NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) – A new report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows more Americans are working at home but there are differences between men and women when it comes to housework and childcare.

The annual American Time Use Survey looks at data from American workers in 2018. Overall, full-time employees are working 8.5 hours during the weekdays along with another 5.4 hours on weekend days where they had to punch in.

For workers with advanced degrees, they were more likely to work from home than those with no college, 42% of advance degree workers saying they performed some work at home compared to just 12% of those without.

Where the biggest differences are found was among men and women when it comes to household activities and childcare. According to the survey, on an average day, 84% of women and 69% of men spent some time doing things like cooking, lawn care, housework, or managing the household.

On days where these household activities were performed, women spent an average of 2.6 hours on the household compared to 2.0 for men. Specifically, 20% of men did housework such as cleaning or laundry compared to 49% of women. 46% of men prepared food or cleaned up compared to 69% of women.

The survey found the overall percentage of men is growing compared to previous years, at least when it comes to food prep. From 2003 to 2018, men performing food preparation and cleanup increased from 35% to 46%.

Women were also found to be doing more when it comes to caring for children in the home. On an average day where men and women have a child under the age of 6, women spent an average of 1.1 hours of physical care such as giving them a bath or feeding the child compared to 26 minutes for men.

Parents in general with at least one of the children under 6 were also found to be spending an average of 5.4 hours providing care while performing another activity such as leisure time or conducting housework.