EIGE

Hours per week spent on housework, by age group eige_care_hw__care_hw_hours_age

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

This dataset shows how many hours in a typical week respondents are involved in housework. The numbers indicate what percentage (%) of all respondents who are involved in housework have selected each hour band.

Respondents were asked "How many hours in a typical week are you involved in housework?" They selected one hour band from the following list:

  • 1-7 weekly hours (e.g. approx. 1 hour per day)
  • 8-21 weekly hours (e.g. more than 1 up to 3 hours per day)
  • 22-35 weekly hours (e.g. more than 3 up to 5 hours per day)
  • 36-49 weekly hours (e.g. more than 5 up to 7 hours per day)
  • 50-70 weekly hours (e.g. more than 7 up to 10 hours per day)
  • 71 or more weekly hours (e.g. more than 10 hours per day)

This indicator is disaggregated by the age of the respondent. Five categories are used: 16–24; 25–49; 50–64; 65–74.

Keywords:
domestic work, housework, social activities, 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
5.9
BE
10.2
BG
5.3
CZ
5.2
DK
6.8
DE
4.6
EE
4.9
IE
5.7
EL
6.4
ES
6.2
FR
2.8
HR
5.4
IT
6
CY
4.1
LV
6.1
LT
3.2
LU
7.8
HU
6.7
MT
12.3
NL
11.6
AT
4.9
PL
7.8
PT
3.9
RO
10.7
SI
5.9
SK
6.8
FI
4.2
SE
7.2

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