Beliefs about attitudes and roles of men and women regarding unpaid childcare and housework, by education level eige_gap_attit__ggs_attit_edu

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

This dataset shows respondents’ views about attitudes and roles of women and men regarding unpaid childcare and housework.

The numbers indicate what percentage (%) of all respondents have expressed each level of agreement (on a five-point scale, from ‘strongly disagree’ to ‘strongly agree’) with each of the following statements:

  • A working mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with her children as a mother who does not work.
  • Boys have the same obligations to help with household chores as girls.
  • If the child is ill, the father should also go on sick leave.
  • A family is stronger when fathers not only support the family financially, but also take care of children.
  • Mothers should make most of the decisions on how to bring up their children.
  • Household work should be shared by partners equally.

This indicator is disaggregated by the education level of the respondent. Responses were grouped into three levels of education according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED): “Low” (ISCED 1-2), “Medium” (ISCED 3-4) and “High” (ISCED 5-8). ISCED levels are: Primary education or less, Lower secondary education or equivalent level, Secondary education (e.g. high school), Post-secondary education non-tertiary (e.g. technical education lasting minimum 6 months), Short-cycle tertiary (e.g. advanced vocational education lasting minimum 2 years), University: Bachelor’s or equivalent level, University: Master’s or equivalent level or University: Doctoral (PhD) or equivalent level.

More information on the methodological aspects of EIGE’s “survey on gender gaps in unpaid care, individual and social activities (CARE)”.can be obtained in the technical report.

Keywords:
attitudes, child care, child care-related, childcare, childcare services, childcare-related, 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
2022
EU27_2020
55.9
BE
40.6
BG
50.2
CZ
39.8
DK
51.9
DE
62.2
EE
39
IE
54.1
EL
51.5
ES
55.6
FR
56.8
HR
62.8
IT
60.1
CY
62.2
LV
32.3
LT
37.2
LU
23.3
HU
47.5
MT
10.2(y)
NL
37.1
AT
60.9
PL
58.8
PT
54.8
RO
55.2
SI
54.5
SK
41.2
FI
60.7
SE
62

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