[1] [2] [3] [Quiz!] Fact Sheet American women spend an average of almost 10 hours each week cleaning their homes. Three in four women (77%) get some help with the cleaning. This help is typically provided by husbands (39%) and children (32%). Only one in 10 women report having a housekeeper or cleaning service. Most women prefer to clean their homes themselves. Among the 90% surveyed who do not currently have outside help, two in three (63%) would not use a housekeeper or cleaning service if they were given the opportunity. American women are divided on the quality of work performed by housekeepers and cleaning services. Women are just as likely to say these services would do a better job (19%) as they are to say they would do a worse job (14%). Half (48%) feel the work performed by housekeepers or cleaning services is the same as they would do themselves. Saturday is the day that most homes are cleaned. Fifty-two percent (52%) of women report that they are most likely to take care of house cleaning on Saturday. Six in 10 women prefer to clean in the morning. Two in three women (63%) put more effort into cleaning kitchens than any other room in the house.