--As noted earlier, on the days they worked, employed men worked about an hour more than employed women. This difference partly reflects women's greater likelihood of working part time. However, even among full-time workers (those usually working 35 hours or more per week), men worked slightly longer than women--8.3 versus 7.7 hours.
(See tables 4 and 5.)

--Multiple jobholders were twice as likely as single jobholders to report work on an average Saturday or Sunday. Weekend work also was more often reported by self-employed workers than by wage and salary workers. (See table 4.)

--About 19 percent of employed persons who worked on their diary day reported doing some or all of their work at home. Among employed persons who reported working on the diary day, 33 percent of those who had a bachelor's degree or higher did some work at home, compared with about 13 percent of those who held a high school diploma only.
(See table 5.)

--Self-employed persons were far more likely than wage and salary workers to have done some work at home--51 versus 16 percent. Multiple jobholders also were much more likely to work at home than were persons with one job. (See table 5.)

Household Activities (by the Entire Population)

--On an average day in 2003, 84 percent of women and 63 percent of men spent some time doing household activities, such as housework, cooking, lawn care, or financial and other household management. (See table 1.)

--Twenty percent of men reported doing housework--such as cleaning or doing laundry--compared with 55 percent of women. About 35 percent of men did food preparation or cleanup versus 66 percent of women.
(See table 1.)

--Women who reported doing household activities on the diary day spent about 2.8 hours on such activities while men spent 2.1 hours.
(See table 1.)

Care of Household Children (by Adults in Households with Children)

--Adult women in households with children under age 18 spent about 1.7 hours providing childcare as their primary activity. Adult men in such households spent 0.8 hour (about 50 minutes). (These include those who provided care on the diary day and those who did not.)
(See table 7.)

--In households with the youngest child under age 6, time spent providing primary childcare averaged 2.7 hours for women and 1.2 hours for men. Physical care, playing with children, and travel related to childcare were the most common primary childcare activities. (See table 7.)

--Adult women in households with children under age 13 spent on average about 6.4 hours providing secondary childcare. That is, they had at least one child under age 13 in their care while doing other things, such as housework or shopping. Adult men in such households spent about 4.1 hours providing this type of care. (See table 8.)