Percentage (%) of people providing childcare to own children, by age group of children and employment status eige_gap_child_resp__ggs_child_own_emp

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

This dataset shows what percentage (%) of people who provide childcare to their own children (aged less than 25) do so for children in each age group. For the purposes of this dataset, "own children" also include step-children and adopted children (but not grandchildren or children of other relatives).

Respondents reported whether they provide childcare to their own children in each of the following age groups:

  • 0–5 years old
  • 6–11 years old
  • 12–17 years old
  • 18–25 years old

This indicator is disaggregated by the employment status of the respondent. It groups respondents as: Employed, Self-employed, Unemployed or Inactive.

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:
child care, child care-related, childcare, childcare services, childcare-related, children, social activities
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
33.3
BE
34.3
BG
24
CZ
32.3
DK
34.4
DE
27.2
EE
43
IE
49.5
EL
28
ES
28.7
FR
35
HR
30.9
IT
23.5
CY
44.5
LV
44.6
LT
29.5
LU
(x)
HU
38.9
MT
37.9
NL
28.2
AT
41.5
PL
48
PT
38.3
RO
38.4
SI
48.5
SK
28.8
FI
32.3
SE
52

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