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Few would be surprised to learn that people despise household chores – some have their particular nemeses, some hate the whole lot. I mean, it’s in the word. Cambridge Dictionary defines a ‘chore’ as ‘a job or piece of work that is often boring or unpleasant but needs to be done regularly.’ 🫣

Which chores do people loathe (and like?!) the most?

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YouGov polled 1,775 US adults – weighed for demographic representativeness – on this question in 2021. What did they find?

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Top 6 Least Favourite Chores
i.   Doing laundry. 14%
i.   Doing the dishes. 14%
i.   Sanitizing + Wiping the Bathroom. 🤢 14%
iv. Dusting. 11%
v.   Ironing. 10%
v.  Sweeping + Mopping Floors. 10%

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And which chores did respondents like the best?

Good for potential co-habitants: people disagree. The precise question was: ‘Which, if any, of the following is your “favourite” household chore, or the one you especially don’t mind doing?’

Top 6 ‘Favourite’ Chores
i.   Doing laundry. 24%
ii.  Doing the dishes. 13%
ii.  Organizing/picking up clutter. 13%
iv.  Vacuuming. 🙌🏼. 11%
v.   Taking the trash out. 9%
vi.  Sanitizing/wiping kitchen surfaces. 5%

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Header Art: Gustave Caillebotte. Laundry Drying, Petit Gennevilliers. 1892