Table 8.1
Hours spent, in the past week, doing unpaid housework, yard work or home maintenance for persons outside the household, by age group and sex, Canada, 2008

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Age group and hours spent Both sexes Male Female
('000) % ('000) % ('000) %
Total all ages 27,063 100.0 13,342 100.0 13,722 100.0
No hours spent 22,950 84.8 10,936 82.0 12,014 87.6
Less than 10 hours spent 3,569 13.2 2,100 15.7 1,469 10.7
10 hours or more spent 544 2.0 306 2.3 239 1.7
15 to 54 18,956 100.0 9,538 100.0 9,419 100.0
No hours spent 15,820 83.5 7,688 80.6 8,132 86.3
Less than 10 hours spent 2,767 14.6 1,639 17.2 1,129 12.0
10 hours or more spent 369 1.9 211 2.2 158 1.7
55 and over 8,107 100.0 3,804 100.0 4,303 100.0
No hours spent 7,130 87.9 3,248 85.4 3,882 90.2
Less than 10 hours spent 801 9.9 461 12.1 340 7.9
10 hours or more spent 175 2.2 95 2.5 80 1.9
Note(s):
The sum of the values for each category may differ to the total due to rounding.
Source(s): Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2008.
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