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Men are lazy in the home, according to an official survey (42)_______ today. They have about six hours' a

week more free time than wives, but play a very little (43)_______ in cooking, cleaning, washing, and

ironing, according to the Social Trends Survey by the Central (44)_______ Office.

Nearly three quarters of married women (45)_______ to do all or most of the housework, and among

married men the proportion who admitted that their wives did all or most of the housework was only slightly

lower. The survey (46)_______ that washing and ironing was the least popular task among men, with only

one per cent (47)_______ this duty, compared with 89 per cent of women, and 10 per cent sharing

equally.Only 5 per cent of men (48)_______ the evening meal, 3 percent carry out household cleaning duties,

5 per cent do household shopping, and 17 per cent wash the evening dishes.

But when household gadgets break down, (49)_______ are carried out by 82 per cent of husbands. The

survey says that, despite our economic problems, the majority of Britons are substantially better (50)_______

than a decade ago. We're healthier, too - eating healthier foods and smoking less.The (51)_______ Briton, not

surprisingly, is more widely-traveled than a decade ago. More people are going abroad for holidays, with

Spain the favorite destination.