Average minutes per day men and women spent in household activities



		   Average minutes per day

			                     Men 	       Women 

Food and drink preparation                   15		        37
Interior Cleaning                            11	        	34
Laundry                                      4	        	15
Household management                         9		        13
Kitchen and food clean-up                    3	                11
Lawn, garden, and houseplants                16	        	8
Interior and exterior maintenance,           11	        	5
   repair and decoration
Other household activities                   13	       		10

Total                                        82	        	131

				
	


NOTE: : Data include all noninstitutional persons age 15 and over. Data include all days of the 
week and are annual averages for 2011. Travel related to these activities is not included in these estimates. 

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics