From May 30 to June 6, 2020, amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 64.5 percent of women in Kenya reported an increase in time spent on cleaning and maintaining own dwelling surroundings. Among the male respondents, 45.3 percent declared spending more time with the same task. In general, a higher proportion of women reported being more busy with unpaid work activities compared to men.
Proportion of individuals whose time spent on unpaid care and domestic work increased in Kenya from May 30 to June 6, 2020, by gender
Respondents were asked whether there had been any changes in the amount of time they spent on various unpaid domestic and care works within their households as a result of COVID-19.
The respondents were distributed as 51.3 percent female and 48.7 percent male. The majority of respondents (63 percent) were aged between 18 and 39 years, and about 35.5 percent reported having attained at least a secondary level of education.
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (June 30, 2020). Proportion of individuals whose time spent on unpaid care and domestic work increased in Kenya from May 30 to June 6, 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170694/individuals-that-spent-more-time-on-domestic-work-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Proportion of individuals whose time spent on unpaid care and domestic work increased in Kenya from May 30 to June 6, 2020, by gender." Chart. June 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170694/individuals-that-spent-more-time-on-domestic-work-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (2020). Proportion of individuals whose time spent on unpaid care and domestic work increased in Kenya from May 30 to June 6, 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170694/individuals-that-spent-more-time-on-domestic-work-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Proportion of Individuals Whose Time Spent on Unpaid Care and Domestic Work Increased in Kenya from May 30 to June 6, 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170694/individuals-that-spent-more-time-on-domestic-work-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Proportion of individuals whose time spent on unpaid care and domestic work increased in Kenya from May 30 to June 6, 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170694/individuals-that-spent-more-time-on-domestic-work-in-kenya/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Proportion of individuals whose time spent on unpaid care and domestic work increased in Kenya from May 30 to June 6, 2020, by gender [Graph], Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, June 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170694/individuals-that-spent-more-time-on-domestic-work-in-kenya/
