Table 7
Time spent on household domestic work, by working arrangement, Canada, 2010
Working arrangement | Women | Men |
---|---|---|
average number of hours per week | ||
All women and men | 13.8 | 8.3* |
Working arrangement | ||
Respondent was working | ||
Dual earner couples; respondent working full-time | 13.9 | 8.6* |
Dual earner couples; respondent working part-time | 21.0 | 11.8* |
Single earner couples; respondent working | 15.2 | 8.8* |
Singles; respondent working | 7.7 | 6.1* |
Respondent was not working | ||
Single earner couples; respondent not working | 23.4 | 14.6* |
Couples; neither partner working | 17.3 | 10.6* |
Singles; respondent not working | 10.0 | 6.3* |
* statistically significant difference between women and men at p < 0.05 Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2010. |
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