Those lazy husbands: Michigan study proves it, kinda!

William Atkins
Saturday, 05 April 2008 18:27

Science - Health

They found that men and women, single in their 20s in 1996, did more housework if they got married than if they stayed single over this ten-year period.

The study found single women in their 20s and 30s did the least amount of housework—about 12 hours per week—while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most housework—about 21 hours per week.

The study also found that older men did more housework than younger men, but single men did more housework—at all ages—than married men.

The researchers specifically studied results from married couples with more than three children.

They found that married women with three or more children did about 28 hours of housework each week, while married men, also with three or more kids, did only about 10 hours each week.

This article is based on: University of Michigan (2008, April 3). Exactly How Much Housework Does A Husband Create?. ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 5, 2008.