| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | participation rate and time spent on paid and unpaid work, 1986 and 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 |  | participation rate |  |  |  | average time |  |  |  |
| 4 |  | men |  | women |  | men |  | women |  |
| 5 |  | 1986 | 2015 | 1986 | 2015 | 1986 | 2015 | 1986 | 2015 |
| 6 | total, parents of children 17 years and under | percentage |  |  |  | minutes |  |  |  |
| 7 | paid work and looking for employment | 69 | 64 | 36 | 47 | 485 | 502 | 380 | 430 |
| 8 | unpaid household work, total | 51 | 76 | 93 | 93 | 120 | 145 | 203 | 181 |
| 9 | meal preparation | 29 | 59 | 86 | 81 | 41 | 67 | 81 | 90 |
| 10 | cleaning, laundry and other housework | 22 | 33 | 83 | 65 | 62 | 84 | 128 | 108 |
| 11 | outdoor work and repairs | 18 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 163 | 167 | 95 | 107 |
| 12 | other unpaid housework | 10 | 18 | 14 | 29 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 62 |
| 13 | child care | 33 | 49 | 66 | 66 | 95 | 113 | 120 | 156 |
| 14 | purchases and services | 29 | 25 | 46 | 36 | 109 | 86 | 109 | 86 |
| 15 | travelling and commuting | 87 | 88 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 95 | 74 | 91 |

Question: what were the percentages of the participation rate of mothers in household work remained higher than that of fathers during the course of an average day in 2015.
Answer: 93, 76

Question: what were the percentages of fathers' participation in household work in1986 and 2015 respectively.
Answer: 51, 76

Question: how many hours had fathers spent when they had performed household work in 2015.
Answer: 2.416667

Question: how many hours had mothers spent when they had performed household work in 2015.
Answer: 3.016667