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An average Latvian family lives in a private dwelling consisting of two rooms with an area of 61 square metres, writes LETA.

An average family consists of three people – a 36-year-old male and a 33-year-old female, who have been married for nine years, and their 9-year-old son. It is predicted that the male will live till 72 years, but the female – 10 years longer – to 82.

The husband works 42 hours a week on the average, his wife – 33 hours. Each of them travels 10 hours a week. For a wife, cooking and cleaning take up 26 hours a week, but for the husband, housework takes up just 10 hours a week.

Their son spends 20 hours a week in school, and the same period of time he spends at the TV and computer. Sports activities take up 11 hours a week. His father watches TV 14 hours a week, but mother – 3 hours less. The adults sleep almost 60 hours a week, but their son – 70 hours.

During a year, the family, eating at home, consumes 120 litres of whole milk, 590 eggs, 93 kilograms of meat, 265 kg potato, 5 kg coffee from beans and a little more than 12 kg of sweets.