According to statistics released by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics (BMBS), residents' average daily work-related travel time was 70 minutes in 2008, 16 minutes longer than 20 years ago.

The survey's statistics show that the average daily duration of work for urban and rural residents was 5 hours and 55 minutes in 2008, 43 minutes shorter than 20 years ago. At the same time, work-related travel time was 70 minutes, 16 minutes longer than 20 years ago. The BMBS said that the major reasons for this are that the average number of working days a year has decreased, the distance between people's homes and workplaces has increased, and traffic jams have lengthened the time spent going to and from work.

Statistics from the survey also show that men spend more time working than women. Men's per capita working hours were 6 hours and 39 minutes, compared with women's 5 hours and 40 minutes. Men work 59 minutes longer than women. Also, men on average spend 1 hour and 23 minutes per day doing housework, while women spend 3 hours and 11 minutes.

By People's Daily Online