REC101 Lecture 3: Lecture 3 - Social Trends & Commercial Sector.docx

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Course: REC101
• Professor: Katie Misner

Document Summary

Lecture 3 social trends & commercial sector. National picture the average time canadians spent on leisure in 2005 was 5. 5 h/day (between 1998 - Gender in 2005, men spent more time than women on leisure pursuits. (men spent on average 5. 7 h/day whereas women spent about 5. 3 h/day). Age older and younger adults tended to spend more time on leisure activities in 2005, while those in the prime working and child-rearing years spent fewer hours on leisure per day. If current trends continue, the proportion of the population aged 65 and over will eventually surpass the number of canadians under age 15. The first members of the baby boom reached the age of 65 in 2010-2011. Since 1993, the canadian population has grown more from immigration than from natural increase. Traditional (two parent and children) households are down; families with no children at home are up. Common-law unions are up, as are children now living with common-law parents.