A survey for British Gas website house.co.uk has found that North-East people spend more than six hours a week cleaning on average.
But they would like to cut that to three so they have more time to relax and enjoy themselves.
If they could afford it, one in five would rather pay someone else to do the dirty work.
Cleaning the toilet is the most frequently performed task - three-quarters do this more than once a week - while most dust at least once a week
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