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
SE
ES
DK
PT
EE
FR
SI
NL
HU
FI
PL
EU27_2020
BE
CY
DE
AT
IE
LT
SK
LV
EL
CZ
MT
LU
RO
IT
BG
HR
2024
SE
42
ES
40.2
DK
39
PT
36.1
EE
35.3
FR
35.1
SI
34.8
NL
34.6
HU
34.5
FI
34.1
PL
33.4
EU27_2020
32.8
BE
32.6
CY
31.8
DE
31.6
AT
31.3
IE
31.3
LT
30.5
SK
30.1
LV
29.5
EL
29.4
CZ
28.9
MT
28.7
LU
28.4
RO
27.7
IT
27
BG
26
HR
24

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