Band 6+: Meanwhile, the figures for the other types of waste all witnessed fluctuations throughout the period, with 52 tons of glass, 39 tons of tin and 35 tons of garden waste being collected in the last year. The bar chart below shows the average duration of housework women did (unemployed, part-time employed and full-time) when compared to men who had full-time work in the UK between 1985 and 2005.

The bar chart illustrates the average duration of housework females did (unemployed, part-time employed, and full-time employed), when compared to men (who had full-time employment) in the UK from 1985 to 2005.

Overall, it is evident that at the start of the period, unemployed women showed an upward trend, while men with full-time employment exhibited a downward trend. However, these categories experienced some fluctuations.

Looking at the details, the average duration of housework in the UK for women with part-time employment was 5.5 hours, which was significantly higher than unemployed women by 1.5 hours in 1985. Nevertheless, it dropped slightly to 5 hours in 1995. Meanwhile, it increased dramatically to 6 hours in 2005. By comparison, unemployed women remained stable at 7 hours in 1985 and 2005. Additionally, unemployed women declined to around 6.5 hours in the year 1995.

Conversely, men with full-time employment housework remained the same at 1 hour from 1985 to 1995. Moreover, it rose to about 1.5 hours in 2005. On the other hand, women with full-time employment accounted for 2 hours, which was considerably higher than men with full-time employment by 1 hour in 1985. However, it decreased by almost 1.5 hours in 1995. Ultimately, it climbed to approximately 1.6 hours in the year 2005.