Distribution of housework within the household, by type of housework task eige_care_hw__care_hw_distribution

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

This dataset shows the distribution of housework within households headed by a cohabiting/ married couple. The workload distribution is shown separately for each of five types of housework tasks. For each type of task, the numbers indicate what percentage (%) of the target population have selected each answer category for that task. The target population are people who (1) are involved in housework and (2) live together with a spouse/partner.

Respondents were asked about five types of housework tasks:

  • Shopping for groceries
  • Housework chores (e.g. cooking, cleaning, laundry)
  • Financial and administrative matters (paying bills, etc.)
  • Management and planning of tasks (e.g. preparing shopping lists, planning meals)
  • House and general maintenance tasks (e.g. house repair, gardening, arranging services)

Respondents selected one option regarding who provided the support from the following list for each type of task:

  • Almost completely my partner
  • For the most part my partner
  • Equally me and my partner
  • For the most part me
  • Almost completely me
  • Almost completely or for the most part someone else (paid)
  • Almost completely or for the most part someone else (unpaid)
Keywords:
domestic work, housework, social activities, work
HR
BG
IT
RO
LU
MT
CZ
EL
LV
SK
LT
AT
IE
DE
CY
BE
EU27_2020
PL
FI
HU
NL
SI
FR
EE
PT
DK
ES
SE
2024
HR
24
BG
26
IT
27
RO
27.7
LU
28.4
MT
28.7
CZ
28.9
EL
29.4
LV
29.5
SK
30.1
LT
30.5
AT
31.3
IE
31.3
DE
31.6
CY
31.8
BE
32.6
EU27_2020
32.8
PL
33.4
FI
34.1
HU
34.5
NL
34.6
SI
34.8
FR
35.1
EE
35.3
PT
36.1
DK
39
ES
40.2
SE
42

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