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- Articles and reports: 13-605-X202200100001Description:
The following paper summarizes a study completed by the National Economic Accounts Division at Statistics Canada, and funded by Wage and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE) to estimate the value of unpaid household work from 2015 to 2019. The paper outlines the concepts, data sources, methods and the main findings of the study, highlighting the economic contribution of unpaid household work as well as inequalities in the share and value of unpaid work performed by men and women.
Release date: 2022-03-17 - Articles and reports: 11F0019M2021003Description:
The division of household labour has been the primary focus of researchers examining gender equality among couples. Most research indicates that women continue to assume the majority of housework and child care. However, there is an indication that women’s and men’s hours spent performing household labour have converged over time. Using the 2011, 2016 and 2017 waves of the General Social Survey, this study examines opposite-sex couples’ perceptions of the division of unpaid work in their household and how these perceptions vary across different sociodemographic groups.
Release date: 2021-04-08 - Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202000100081Description:
The purpose of the third iteration of the Canadian Perspectives Survey Series (CPSS) which ran from June 15 to 21, 2020 is to explore the re-opening of economic and social activity. Using data on family and caregivers, this article examines how household chores are shared between men and women in a couple, during confinement. The data covers persons aged 20 and over in Canada who were married or in a common-law relationship at the time of the survey. Respondents living in the same household with a spouse or partner of the opposite sex are considered.
Release date: 2021-02-15 - Articles and reports: 45-28-0001202000100091Description:
Using data from the third web panel survey, the Canadian Perspective Survey Series 3: Resuming Economic and Social Activities during COVID-19, conducted from June 15 to 21, 2020, this study examines gender differences in the self-reported division of parental tasks during the pandemic.
Release date: 2020-12-14 - Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020016Description:
The purpose of the 2017 General Social Survey on Family is to explore the characteristics of families in Canada and to monitor changes in these characteristics over time. Using data on the organization and decision making within the household of respondents, this infographic examines how household are shared between men and women in a couple. The data covers persons aged 20 and over in Canada who were married or in a common-law relationship at the time of the survey. Respondents living in the same household with a spouse or partner of the opposite sex are considered.
Release date: 2020-02-19 - 6. The family work week ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X200910413228Geography: CanadaDescription:
Although the average work week has been declining, overall family work hours have increased. In 2008, dual-earners accounted for three-quarters of all couples with dependent children, compared with just over one-third in 1976. Over the period, the combined paid work hours of couples increased from an average of 58 per week to 65.
Release date: 2009-06-19 - 7. Marital satisfaction during the retirement years ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X20040047776Geography: CanadaDescription:
The years leading up to retirement may confront people with new challenges as well as opportunities. In addition to health, finances and several other factors, family relationships in general and satisfaction with marriage in particular greatly influence couples' experience of these years.
This article uses data from the 2001 and 1995 General Social Surveys (GSS) to examine older couples' (aged 50 to 74 years) perceptions of their relationship during retirement or the years leading to retirement. Specifically, the analysis looks at couples' employment or retirement status, each individual's relative contribution to household income and the presence of adult children in the home as they relate to the quality of their relationship.
Release date: 2005-03-08 - 8. Who pays for domestic help? ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X200310813097Geography: CanadaDescription:
This paper examines the factors that influence the decision to hire domestic help.
Release date: 2003-08-26
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- Articles and reports: 13-605-X202200100001Description:
The following paper summarizes a study completed by the National Economic Accounts Division at Statistics Canada, and funded by Wage and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE) to estimate the value of unpaid household work from 2015 to 2019. The paper outlines the concepts, data sources, methods and the main findings of the study, highlighting the economic contribution of unpaid household work as well as inequalities in the share and value of unpaid work performed by men and women.
Release date: 2022-03-17 - Articles and reports: 11F0019M2021003Description:
The division of household labour has been the primary focus of researchers examining gender equality among couples. Most research indicates that women continue to assume the majority of housework and child care. However, there is an indication that women’s and men’s hours spent performing household labour have converged over time. Using the 2011, 2016 and 2017 waves of the General Social Survey, this study examines opposite-sex couples’ perceptions of the division of unpaid work in their household and how these perceptions vary across different sociodemographic groups.
Release date: 2021-04-08 - Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202000100081Description:
The purpose of the third iteration of the Canadian Perspectives Survey Series (CPSS) which ran from June 15 to 21, 2020 is to explore the re-opening of economic and social activity. Using data on family and caregivers, this article examines how household chores are shared between men and women in a couple, during confinement. The data covers persons aged 20 and over in Canada who were married or in a common-law relationship at the time of the survey. Respondents living in the same household with a spouse or partner of the opposite sex are considered.
Release date: 2021-02-15 - Articles and reports: 45-28-0001202000100091Description:
Using data from the third web panel survey, the Canadian Perspective Survey Series 3: Resuming Economic and Social Activities during COVID-19, conducted from June 15 to 21, 2020, this study examines gender differences in the self-reported division of parental tasks during the pandemic.
Release date: 2020-12-14 - Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020016Description:
The purpose of the 2017 General Social Survey on Family is to explore the characteristics of families in Canada and to monitor changes in these characteristics over time. Using data on the organization and decision making within the household of respondents, this infographic examines how household are shared between men and women in a couple. The data covers persons aged 20 and over in Canada who were married or in a common-law relationship at the time of the survey. Respondents living in the same household with a spouse or partner of the opposite sex are considered.
Release date: 2020-02-19 - 6. The family work week ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X200910413228Geography: CanadaDescription:
Although the average work week has been declining, overall family work hours have increased. In 2008, dual-earners accounted for three-quarters of all couples with dependent children, compared with just over one-third in 1976. Over the period, the combined paid work hours of couples increased from an average of 58 per week to 65.
Release date: 2009-06-19 - 7. Marital satisfaction during the retirement years ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X20040047776Geography: CanadaDescription:
The years leading up to retirement may confront people with new challenges as well as opportunities. In addition to health, finances and several other factors, family relationships in general and satisfaction with marriage in particular greatly influence couples' experience of these years.
This article uses data from the 2001 and 1995 General Social Surveys (GSS) to examine older couples' (aged 50 to 74 years) perceptions of their relationship during retirement or the years leading to retirement. Specifically, the analysis looks at couples' employment or retirement status, each individual's relative contribution to household income and the presence of adult children in the home as they relate to the quality of their relationship.
Release date: 2005-03-08 - 8. Who pays for domestic help? ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X200310813097Geography: CanadaDescription:
This paper examines the factors that influence the decision to hire domestic help.
Release date: 2003-08-26
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