Scientists estimated that 8 per cent of the deaths might have been avoided if TV viewing times had been reduced from the UK average of four hours a day to just one hour.

科学家估计如果看电视的时间从英国每天平均4个小时降到一个小时的话，会降低百分之八的死亡人数。

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In the late 1970s, air travel became affordable for the average family in the UK.

从20世纪70年代末开始，英国的普通家庭能够负担得起航空旅行的费用。

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Today, 28 per cent of graduates in the UK are in non-graduate roles, a percentage which is double the average among the OECD countries.

如今，英国28%的本科毕业生在从事无需本科学历的工作，这一数字是经合组织成员国平均水平的两倍。

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Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland all have unemployment rates above the UK average of 7.9%.

BBC: UK unemployment falls to 2.53 million

It was below the UK average (53.1) for the first time in almost two years.

BBC: Fall in Scottish permanent job placements

The proportion of affordable areas in Scotland was significantly above the UK average of 48%.

BBC: Scottish first-time buyer numbers fall, says report