Which Parent Does More in Your Home?
In the "Modern Parenthood" report, the Pew Research Center asked married and cohabiting parents with children under 18 to compare their workload at home with that of their spouses or partners. Answer the two questions below to find out how you compare with the parents who took our nationwide survey.
When it comes to taking care of your child and household chores and responsibilities, do you do more work, less work or an equal amount of work than your spouse/partner? Choose the one box below that best describes your situation.
When it comes to child care,
do you do
than your spouse/partner?
When it comes to housework,
do you do
than your spouse/partner?
Compared to my spouse/partner...
← I do less Child care I do more →
More child care and less housework |
More child care and equal housework |
More child care and more housework |
Equal child care and less housework |
Equal child care and equal housework |
Equal child care and more housework |
Less child care and less housework |
Less child care and equal housework |
Less child care and more housework |
← I do less Housework I do more →
Compare yourself with:
Select your workload above to compare yourself to the results of the Pew Research survey.
* Figures may not add to 100% because "Don't Know," "Refused" and other voluntary responses not shown.
Source: Gender and Generations Survey, November 2012