The chart illustrates theaverage daily hours spent on paid work and household tasks by married men and women across two age groups. Overall, married women work more total hours perday than married men in both age categories.
Women aged 45 to 64 spend fewer hours on household tasks compared to younger women, but their totalworking hours are higher due to an increase in time spent on paid work.
Men aged 25-44 work slightly more hours in paid jobs compared to those aged 45-64; however, this number issignificantly higher when compared to women in the same age group.
In the 25-44 age group, women work nearly equal hours inside and outside of the home. This pattern continues in the 45-64 age group, although the difference becomes more notable. In contrast, men in both age groups typically work about three times as many hoursoutside the home as they do inside.