This dataset shows the distribution of housework within households headed by a cohabiting/ married couple. The workload distribution is shown separately for each of five types of housework tasks. For each type of task, the numbers indicate what percentage (%) of the target population have selected each answer category for that task. The target population are people who (1) are involved in housework and (2) live together with a spouse/partner.
Respondents were asked about five types of housework tasks:
Respondents selected one option regarding who provided the support from the following list for each type of task:
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.
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 |