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Frequency of relying on external services for housework, by personal income
care_hw_external_inc
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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:
1680
Years
2024
Keywords
Keywords:
domestic work, housework, work
sex
Sex
Code
Value
W
Women
M
Men
T
Total
income_3
Personal monthly income
Code
Value
LOW
Low (1st–3rd decile)
MEDIUM
Medium (4th–7th decile)
HIGH
High (8th–10th decile)
TOTAL
Total
time_frequency
Frequency
Code
Value
DAILY
Daily
SEV_WEEK
Several times a week
SEV_MONTH
Several times a month
LES_OFTEN
Less often
NEVER
Never