The bar chart shows the average number of hours per day that married men and women in two age groups (24-44 and 45-64) spend on paid work and unpaid household tasks.
Overall, women in both age ranges work longer total hours than men, mainly because they spend more time on household duties. In contrast, men consistently spend more hours on paid jobs.
In the 24-44 group, men spend about 7 hours per day in employment and around 2 hours on housework. Women of the same age divide their time more evenly, working roughly 5 hours in paid jobs and just over 5 hours on domestic tasks, giving them a slightly higher total workload.
For the 45-64 group, men devote nearly 7 hours to paid work and less than 2 hours to unpaid tasks, a ratio of almost three to one. Women in this group spend about 4 hours in employment but almost twice as long on housework. Notably, women aged 45-64 have the heaviest overall workload, averaging just over 11 hours daily, whereas men aged 24-44 record the lowest, at slightly below 9 hours.