EIGE

Mental well-being index (WHO-5) of people having/ lacking childcare and informal long-term care responsibilities, by age group care_hlth_ment_age

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Base information

Source type:
Data collected by EIGE
Source organisation:
European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)
Source organisation URL:
https://eige.europa.eu/
Source activity:
Survey of gender gaps in unpaid care, individual and social activities
Source reference:
Computed using microdata from EIGE's 2024 Survey of gender gaps in unpaid care, individual and social activities
Data type:
Survey data
Harmonised:
Harmonised at EU level
Time format:
Years
Imported on:
12.05.2026
Number of values:
6720

Years

2024

Keywords

Keywords:
child care, child care-related, childcare, childcare services, childcare-related, long-term care, mental well-being, mental wellbeing, psychological well-being, psychological wellbeing

sex Sex

Code Value
W Women
M Men
T Total

age_group Age group

Code Value
Y16-24 16–24
Y25-49 25–49
Y50-64 50–64
Y65-74 65–74
TOTAL Total

care_resp Care responsibilities

Code Value
NEITHER Neither LTC not childcare responsibilities (for own children)
LTC_ONLY Only long-term care responsibilities
CHILDCARE_ONLY Only childcare responsibilities (for own children)
LTC_AND_CHILDCARE Both long-term care and childcare responsibilities (for own children)

mental_wellbeing WHO-5 mental well-being index (0-100)

Code Value
HIGH High (>=80)
AVG Average (51–79)
LOW Low (29–50)
VERY_LOW Very low (<=28)