March 26, 1999

Equal Split of Chores Reduces Marital Anxiety, Scientist Says

By D.W. MILLER

Married couples who want to relieve the anxiety caused by housework now have a formula for splitting it fairly: less than 50 per cent each.

In fact, the ideal split is 45.8 per cent for each spouse, according to a study in the March issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. Couples presumably should leave the remaining 8.4 percent of domestic drudgery to other family members or a housekeeper -- or

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