
2 – 5 hours		606 votes (24%)
5 – 10 hours		202 votes (8%)
Over 10 hours		96 votes (4%)

I’m a man with a family (ie dependent kids) (1143 votes)

None / Very little		35 votes (3%)
Up to 30 mins		82 votes (7%)
30 mins to 1 hour		228 votes (20%)
1 – 2 hours		316 votes (28%)
2 – 5 hours		332 votes (29%)
5 – 10 hours		99 votes (9%)
Over 10 hours		51 votes (4%)

I’m a woman with a family (ie dependent kids) (1932 votes)

None / Very little		54 votes (3%)
Up to 30 mins		152 votes (8%)
30 mins to 1 hour		321 votes (17%)
1 – 2 hours		536 votes (28%)
2 – 5 hours		524 votes (27%)
5 – 10 hours		201 votes (10%)
Over 10 hours		144 votes (7%)

                   9,807 votes received.

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