Consequences of care responsibilities on working life/career, by household type eige_gap_wlb__ggs_wlb_work_hh

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 household type. For the purposes of this indicator, five household types are distinguished:

  • Single without children
  • Lone parents or single cohabiting with children
  • In a couple without children
  • In a couple cohabitating with children
  • Other

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.

MT
AT
IE
DE
CY
BE
SE
ES
IT
EU27_2020
SK
FR
EE
EL
CZ
NL
FI
SI
PL
PT
LT
DK
RO
BG
HU
LV
HR
LU
2022
MT
42.2
AT
31.9
IE
31.3
DE
26.6
CY
25.4
BE
23.6
SE
21.5
ES
20.6
IT
19.5
EU27_2020
19.4
SK
18.8
FR
18.3
EE
18(y)
EL
17.9
CZ
16.6
NL
14.9
FI
14.7
SI
14.7
PL
14.6
PT
13.8
LT
12.1
DK
11.6
RO
10.8
BG
10.7
HU
9.9
LV
9.3
HR
8.2
LU
(x)

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