Consequences of care responsibilities on working life/career, by education level eige_gap_wlb__ggs_wlb_work_edu

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

This dataset shows the consequences of care responsibilities on employed carers' working life and career. The numbers indicate what percentage (%) of employed carers have selected each consequence from the list provided. "Carers" are all those who are involved in informal long-term care or childcare.

The respondents were asked ‘Have your caring responsibilities ever had any of the following implications for your working life or career?’

Respondents could select all that apply from the following list of consequences:

  • I had to reduce my working hours
  • I had to increase my working hours
  • I had to change my working schedule (e.g. work more during atypical hours)
  • I had to give up my job
  • I had to take on an additional job
  • I could not dedicate as much time as I would have liked to career or studies
  • I can/could work only occasionally
  • I had to take extended periods out of work (e.g. unpaid leave, career breaks)
  • I had to arrange external care support/ hire staff (e.g. private care workers) to be able to continue with my work
  • I have obtained flexible working arrangements from my employer (e.g. work from home) to help me reconcile work and care duties
  • Nothing of the above

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:
career, career prospects, social activities, work, work-life balance
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
16.4
BE
13.4
BG
9
CZ
13.1
DK
8.4
DE
24.5
EE
12.9
IE
24.5
EL
18.9
ES
15.6
FR
11.4
HR
9.1
IT
18.4
CY
23(y)
LV
4.9
LT
10(y)
LU
(x)
HU
8.8
MT
(x)
NL
10.4
AT
29.6
PL
12.9
PT
11.8
RO
12.9
SI
13.5
SK
13
FI
9.9
SE
17.6

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