Consequences of care responsibilities on working life/career eige_care_wlb__care_wlb_work

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

This dataset shows the consequences of care responsibilities on employed carers' working life and career. The numbers indicate what percentage (%) of employed carers have selected each consequence from the list provided. "Carers" are all those who are involved in informal long-term care or childcare.

The respondents were asked ‘Have your caring responsibilities ever had any of the following implications for your working life or career?’

Respondents could select all that apply from the following list of consequences:

  • I had to reduce my working hours
  • I had to increase my working hours
  • I had to change my working schedule (e.g. work more during atypical hours)
  • I had to give up my job
  • I had to take on an additional job
  • I could not dedicate as much time as I would have liked to career or studies
  • I can/could work only occasionally
  • I had to take extended periods out of work (e.g. unpaid leave, career breaks)
  • I had to arrange external care support/ hire staff (e.g. private care workers) to be able to continue with my work
  • I have obtained flexible working arrangements from my employer (e.g. work from home) to help me reconcile work and care duties
  • Nothing of the above
Keywords:
career, career prospects, social activities, work, work-life balance
LU
MT
AT
IE
DE
DK
LT
SE
FI
BE
EU27_2020
CZ
IT
ES
FR
EE
SI
EL
CY
NL
SK
LV
PL
BG
HU
PT
RO
HR
2024
LU
19.8
MT
19.6
AT
19
IE
16.9
DE
16.7
DK
15.5
LT
14.3
SE
14.2
FI
13.3
BE
13.2
EU27_2020
12.4
CZ
12.1
IT
12.1
ES
12.1
FR
11.8
EE
11.6
SI
11.4
EL
11.1
CY
10.7
NL
10.7
SK
10.7
LV
9.6
PL
9.5
BG
9.1
HU
8.6
PT
8.5
RO
6.3
HR
6.1

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