Switzerland - Time spent on unpaid work

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

The value for Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, female (% of 24 hour day) in Switzerland was 16.83 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.12 in 2000 and a minimum value of 16.54 in 2013.

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
2000 18.12
2004 18.10
2007 17.92
2010 16.74
2013 16.54
2016 16.83

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

The value for Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, male (% of 24 hour day) in Switzerland was 10.80 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.91 in 2007 and a minimum value of 9.78 in 2010.

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
2000 9.84
2004 10.33
2007 10.91
2010 9.78
2013 10.39
2016 10.80

Classification

Topic: Gender Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation & access