家事労働の現状と動向 (第6報)

管理・その他の家事労働と主婦の意識

抄録

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the present state of the managerial housework on food, clothing, housing, and childcare, and to clarify wives overall evaluation of housework. The results of analysis were as follows :
1) 65% of wives went shopping for food everyday, because it is their daily routine.
2) Husbands of most wives helped with some housework, like making the bed, shopping for food and so forth. Husbands of employed wives helped more then those of non-employed wives.
3) Though many wives valued housework highly, they thought that employment and hobbies were also important. Wives who valued housework very highly believed that children under three years old should be brought up by their mothers.