Modern fathers older unmarried and more domesticated

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Modern fathers are older, unmarried and more domesticated than ever before, according to new research reported in the Telegraph. Thirty years ago men were much less inclined to help out, spending an average of 45 minutes doing the housework and only cooking one evening meal a week. Now the average father spends four hours and 15 minutes on chores every week and is involved in the kitchen on four out of seven nights. The study also found that only half of fathers get married before having their first child, compared to 78 per cent in the 1970s.

  

Average dad 1978: Age at marriage: 23; age at having first baby: 24; average salary before having children: £9,371; average weekly shopping bill: £30.67; time spent doing the chores each week: 46 mins; annual running costs of a car: £1,478.03; money spent on socialising per week: £14.01; meals cooked per week - two

Average dad 2008: Age at marriage: 26; age at having first baby: 27; average salary before having children: £16,998; average weekly shopping bill: £48.47; time spent doing the chores each week: four hours and 13 mins; annual running costs of a car £3,770.27; money spent on socialising per week: £21.94; meals cooked per week: four.

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