Employees seek life after work - how are you doing?

With such a vibrant work force around us, it is but natural to wonder about the work-life balance in today's professionals and what contours the after-hours life actually takes. It was with this objective in mind that Knowience Insights commissioned an online survey to understand the after-hours behaviour of Indian working professionals. 

298 working professionals participated in the survey conducted in May 2010. 

1. 66% of the respondents were company employees, 24% self employed / consultants and 10% business owners. 
2. 53% of the respondents were in the 25-34 age group, 26% in the 19-24 years age group and 17% in the 35-44 years age group.
3. Almost 50% of the respondents were from 5 cities viz., Mumbai, Delhi - NCR region, Bangalore, Hyderabad / Secunderabad and Chennai. A significant % of the respondents came from Top 9-15 cities.
4. Information Technology (23%) and Manufacturing (11%) were the dominant industries to which the respondents belonged, followed by Entertainment / Media / Advertising, BPO and Financial Services. 
5. 30% of the respondents were married and living in a nuclear family whereas 25% were married and living in a joint family. A substantial 27% of the respondents were not married and living with parents / relatives.  

Some interesting insights emerged from the survey, conducted in May 2010.