This dataset shows how often in a typical week employed carers experience difficulties in combining paid work with their care responsibilities (including both long-term care and childcare). "Carers" are all those who are involved in informal long-term care or childcare. The numbers indicate what percentage (%) of employed carers have selected each frequency category.
Respondents selected one frequency category from the following list:
This indicator is disaggregated by the age of the respondent. Five categories are used: 16-24; 25-49; 50-64; 65 or more.
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 |