EQLS 2007 Survey Results

Q11_3 How often have you found it difficult to concentrate at work because of your family responsibilities?

Note: this question was asked of those in paid employment.

Gender

Q11_3 How often have you found it difficult to concentrate at work because of your family responsibilities?
		Several times a week or a month	Several times a year to less often or rarely	Never	Don't know	N=
AT (Austria)	Male	14.4	58.4	27.2	0.0	309
	Female	12.8	60.2	26	0.9	308
	Both	13.7	59.2	26.7	0.4	617
BE (Belgium)	Male	5.2	41.8	52.2	0.8	237
	Female	12.5	40.9	46.6	0.0	245
	Both	8.4	41.4	49.8	0.4	482
BG (Bulgaria)	Male	18.9	38	38.9	4.2	223
	Female	15.3	37.5	40.5	6.6	269
	Both	17.2	37.8	39.7	5.4	492
CY (Cyprus)	Male	8.1	42	49.1	0.8	249
	Female	10.8	45.6	42.4	1.2	225
	Both	9.2	43.5	46.3	1	474
CZ (Czech Republic)	Male	7.8	61.1	28.2	2.9	307
	Female	11.2	56.9	30.3	1.6	417
	Both	9.3	59.2	29.1	2.3	724
DE (Germany)	Male	8.4	36.5	54.3	0.8	433
	Female	9.2	38.7	52.2	0.0	518
	Both	8.8	37.5	53.3	0.4	951
DK (Denmark)	Male	5.4	43.8	49.9	0.9	234
	Female	8.5	47.6	42.8	1.1	266
	Both	6.8	45.6	46.6	1	500
EE (Estonia)	Male	11.8	38.8	48.6	0.9	217
	Female	12.1	47.6	37.7	2.5	288
	Both	12	43.2	43.2	1.7	505
GR (Greece)	Male	20.2	47.5	32.3	0.0	247
	Female	20.6	51.8	27	0.6	193
	Both	20.3	49	30.4	0.2	440
ES (Spain)	Male	14.7	47.5	36.9	1	281
	Female	17.4	56.6	24.8	1.1	194
	Both	15.7	51.1	32.1	1.1	475
FI (Finland)	Male	6.5	63.5	29.3	0.8	231
	Female	7.7	53.6	37.5	1.2	257
	Both	7.1	58.7	33.3	1	488
FR (France)	Male	6.5	45.8	47.1	0.6	330
	Female	8.4	46.7	45	0.0	421
	Both	7.4	46.2	46.1	0.3	751
HR (Croatia)	Male	20.5	40.4	38.8	0.3	184
	Female	26	41.4	31.3	1.2	203
	Both	22.9	40.8	35.6	0.7	387
HU (Hungary)	Male	16	48.4	34.5	1.1	188
	Female	17.8	53.4	27.9	0.9	243
	Both	16.8	50.7	31.4	1	431
IE (Ireland)	Male	10.9	45	29.5	14.6	252
	Female	9.7	38	41.5	10.8	251
	Both	10.4	42.4	34	13.2	503
IT (Italy)	Male	7.8	62.7	29.3	0.3	366
	Female	17.5	60.1	22.2	0.2	464
	Both	11.6	61.7	26.4	0.3	830
LT (Lithuania)	Male	14.9	33.1	51.6	0.3	198
	Female	15	30.9	53.7	0.4	282
	Both	15	32	52.6	0.4	480
LU (Luxembourg)	Male	12.9	36.4	50.4	0.3	238
	Female	11.3	35.8	52.5	0.3	227
	Both	12.2	36.2	51.3	0.3	465
LV (Latvia)	Male	23.2	32	43.6	1.2	230
	Female	20.8	31	46.6	1.5	334
	Both	22	31.5	45.1	1.4	564
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Male	21	38.3	38.4	2.2	210
