EIGE

Hours per week spent on housework, by household type eige_care_hw__care_hw_hours_hh

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 household type. For the purposes of this indicator, five household types are distinguished:

  • Single
  • Single parent
  • Couple without children
  • Couple with children
  • Other
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
7.6
BE
12.3
BG
8.6
CZ
5.7
DK
7.2
DE
6.9
EE
4.2
IE
7.6
EL
9.4
ES
8.7
FR
2.5
HR
9.3
IT
7
CY
5.1
LV
5.5
LT
2.5
LU
9.1
HU
8.8
MT
9.2
NL
15.3
AT
9
PL
10.4
PT
6
RO
15.2
SI
9.2
SK
7.2
FI
7.8
SE
8.7

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