Good Housekeeping

state of the American Home 2022

2015

Survey Says!

THEN We pulled back the curtain to learn how you run your home.

NOW New data shows what’s changed around the house.

Do partners share the load?

The division of household labor is becoming more equitable compared with responses from those who took our survey in 2015. Here’s a look at the percent increase for tasks said to be split evenly:

21% increase in tasks being equally divided

Said one respondent: “We do

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