Overview

Types of Household Chores

Household chores are classified into 8 major categories: cooking and meals, laundry, cleaning, childcare and caregiving, household financial management, storage and organization, home maintenance and social interaction, and seasonal events. Each category contains detailed tasks, with over 100 types of chores when classified in detail. In recent years, awareness has grown regarding 'invisible chores' or 'unnamed chores' such as stock management, food management, and garbage sorting.

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code	slug	name	description	tasks
01	cooking-meals	Cooking & Meals	Chores related to meal preparation and cleanup.	["Menu planning","Grocery shopping","Refrigerator and food inventory management","Cooking","Dishwashing","Drying dishes","Kitchen cleanup","Food waste disposal"]
02	laundry	Laundry	Chores related to washing clothes and bedding.	["Sorting laundry","Checking pockets","Washing","Hanging laundry","Collecting laundry","Folding laundry","Ironing","Storing clothes","Washing and changing bedding","Cleaning washing machine drum"]
03	cleaning	Cleaning	Chores related to cleaning throughout the home.	["Kitchen cleaning","Bathroom cleaning","Toilet cleaning","Washroom cleaning","Living room cleaning","Bedroom cleaning","Entrance cleaning","Vacuuming","Mopping","Window cleaning","Taking out garbage"]
04	childcare-caregiving	Childcare & Caregiving	Chores related to childcare and elderly care.	["Child meal care","Child bathing care","Child transportation","Nursing sick children","Elderly daily care","Medication management","Medical appointment accompaniment"]
05	household-finances	Household Financial Management	Chores related to managing household finances.	["Keeping household accounts","Monthly budgeting","Utility bill management and payment","Communication bill management and payment","Savings and financial asset management","Insurance management","Credit card management","Tax-related procedures"]
06	storage-organization	Storage & Organization	Chores related to organizing and storing items.	["Daily necessities stock management","Creating shopping lists","Organizing clothes","Organizing seasonal items","Storage item management","Decluttering","Room tidying"]
07	home-maintenance	Home Maintenance & Social Interaction	Chores related to home maintenance and community interaction.	["Appliance maintenance","Changing light bulbs and batteries","Replacing filters","Receiving and sorting mail","Arranging package redelivery","Neighborhood interaction","Watering plants"]
08	seasonal-events	Seasonal Events	Special chores according to the season.	["Year-end cleaning","Seasonal wardrobe change","Air conditioner cleaning","Drying and changing futons","Garden maintenance","Snow removal","Checking security and disaster prevention goods","Year-end and New Year preparation"]
09	invisible-chores	Invisible Chores (Unnamed Chores)	Necessary chores that are difficult to see.	["Stock management","Checking food expiration dates","Organizing refrigerator","Garbage sorting","Changing garbage bags","Disposing of cardboard boxes","Managing and coordinating schedules"]

A classification list of various household chores performed at home.