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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   United States: 2.26 
#2   Norway: 2.26 
#3   Sweden: 2.25 
#4   Canada: 2.25 
#5   New Zealand: 2.13 
#6   United Kingdom: 2.11 
#7   Germany: 2.1 
#8   Netherlands: 2.04 
#9   Australia: 2.03 
#10   Austria: 1.89 
#11   Ireland: 1.83 
#12   Italy: 1.74 
#13   Japan: 1.5 
Weighted average: 2.0  


DEFINITION: Gender Division of Labour Index, 1994 Range = 1.00 (female does all) through 2.50 (equality) to 5.00 (male does all).

SOURCE: Jeanne A. Batalova and Philip N. Cohen, 'Premarital Cohabitation and Housework: Couples in Cross-National Perspective', Journal of Marriage and Family 64, August 2002, p.748

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