Chart 1. Average hours per day Generation X and millennials spent on household activities, by sex, ages 23 to 38, 2003 and 2019
Activity Generation X men Millennial men Generation X women Millennial women

Total, all household activities

 1.14 1.16 2.14 2.01

Housework

 0.27 0.27 0.93 0.73

Food and drink preparation

 0.19 0.34 0.59 0.63

Lawn and garden care

 0.15 0.09 0.08 0.04

Household Management

 0.08 0.09 0.12 0.16

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey.