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British people now have more free time and holidays than they did twenty years ago. The (26) number of working hours has fallen, and by the mid1980s almost all full-time manual employees (27) four weeks’ holiday or more, in addition to public holidays including Christmas and Easter. The increasing number of unemployed, particularly the young, means that large (28) of the population have found themselves with more leisure time. Typical popular (29) in the UK include listening to pop music, going to a bar, playing and watching sports, going on holidays, enjoying outdoor activities, and watching TV. The number of people playing sports has risen, partly due to the (30) of more sporting facilities such as local leisure centers. As more people (31) the necessity for exercise, it is estimated that one third of the adult population regularly (32) outdoor sports and about a quarter in indoor sports. Among the most popular sporting activities are walking, swimming, snooker and darts; fishing is the most popular country sport. Football, cricket, horse racing and motor sports are all popular (33) sports. Many magazines are published which pertain to popular and (34) sports and interests. Multi-screen cinemas have become more popular and the number of people going to the cinema increased in the mid-1980s, after having fallen by more than a half between 1981 and 1984. This was because of a large increase in the (35) of home videos: Britain has one of the highest rates of home video ownesship in the world.