°Role distribution in couples
	Opinions on division of work in the household in % by age and country 2002
More engagement from men	ES	CH	DE	UK*	US	SE	FR
18–39 years	92.7	67.4	58.5	55.0	59.1	57.2	72.9
40–59 years	88.7	71.6	64.4	63.0	70.1	70.6	78.2
60 years and over	81.9	66.5	60.7	70.2	62.7	76.0	74.8
Women want home&children	ES	CH	DE	UK*	US	SE	FR
18–39 years	31.3	24.4	15.4	15.7	35.7	18.0	37.2
40–59 years	39.9	24.1	17.9	21.2	34.8	20.4	45.7
60 years and over	62.5	44.9	37.6	44.5	54.9	45.8	63.7
*UK: without Northern Ireland
	Average hours of housework per week by sex and country 2002
	ES		CH		DE		UK*		US		SE		FR
	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
«I myself»	8.6	30.1	6.8	16.3	7.5	20.0	7.7	13.4	8.4	12.7	7.7	14.3	5.8	12.8
«My partner»	28.7	6.1	21.6	6.1	21.0	7.5	15.4	5.4	14.0	5.4	14.0	7.1	13.5	3.4
*UK: without Northern Ireland
	Housework: proportion of women who "always" do it, by occupation and country 2002, in %
	CH	DE	FR	ES	SE	UK	US
Laundry	63.8	64.8	75.2	70.9	40.8	52.2	38.5
Cooking	33.9	43.2	47.8	62.7	22.6	28.8	33.4
Cleaning	36.4	37.0	45.9	57.9	18.4	31.1	29.5
Caring for the sick	33.6	30.5	33.5	45.4	13.7	29.1	30.0
Shopping	28.8	21.4	33.4	43.9	12.8	22.1	30.1
Small repairs	4.2	3.1	3.8	8.8	1.4	3.4	5.1