EIGE

Hours per week spent on informal long-term care of main recipient, by disability status eige_care_ltc_resp__care_ltc_hours_dis

Time format:
Years
Unit:
Percentage (comparable)
Description:

This dataset shows how many hours in a typical week providers of informal long-term care provide such care for their main care recipient. The numbers indicate what percentage (%) of all people involved in informal long-term care have selected each hour band.

Long-term care refers to a range of supportive services and medical assistance provided to individuals who require extended or ongoing help with activities of daily living, for a minimum of three months.

The respondents were asked "How many hours in a typical week do you spend on caring for your main care recipient?". 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 self-reported non-temporary disability status. It is based on responses to the following question:

"Are you limited because of a health problem in activities people usually do? Would you say you are…"

  • Severely limited (i.e. usual activities cannot be done or only done with extreme difficulty)
  • Limited but not severely (i.e. usual activity can be done but only with some difficulties)
  • Not limited at all (i.e. usual activities can be done without any difficulties)
  • Prefer not to answer

For the purposes of this indicator, people are classed as having a disability if they selected one of the first two responses above ("severely limited" or "limited") and indicated (in a follow-up question) that they have had this limitation for at least the past six months.

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
10.3
BE
9.4
BG
11.6
CZ
16.8
DK
13.2
DE
6.5
EE
9.6
IE
8.1(y)
EL
14
ES
18.7
FR
7
HR
15.6
IT
12.9
CY
(x)
LV
12.8(y)
LT
(x)
LU
(x)
HU
13.4
MT
(x)
NL
10.3
AT
19.2
PL
14.7
PT
12.9
RO
9.9
SI
13.6(y)
SK
8.1
FI
13.3
SE
7.1

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