Netherlands - Time spent on unpaid work

Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, female (% of 24 hour day)

Definition: The average time women spend on household provision of services for own consumption. Data are expressed as a proportion of time in a day. Domestic and care work includes food preparation, dishwashing, cleaning and upkeep of a dwelling, laundry, ironing, gardening, caring for pets, shopping, installation, servicing and repair of personal and household goods, childcare, and care of the sick, elderly or disabled household members, among others.

Source: National statistical offices or national database and publications compiled by United Nations Statistics Division

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Year Value
2001 15.00
2003 15.14
2006 16.94
2012 14.72

Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, male (% of 24 hour day)

Definition: The average time men spend on household provision of services for own consumption. Data are expressed as a proportion of time in a day. Domestic and care work includes food preparation, dishwashing, cleaning and upkeep of a dwelling, laundry, ironing, gardening, caring for pets, shopping, installation, servicing and repair of personal and household goods, childcare, and care of the sick, elderly or disabled household members, among others.

Source: National statistical offices or national database and publications compiled by United Nations Statistics Division

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Year Value
2001 8.47
2003 8.06
2006 9.79
2012 9.24

Classification

Topic: Gender Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation & access