Calculations are based on microdata from the European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS), coordinated by Eurofound. The survey aims to represent the population of all residents in a survey country aged 18 or older.
The question considered is question Q42a from the 2016 EQLS survey in the EQLS Integrated Data File, 2003-2016: In general, how often are you involved in caring for and/or educating your children outside of work? 1 Every day; 2 Several days a week; 3 Once or twice a week; 4 Less often; 5 Never.
This question was only asked in 2007 and 2016, but not in 2011.
For each response category, the indicator is calculated as the percentage of persons who answered the question using this response category out of all respondents who were asked to respond to this question. This question is asked only of respondents with children under 18 or if they have children under 18 living in their household .
The selection of relevant questions from the EQLS surveys to be included in the database was based on the following criteria:
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 |