This statistic presents the results of a survey of United Kingdom (UK) working adults, which asked them what their ideal full time working hours would be if they could choose. Of respondents, 37 percent said that their ideal working hours would be 8am to 4pm.
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YouGov. (August 24, 2018). What would your ideal full time working hours be?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 24, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/907793/preferred-working-hours-uk/
YouGov. "What would your ideal full time working hours be?*." Chart. August 24, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 24, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/907793/preferred-working-hours-uk/
YouGov. (2018). What would your ideal full time working hours be?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 24, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/907793/preferred-working-hours-uk/
YouGov. "What Would Your Ideal Full Time Working Hours Be?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/907793/preferred-working-hours-uk/
YouGov, What would your ideal full time working hours be?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/907793/preferred-working-hours-uk/ (last visited February 24, 2021)