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.
What would your ideal full time working hours be?*
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YouGov. (August 24, 2018). What would your ideal full time working hours be?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2022, 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 May 16, 2022. 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: May 16, 2022. 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 May 16, 2022)