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
FR
LT
PT
CY
FI
DE
AT
EE
CZ
BG
HR
IE
EU27_2020
SI
IT
LV
ES
EL
HU
DK
SK
SE
LU
PL
BE
RO
NL
MT
2024
FR
2.8
LT
3.2
PT
3.9
CY
4.1
FI
4.2
DE
4.6
AT
4.9
EE
4.9
CZ
5.2
BG
5.3
HR
5.4
IE
5.7
EU27_2020
5.9
SI
5.9
IT
6
LV
6.1
ES
6.2
EL
6.4
HU
6.7
DK
6.8
SK
6.8
SE
7.2
LU
7.8
PL
7.8
BE
10.2
RO
10.7
NL
11.6
MT
12.3

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