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| Table 2 Participation rate and average time spent on household chores, population aged 15 to 19 |
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Core housework |
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| All housework |
Total |
Meal preparation |
Meal clean up |
Indoor cleaning |
Laundry |
Non-core housework1 |
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Daily participation rate (%) |
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| 1986 |
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| Both sexes | 43 |
39 |
23 |
19 |
13 |
F |
8 |
E | |||||||||
| Girls | 53 |
52 |
30 |
27 |
18 |
E |
F |
F |
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| Boys | 33 |
* |
28 |
* |
17 |
*E |
12 |
*E |
9 |
*E |
F |
11 |
E | ||||
| 2005 |
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| Both sexes | 39 |
35 |
26 |
3 |
9 |
F |
9 |
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| Girls | 43 |
39 |
27 |
4 |
E |
13 |
F |
8 |
E | ||||||||
| Boys | 36 |
30 |
26 |
F |
F |
F |
11 |
E | |||||||||
| Average minutes per day (population)2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1986 |
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| Both sexes | 28 |
21 |
9 |
5 |
7 |
E |
F |
7 |
E | ||||||||
| Girls | 34 |
30 |
13 |
8 |
9 |
E |
F |
F |
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| Boys | 24 |
E |
13 |
*E |
5 |
*E |
2 |
*E |
F |
F |
F |
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| 2005 |
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| Both sexes | 23 |
17 |
7 |
1 |
E |
8 |
E |
F |
7 |
E | |||||||
| Girls | 27 |
22 |
8 |
E |
1 |
E |
12 |
E |
F |
F |
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| Boys | 20 |
11 |
*E |
6 |
F |
F |
F |
9 |
E | ||||||||
1 Includes such items as outdoor cleaning, mending or sewing, interior or exterior maintenance or repairs, gardening, pet and plant care, or household paperwork. |
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| 2 Time averaged over 7 days; numbers may not add due to rounding. | |||||||||||||||||
| * Statistically significant difference with girls at the <.05 level. | |||||||||||||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey | |||||||||||||||||