The Big Gender Debate – Qanvast Finds Out If Men and Women Are Opposites When It Comes to Home Renovation Matters
When it comes to home renovation, do the husbands fork out more money
than the wives? Do men and women really have different preferences? A survey by
Qanvast seeks to find out the answers to these questions and more. Conducted in
September 2019, the online survey
involved 182 homeowners who have recently renovated their homes, amongst which,
36% are men and 64% are women.
Opinion #1: Men and women have different tastes in
colour.
False. Although 43% of couples think that their colour preferences differ from their spouses’, Qanvast’s survey
finds that over 80% of men and women ranked the exact same colour preferences
as their top 3 choices: nudes, muted tones, monochrome (refer to table
1).
Opinion #2: Men are less inclined to research about
home renovation than women.
True. More than half of
the women (56%) think that they contributed more to the research process than
their spouses. Interestingly, only 19% of the men believe their spouses were
more involved than themselves in the research process.
Opinion #3: Women are less involved in budget planning
than men.
False. More than half of
both men and women believe they contributed just as much to budget planning.
They cited “shared responsibility” as the main reason why both they and their
spouses have an equal say in budget planning.
Opinion #4: Men usually fork out more for home
renovation expenses.
False. Although none of
the men said that their spouses forked out more for the renovation, 69% of
respondents said that both their spouses and themselves contributed equally to
the renovation budget. Common responses mentioned that their home is a shared
space, regardless of earning power.
Opinion #5: When it comes to renovation, women are
more interested in aesthetics while men tend to care more about the finances.
True. When asked which
aspects of the home-renovation process they enjoyed the most, 86% of the women
said “furnishing and decorating the home” whereas 59% of the men said “working
out the budget”. Coming up with design ideas is the second most enjoyable aspect
for both men (59%) and women (79%).
As much as they may have similar or
differing opinions on the topics above, more than 80% of both genders agreed
that they have equal say towards their home renovations.
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