Rich People Spend Their Time Differently: An Income Distribution in Americans' Pastimes

When it comes to American pastimes, many people focus on the big 3 sports: Football, Basketball, and Baseball. Nevertheless, there are a lot of different ways people spend their time.  It is interesting to see what they watch – and what they actually play. 

Nevertheless, there are a lot of different ways people spend their time.  It is interesting to see what they watch – and what they actually play. 

There is also a big difference based on income distribution.   Here is an infographic.

 

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via VisualCapitalist

Apparently, rich people like golfing,  yoga and racquet sports … while poorer people disproportionately liked relaxing, writing for personal interest, and having hobbies.

It is also kind of interesting to see when people tend to do certain activities.   Here is a chart showing the peak time for various sports and activities.

782017 Peak exercise times

via Henrik Lindberg

You could build a business around data like that.

Interesting?

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