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Table 5 Work-life balance measures in analysed countries, 2003

From: Health inequality and the uses of time for workers in Europe: policy implications

 

I have come home from work too tired to do household jobs

It has been difficult to fulfil family responsib. because of time spent on job

I have found it difficult to concentrate at work because of family responsib.

Panel A: men

France

15.6

7.5

1.1

Germany

23.3

5.9

0.7

Italy

20

9.2

1.2

The Netherlands

11.3

4.3

3.4

Spain

34.5

14.7

1.3

UK

22.5

12.1

7.8

Panel B: women

France

21.1

7.9

2.5

Germany

8.7

4

0.1

Italy

25.1

11.6

3.3

The Netherlands

13.1

5.2

2.7

Spain

45.9

22.9

8.2

UK

37.1

7.8

5.2

  1. Notes: Authors’ calculations from questions included in the European Quality of Life Survey 2003, developed by EUROFOUND. Figures represent the percentage of individuals answering ‘Several times a week’ to the questions shown in heading of Table 5