LONDON (BBC News) -- Men and women believe that getting married and settling down earlier in life is a good idea, a survey suggests.

Those questioned showed a desire to get married in their twenties, have families before reaching 30 and commit to one partner for life.

The survey has been commissioned by BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour.

It also found that women are generally doing more of the childcare and chores; and are looking for a man who they see as 'Mr. Right'. Dr. Sarah Childs of the University of Bristol said: "The survey suggests that women are not prepared to settle for merely a 'good enough man'."

The survey has been split into four categories -- marital relationships; work; parenting and caring and domestic arrangements.

Dr. Rosie Campbell, of Birkbeck College, has also analyzed the survey. She said: "Women are still doing more of the chores and childcare and they're looking for Mr. Right, not Mister Will-Do."

Survey results

The results on relationships found that 90% of men and women say that the ideal age to have children is under 30; 43% of men and women aspire to a lifelong commitment with one partner; 40% say that the ideal age of settling down is between 25 and 27 years old, and 33% say it is as young as between 21 and 24.

The results on work, lifestyle and parenting found that 38% of men and women felt that a mother at home is the ideal way in which to care for pre-school children, as opposed to only 0.3% for a father staying at home as the childcarer.

When it came to housework, 45% of women and 57% of men reported sharing household chores equally.

Researchers questioned 1,000 people for the survey, who were aged over 18, by telephone in early September.