Distribution of housework within the household, by type of housework task and employment status eige_gap_hw__ggs_hw_distribution_emp

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

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:

  • Shopping for groceries
  • Housework chores (e.g. cooking, cleaning, laundry)
  • Financial and administrative matters (paying bills, etc.)
  • Management and planning of tasks (e.g. preparing shopping lists, planning meals)
  • House and general maintenance tasks (e.g. house repair, gardening, arranging services)

Respondents selected one option regarding who provided the support from the following list for each type of task:

  • Almost completely my partner
  • For the most part my partner
  • Equally me and my partner
  • For the most part me
  • Almost completely me
  • Almost completely or for the most part someone else (paid)
  • Almost completely or for the most part someone else (unpaid)

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.

LV
SK
LT
SI
HU
MT
CZ
EL
AT
CY
BG
LU
IT
FR
BE
HR
RO
EE
PL
NL
DE
EU27_2020
PT
FI
IE
DK
SE
ES
2022
LV
21.6
SK
24.4
LT
24.7
SI
24.8
HU
25.6
MT
25.6
CZ
26.3
EL
26.6
AT
27
CY
27.1
BG
27.6
LU
27.7
IT
28.6
FR
29
BE
29.2
HR
30.4
RO
30.7
EE
32
PL
32
NL
32.3
DE
32.4
EU27_2020
33
PT
33.9
FI
36.7
IE
39.2
DK
39.3
SE
42.5
ES
48.3

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