hours spend on housework in the UK
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The bar chart details hours of housework completed in the UK from 1985 to 2005 by fully employed males and females with various states of employment. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that time spent on housework rose for all groups with the exception of unemployed women, which was stable overall. However, the latter category undertook by far the most housework, while men with full-time jobs did comparatively little.
Unemployed women led throughout the period in terms of hours, at a peak of 7 hours in 1985 and 2005 and a slight dip to 6. 5 hours in between. In contrast, men with full-time work were unchanged at just 1 hour in 1985 and 1995, though there was a slight rise to 1. 5 hours in 2005. Women with part-time employment were slightly lower than their unemployed counterparts throughout the period, beginning at 5. 3 hours in 1985, before declining to 5 hours over the next 5 years, and then finishing the period with a surge to 6 hours. The figures for women with full-time employment resembled those of men, though they were marginally higher at 2, 1. 5, and 2. 8 hours in 1985, 1995, and 2005, respectively.
The bar chart
details
hours
of housework completed in the UK from 1985 to 2005 by
fully
employed males and females with various states of employment. Looking from an
overall
perspective, it is
readily
apparent that time spent on housework rose for all groups
with the exception of
unemployed
women
, which was stable
overall
.
However
, the latter category undertook by far the most housework, while
men
with full-time jobs did
comparatively
little
.
Unemployed
women
led throughout the period in terms of
hours
, at a peak of 7
hours
in 1985 and 2005 and a slight dip to 6. 5
hours
in between.
In contrast
,
men
with full-time work
were unchanged
at
just
1
hour
in 1985 and 1995, though there was a slight rise to 1. 5
hours
in 2005.
Women
with part-time employment were
slightly
lower than their unemployed counterparts throughout the period, beginning at 5. 3
hours
in 1985,
before
declining to 5
hours
over the
next
5 years, and then finishing the period with a surge to 6
hours
. The figures for
women
with full-time employment resembled those of
men
, though they were
marginally
higher at 2, 1. 5, and 2. 8
hours
in 1985, 1995, and 2005,
respectively
.