EIGE

Frequency of choosing environmentally friendly options in unpaid work and leisure activities, by type of activity and education level eige_care_dig__care_dig_envir_edu

Time format:
Years
Unit:
Percentage (comparable)
Description:

This dataset shows how often people use environmentally friendly options in (1) informal care, (2) childcare, (3) housework, and (4) leisure activities. For each of the four types of activities, the numbers show what percentage (%) of all respondents involved in that type of activity have selected each frequency category for making environmentally friendly choices in that type of activity.

This dataset is based on the following question: ‘How often do you choose environmentally friendly options in…?’

  • Your role as a carer for people who depend on help with daily living activities (e.g. prioritising eco-friendly care products and services)
  • Your childcare activities (e.g. avoiding single-use items, shopping for second-hand items, educating on environmental issues)
  • Your housework (e.g. recycling, using eco-friendly cleaning products, using renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions)
  • Your leisure activities (e.g. choosing more carbon-neutral activities)

For each type of activity, respondents selected one frequency category from the following list:

  • Always
  • Most of the time
  • Sometimes
  • Rarely
  • Prefer not to answer

Those choosing not to answer are excluded from the analysis.

This indicator is disaggregated by the education level of the respondent. Responses were grouped into three levels of education according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED): “Low” (ISCED 0–2), “Medium” (ISCED 3–4) and “High” (ISCED 5–8). ISCED levels are: 0 Pre-primary education; 1 Primary education; 2 Lower secondary education or equivalent; 3 Secondary education (e.g. high school); 4 Post-secondary education non-tertiary (e.g. technical education lasting minimum 6 months); 5 Short-cycle tertiary (e.g. advanced vocational education lasting minimum 2 years); 6 University: Bachelor’s or equivalent level; 7 University: Master’s or equivalent level; 8 University: Doctoral (PhD) or equivalent level.

Keywords:
environment, environmental, leisure activities, leisure time, social activities, unpaid care work, unpaid work, work
EU27_2020
BE
BG
CZ
DK
DE
EE
IE
EL
ES
FR
HR
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
RO
SI
SK
FI
SE
2024
EU27_2020
24.9
BE
24.7
BG
20.9
CZ
21.5
DK
28.5
DE
24
EE
19.3(y)
IE
35.5(y)
EL
22.8
ES
22.3
FR
29.2
HR
22.9
IT
20.5
CY
28.3(y)
LV
25.3
LT
18.8(y)
LU
(x)
HU
29.1
MT
(x)
NL
19.9
AT
18.5
PL
28.9
PT
19.4
RO
31.8
SI
30.8
SK
28
FI
17.3
SE
20.2

Available flags:

b break in time series c confidential
d definition differs, see metadata e estimated
f forecast i see metadata
m imputed n not significant
p provisional r revised
s Eurostat estimate u low reliability
x dropped due to insufficient sample size y unreliable due to small sample size
z not applicable