Charts by Topic: Household activities

Average minutes per day men
   and women spent in household activities
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  • On an average day, women spent twice as much time preparing food and drink, three times as much time doing interior cleaning, and almost four times as much time doing laundry as did men. Men spent twice as much time doing activities related to lawn, garden and houseplants, and twice as much time doing interior and exterior maintenance, repairs, and decoration as did women. (Data are from the 2011 survey).

Average hours per day men and women spent in various activities
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  • On an average day, women spent about 47 more minutes in household activities and 20 more minutes caring for household members than did men. (Data are from the 2011 survey).

Percent of respondents who did household activities on an average day
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  • On an average day, 19 percent of men reported doing housework—such as cleaning or doing laundry—compared with 48 percent of women. Forty percent of men did food preparation or cleanup versus 66 percent of women. (Data are from the 2011 survey).

 


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Last Modified Date: November 16, 2012