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

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