I ran across a PhD in physics once that did not drive. He had a drivers license but actually driving was something he just could not bring himself to do so he usually rode a bike or made other arrangements.

Sewing and cooking are not skills that a lot of people find especially necessary these days so many have never learned them.

I can sew on a button, or patch a pack back together, or make some crude repairs but that is about the extent of my sewing skills. My wife has a sewing machine though and is fairly handy with it.

OTOH, I am able to cook most things without too much trouble, while my wife is mostly hopeless if she can't microwave it. However, I have slowly been teaching her how to broil steaks and fish in the toaster oven.

I have been doing laundry since I was about 12. I started with a wringer machine and two laundry tubs for rinsing in the basement.