How much time does your personal admin take?

6 May 2019

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We all have to do it – deal with bills, bank online, book travel and holidays, file letters and receipts, collect vouchers, sort out problems with the home, cope with tax credits and 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)? If you don't do it by the week but save it up, then proportion it as if per week.

We all have to do it – deal with bills, bank online, book travel and holidays, file letters and receipts, collect vouchers, sort out problems with the home, cope with tax credits and 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)? If you don't do it by the week but save it up, then proportion it as if per week.

Results

I’m a single man (542 votes)

None/very little		35 votes (6%)
Up to 30 minutes		94 votes (17%)
30 minutes to 1 hour		117 votes (22%)
1–2 hours		132 votes (24%)
2–5 hours		115 votes (21%)
5–10 hours		31 votes (6%)
Over 10 hours		18 votes (3%)

I’m a single woman (962 votes)

None/very little		46 votes (5%)
Up to 30 minutes		159 votes (17%)
30 minutes to 1 hour		245 votes (25%)
1–2 hours		273 votes (28%)
2–5 hours		159 votes (17%)
5–10 hours		61 votes (6%)
Over 10 hours		19 votes (2%)

I’m a man living with my partner (no dependent kids) (964 votes)

None/very little		43 votes (4%)
Up to 30 minutes		137 votes (14%)
30 minutes to 1 hour		206 votes (21%)
1–2 hours		275 votes (29%)
2–5 hours		210 votes (22%)
5–10 hours		65 votes (7%)
Over 10 hours		28 votes (3%)

I’m a woman living with my partner (no dependent kids) (1608 votes)

None/very little		66 votes (4%)
Up to 30 minutes		239 votes (15%)
30 minutes to 1 hour		384 votes (24%)
1–2 hours		432 votes (27%)
2–5 hours		346 votes (22%)
5–10 hours		102 votes (6%)
Over 10 hours		39 votes (2%)

I’m a man with a family (ie, dependent kids) (591 votes)

None/very little		19 votes (3%)
Up to 30 minutes		48 votes (8%)
30 minutes to 1 hour		119 votes (20%)
1–2 hours		174 votes (29%)
2–5 hours		147 votes (25%)
5–10 hours		62 votes (10%)
Over 10 hours		22 votes (4%)

I’m a woman with a family (ie, dependent kids) (1314 votes)

None/very little		42 votes (3%)
Up to 30 minutes		116 votes (9%)
30 minutes to 1 hour		193 votes (15%)
1–2 hours		387 votes (29%)
2–5 hours		380 votes (29%)
5–10 hours		137 votes (10%)
Over 10 hours		59 votes (4%)

I’m agender/don’t wish to reveal my gender (33 votes)

None/very little		2 votes (6%)
Up to 30 minutes		2 votes (6%)
30 minutes to 1 hour		6 votes (18%)
1-2 hours		5 votes (15%)
2-5 hours		3 votes (9%)
5-10 hours		9 votes (27%)
Over 10 hours		6 votes (18%)

                   6,014 votes received.

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