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

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