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Table 2
Participation in and time spent on selected activities for late baby boomers and Generations X and Y at ages 20 to 29

	Late baby boomers† (born 1957 to 1966)	Generation X† (born 1969 to 1978)	Generation Y (born 1981 to 1990)
	average hours per day
Total population
Paid work	4.3	4.7	4.1*
Unpaid work	2.6	2.7	2.6
Housework	1.3	1.3	1.2
Child care	0.6	0.6	0.6
Shopping for goods and services	0.8	0.8	0.8
Participants on Diary Day
Paid work	8.5	8.8	8.7
Unpaid work	3.5	3.1	3.2**
Housework	2.1	1.7	1.7**
Child care	2.4	2.6	3.0***
Shopping for goods and services	2.1	1.9	1.9
Participation	percentage
Paid work	51	53	47***
Unpaid work	76	86	81***
Housework	63	77	70***
Child care	23	23	20**
Shopping for goods and services	36	41	39
† reference group * statistically significant difference of Generation Y from Generation X at p < 0.05 statistically significant difference of Generation Y from late baby boomers at p < 0.05 * statistically significant difference of Generation Y from both Generation X and late baby boomers at p < 0.05 Note: Time per day and participation rates are averaged over 7 days. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 1986, 1998 and 2010.