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Table 1
Participation rate and time spent on paid and unpaid work, 1986 and 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Participation rate and time spent on paid and unpaid work Participation rate, Average time (participants), Men (ref.) and Women (appearing as column headers).
	Men (ref.)		Women		Men (ref.)		Women
	Participation rate				Average time (participants)
	1986	2015	1986	2015	1986	2015	1986	2015
Total, parents of children 17 years and under	percentage				minutes
Paid work and looking for employment	69	64	36^Note *	47^Note *^{Table 1 Note †}	485	502	380^Note *	430^Note *^{Table 1 Note †}
Unpaid household work, total	51	76^{Table 1 Note †}	93^Note *	93^Note *	120	145^{Table 1 Note †}	203^Note *	181^Note *
Meal preparation	29	59^{Table 1 Note †}	86^Note *	81^Note *^{Table 1 Note †}	41	67^{Table 1 Note †}	81^Note *	90^Note *^{Table 1 Note †}
Cleaning, laundry and other housework	22	33^{Table 1 Note †}	83^Note *	65^Note *^{Table 1 Note †}	62	84^{Table 1 Note †}	128^Note *	108^Note *^{Table 1 Note †}
Outdoor work and repairs	18	19	5^Note *	7^Note *	163	167	95^Note *	107^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Other unpaid housework	10	18^{Table 1 Note †}	14^Note *	29^Note *^{Table 1 Note †}	65	64	57	62
Child care	33	49^{Table 1 Note †}	66^Note *	66^Note *	95	113	120^Note *	156^Note *^{Table 1 Note †}
Purchases and services	29	25	46^Note *	36^Note *^{Table 1 Note †}	109	86^{Table 1 Note †}	109	86^{Table 1 Note †}
Travelling and commuting (all means)	87	88	81^Note *	83^Note *	84	95	74	91^{Table 1 Note †}
^E use with caution Note * significantly different from the reference category estimate (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † significantly different from the 1986 estimate (p < 0.05) Return to note † referrer Sources: Statistics Canada, 1986 and 2015 General Social Survey.

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