Reconciliation between work and family life – Ad hoc module to the labour force survey in 2010


PERSONS AGED 15 - 64 REGULARLY TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN1), BY SEX AND LABOUR STATUS
(Thousands)
Sex
   Labour status		 Total Of which: taking care of their own or spouse's children1)
Total 1 263.1 1 080.4
Employed 858.4 788.4
Unemployed 100.3 84.2
Not in labour force 304.4 207.8
Male 578.0 512.2
Employed 449.5 420.6
Unemployed 52.1 44.1
Not in labour force 76.4 47.5
Female 685.1 568.2
Employed 408.9 367.8
Unemployed 48.2 40.1
Not in labour force 228.0 160.3
1) Up to 14 years of age.
PERSONS AGED 15 - 64 REGULARLY TAKING CARE OF ADULTS1), BY SEX AND LABOUR STATUS
(Thousands)
Sex
   Labour status		 Total
Total 437.6
Employed 261.7
Unemployed 37.2
Not in labour force 138.8
Male 197.6
Employed 125.1
Unemployed 19.7
Not in labour force 52.7
Female 240.1
Employed 136.6
Unemployed 17.5
Not in labour force 86.0
1) Ill, disabled, very old or other persons aged 15 or over in need of care.
EMPLOYED PERSONS AGED 15 - 641), USED CHILDCARE SERVICES, BY SEX AND DURATION OF USE
Sex Total Duration of use of childcare services
Number - thous. Share of all employed having at least one own or spouse's child  - % Up to 20 hours per week - thous. More than 20 hours per week - thous.
Total 201.7 25.6 38.3 163.3
Male 99.5 23.7 19.1 80.4
Female 102.1 27.8 19.2 82.9
1) Having at least one own or spouse's child up to 14 years of age living in the households.
PERSONS NOT IN EMPLOYMENT AGED 15 - 641), WHO WOULD WORK IF SUITABLE CHILDCARE SERVICES WERE AVAILABLE, BY SEX AND REASON FOR NOT USING CHILDCARE SERVICES
Sex
   Reason for not using childcare services		 Total - thous. Share of
persons not in employment, regularly taking care of children - %
Total 102.1 25.2
By the main reason for not using care services:
Lack of services 20.5 5.1
Price of available services 42.7 10.5
Not sufficient quality of available services 10.3 2.6
Other reason, linked with the lack of suitable childcare services 28.6 7.1
Male 31.1 24.2
By the main reason for not using care services:
Lack of services 4.2 3.3
Price of available services 16.2 12.6
Not sufficient quality of available services 1.7 1.3
Other reason, linked with the lack of suitable childcare services 9.0 7.0
Female 71.0 25.7
By the main reason for not using care services:
Lack of services 16.3 5.9
Price of available services 26.5 9.6
Not sufficient quality of available services 8.6 3.1
Other reason, linked with the lack of suitable childcare services 19.6 7.1
1) Regularly taking care of children up to 14 years of age.
PERSONS NOT IN EMPLOYMENT AGED 15 - 641), WHO WOULD WORK IF THE SUITABLE CARE SERVICES FOR ADULTS WERE AVAILABLE, BY SEX AND REASON FOR NOT USING CARE SERVICES FOR ADULTS
Sex
   Reason for not using care services for adults		 Total - thous. Share of
persons not in employment, regularly taking care of adults - %
Total 44.6 25.3
By the main reason for not using care services:
Lack of services 10.1 5.7
Price of available care services 18.6 10.6
Not sufficient quality of available care services 4.3 2.4
Other reason, linked with the lack of suitable care services 11.6 6.6
By sex:
Male 17.2 23.7
Female 27.4 26.5
1) Regullarly taking care for ill, disabled, very old or other persons aged 15 years or over in need of care.
EMPLOYEES AGED 15 - 64, REGULARLY TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN OR ADULTS, BY TYPE OF WORK SCHEDULE AND SEX
(Thousands)
Type of work schedule Total Male Female
Total 904.6 448.3 456.4
Fixed start and end of a working day 823.8 399.0 424.8
By the possibility to vary start and/or end of working day for family reasons1):
Generally possible 113.6 51.7 61.9
Rarely possible 298.3 134.9 163.5
Not possible 411.8 212.4 199.4
Daily number of hours fixed, flexible start and end of a working day 30.3 19.5 10.7
Flexitime (number or hours determined for week, month or longer period of time) 19.1 12.2 6.8
Own work schedule (no formal boundaries) 8.9 5.1 3.8
Other 21.4 11.6 9.8
Not stated 1.2 0.7 0.5
1) Possibility of variation of the start and/or the end of a working day by at least one hour, irrespective whether the hours taken off should be made up later/earlier or not.
10.05.2011