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Monday, January 1, 2001
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Homemakers - home making - time per week
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The American Council of Life Insurance has issued figures on the financial value of
11 typical jobs performed by a homemaker in a week. They are:
Child care 45.1 hours
Meal planning 1.2 hours
Meal preparation 13.1 hours
Food buying 3.3 hours
Dishwashing 6.2 hours
Housekeepiong 17.5 hours
Laundry 5.9 hours
Sewing 1.3 hours
Maintenance 1.7 hours
Gardening 2.3 hours
Transportation 2 hours
Total: 99.6-hour work week. At $5.00 per hours that comes to $200.00 for the normal 40-hour
wee, plus $447.00 for 59.6 hours iof overtime at time and a half. That's a total of $647.00 per week.
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LCLCPL
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