Cleaning House as Relaxation

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Betty Friedan would likely turn in her grave to hear it, but just 7 percent of women polled by ShopSmart magazine said they hate housecleaning, while 25 percent said they love it or find it relaxing. And a good thing, too, since they report spending a weekly average of five hours at such toil.

Among the tasks many women take on at least once a week are cleaning the toilets (88 percent), vacuuming (79 percent), mopping the floors (70 percent) and dusting the furniture (64 percent).

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