Household chore

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A household chore is a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee, related to or used in the running of a household.

Household chores can be divided into two categories, indoor and outdoor. The indoor chores have long had a negative connotation, "I have to go do my chores" being a common unhappy statement, while the outdoor chores are sometimes seen as more pleasant.

The indoor chores include cooking, setting the table and washing dishes; cleaning, sweeping, vacuuming, dusting and mopping ; picking up clothes to the washer and laundry; ironing; lift and carry things, putting things away; child and elder care; paying bills.

The outdoor chores include decorative and vegetable garden care, lawn and grounds maintenance, animal care, snow removal, driveway maintenance, outbuilding maintenance.

In Neo-classical economic analysis, such household chores performed by members of the household are not included in economic output. However, Feminist Economists have argued that housework and household chores are a vital part of the economy and society.