A clean home si the be-all and end-all to some people, even more important than a holiday or sex.
Home and Garden on Female First
Over a third of Brits would prefer to have a tidy home than a holiday, sex and a good night out.
And more people are annoyed about an untidy home than they are traffic jams, telephone hold music and traffic wardens.
The Household Helpers Census from Beko looks at the challenges faced in modern day domestic life. It found on average people spend almost 15 hours a week keeping their houses looking ship shape.
Men claim to spend approximately 11 hours on chores, whilst women do the lion’s share taking on over 17 hours during the same time period – that’s nearly two working days a week spent cleaning the house.Â
Explaining a cause of many arguments, the census showed that women think their partners do fewer than five hours housework a week, a shortfall of roughly 12 hours on the time the fairer sex spend. Meanwhile, 26% of women say their other half doesn’t do any jobs around the house.
George Mead, marketing manager for Beko, comments: “The Beko Household Helpers Census certainly shows there’s a discrepancy between the sexes when it comes to division of housework so appliances that save time can help families enjoy more quality time with each other.”