The statistic illustrates the results of a survey conducted every five years since 1976 about the weekly average time spent on housework among people living in Japan, sorted by gender. In 2016, female respondents spent on average 151 minutes per day on household chores, equaling two hours and 31 minutes. In the same year, male respondents spent on average 131 minutes less time on housework than women.
Weekly average time spent on housework per day among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016, by gender (in minutes)
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Statistics Bureau Japan. (September 20, 2017). Weekly average time spent on housework per day among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016, by gender (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 21, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/874503/japan-time-spent-housework-weekly-average-by-gender/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Weekly average time spent on housework per day among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016, by gender (in minutes)." Chart. September 20, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 21, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874503/japan-time-spent-housework-weekly-average-by-gender/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2017). Weekly average time spent on housework per day among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016, by gender (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 21, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874503/japan-time-spent-housework-weekly-average-by-gender/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Weekly Average Time Spent on Housework per Day among People in Japan from 1976 to 2016, by Gender (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874503/japan-time-spent-housework-weekly-average-by-gender/
Statistics Bureau Japan, Weekly average time spent on housework per day among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016, by gender (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874503/japan-time-spent-housework-weekly-average-by-gender/ (last visited January 21, 2021)