The (first) survey to explore women's attitudes and intentions concerning hours of work and the legislation affecting them, carried out by the Equal Opportunities Commission as part of its statutory duty to review the legislation which affects the hours women may work in industry. After asking questions about personal and household characteristics and work, if any, the survey covered domestic duties and attitudes to work inside and outside the home. The attitudes of the women, and a sample of their husband's, were then collected, in terms of five specific examples of the widened patterns of working hours for women that would be available if protective legislation were abandoned.