What you need to know

Cleaning the house may not be something everyone looks forward to, but it remains an essential regular task, with consumers spending an average of more than four and a half hours on housecleaning every week. Understanding consumer attitudes and behaviors regarding cleaning the house is essential for companies marketing products and services in this important sector.

Definition

This Report examines consumer attitudes and behaviors toward housecleaning, including the amount of time people spend doing housecleaning, their approach to housecleaning overall as well as to individual cleaning tasks, and their preferences in cleaning product attributes and benefits. The following cleaning tasks are covered:

  • Cleaning the kitchen (ie, countertop, stovetop, tiles)

  • Cleaning the oven

  • Vacuuming the floors

  • Mopping/sweeping floors

  • Polishing/dusting items

  • Cleaning the bathroom (ie, bath, sinks, tiles)

  • Toilet cleaning

  • Window cleaning

  • Cleaning upholstery/fabrics

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