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
FR
LT
EE
CY
LV
CZ
PT
DE
IT
DK
SK
EU27_2020
IE
FI
BG
ES
SE
HU
AT
LU
MT
SI
HR
EL
PL
BE
RO
NL
2024
FR
2.5
LT
2.5
EE
4.2
CY
5.1
LV
5.5
CZ
5.7
PT
6
DE
6.9
IT
7
DK
7.2
SK
7.2
EU27_2020
7.6
IE
7.6
FI
7.8
BG
8.6
ES
8.7
SE
8.7
HU
8.8
AT
9
LU
9.1
MT
9.2
SI
9.2
HR
9.3
EL
9.4
PL
10.4
BE
12.3
RO
15.2
NL
15.3

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