Table 5
Average daily time spent on paid work and housework for individual in a dual-earner couple at ages 20 to 29

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Table 5
Average daily time spent on paid work and housework for individual in a dual-earner couple at ages 20 to 29
 Table summary
 This table displays the results of Average daily time spent on paid work and housework for individual in a dual-earner couple at ages 20 to 29. This information is grouped by Paid work, Housework , Wife's proportion, men and women (appearing as column headers), calculated using hours and percentage as a unit of measure.
  Paid work Housework Wife's proportion
Both sexes Men† Women Both sexes Men† Women Paid work Housework
hours percentage
Generation X 13.3 6.9 6.4 3.2 1.3 1.9* 48 59
No children at home 14.0 7.2 6.8 3.3 1.4 1.9 48 57
Has children 11.7 6.4 5.4 3.2 1.2 2.0 46 61
Generation Y 14.1 7.5 6.7 3.1 1.5 1.7 47 53
No children at home 13.5 6.5 7.0 3.2 1.7 1.5 52 48
Has children 14.1 9.0 5.1E* 3.4 1.2 2.1E 36 64
† reference group
* statistically significant difference from the reference group at p < 0.05
Note: For the population, time per day is averaged over 7 days.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 1998 and 2010.
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