Charts by Topic: Household activities
![Average hours per day men and women spent in various activities](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090830020413im_/http://stats.bls.gov/tus/charts/chart14.gif) [Chart in PDF]
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- On an average day, women spent about 0.8 more hour (48 minutes) in household
activities, 0.3 more hour (18 minutes) caring for household members, and
0.2 more hour (12 minutes) purchasing goods and services than men did.
(Data are from the 2007 survey).
![Percent of respondents who did household activities on an average day](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090830020413im_/http://stats.bls.gov/tus/charts/chart15.gif) [Chart in PDF]
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- On an average day, 20 percent of men reported doing houseworksuch
as cleaning or doing laundrycompared with 52 percent of women.
Thirty-seven percent of men did food preparation or cleanup versus 64
percent of women. (Data are from the 2007 survey).
Last Modified Date: November 13, 2008
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