	Female	21.4	36.2	38.7	3.7	130
	Both	21.1	37.6	38.5	2.7	340
MT (Malta)	Male	7.4	44.2	47.7	0.7	310
	Female	5.1	44	50.9	0.0	138
	Both	6.7	44.1	48.7	0.5	448
NL (Netherlands)	Male	5.1	43.4	51.3	0.1	302
	Female	6.9	39.6	53.4	0.0	301
	Both	6	41.7	52.3	0.1	603
NO (Norway)	Male	5.2	59.6	34.1	1.1	258
	Female	3.4	63.8	32.1	0.7	313
	Both	4.3	61.7	33.1	0.9	571
PL (Poland)	Male	15.3	41	41.1	2.6	294
	Female	20.8	36.7	38.8	3.7	286
	Both	17.6	39.3	40.1	3	580
PT (Portugal)	Male	13.6	50.6	34.9	0.9	304
	Female	16.4	65.3	16	2.4	208
	Both	14.8	56.9	26.7	1.6	512
RO (Romania)	Male	14.9	46.4	36.2	2.5	258
	Female	19.4	45.3	31.6	3.7	197
	Both	16.7	45.9	34.3	3	455
SE (Sweden)	Male	5.1	42.7	52.3	0.0	317
	Female	4.7	44	51.2	0.2	332
	Both	4.9	43.3	51.7	0.1	649
SI (Slovenia)	Male	10.7	44	44.2	1.2	210
	Female	11.6	43.8	42.7	1.9	198
	Both	11.1	43.9	43.5	1.5	408
SK (Slovakia)	Male	9.2	63.5	26.7	0.5	244
	Female	11	65.2	22.9	0.9	348
	Both	10.1	64.4	24.8	0.7	592
TR (Turkey)	Male	32.2	31.5	30.2	6.2	502
	Female	28.2	36.3	23.4	12.1	98
	Both	31.7	32	29.4	6.9	600
UK (United Kingdom)	Male	12.8	36.4	49.5	1.3	321
	Female	12.3	34	53.3	0.4	367
	Both	12.6	35.3	51.3	0.9	688
CC3	Male	31.1	32.2	31	5.7	896
	Female	27.1	37.6	26.7	8.6	431
	Both	30.5	33.1	30.3	6.1	1327
EU 15	Male	9.7	45.8	43.7	0.9	4402
	Female	11.8	45.9	41.9	0.4	4552
	Both	10.6	45.8	42.9	0.7	8954
NMS12	Male	14.2	45.9	37.6	2.3	2928
	Female	17.2	44.8	35.2	2.9	3225
	Both	15.5	45.4	36.5	2.6	6153
EU 27	Male	10.6	45.8	42.4	1.2	7330
	Female	12.8	45.7	40.5	0.9	7777
	Both	11.6	45.7	41.6	1.1	15107

Age

Q11_3 How often have you found it difficult to concentrate at work because of your family responsibilities?
		Several times a week or a month	Several times a year to less often or rarely	Never	Don't know	N=
AT (Austria)	18-34	16.5	55.5	26.8	1.1	226
	35-49	11.7	62.3	26	0.0	291
	50-64	13.7	58	28.3	0.0	100
	65+	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
BE (Belgium)	18-34	9.1	38	52	0.9	126
	35-49	10.4	42.7	46.9	0.0	239
	50-64	3.1	44.4	52.5	0.0	112
	65+	0.0	35.4	45.7	18.8	5
BG (Bulgaria)	18-34	15.2	31.6	45.2	8	157
	35-49	19.9	41.3	36	2.8	191
	50-64	16.3	41.9	36.3	5.5	141
	65+	0.0	37.7	62.3	0.0	3
CY (Cyprus)	18-34	9.3	38.5	51	1.2	140
	35-49	10.4	50.1	38.2	1.2	167
	50-64	6.5	40.9	52.6	0.0	158
	65+	16	37.2	46.8	0.0	9
CZ (Czech Republic)	18-34	7.7	61.2	29.4	1.7	207
	35-49	11.1	59.8	26.4	2.7	292
	50-64	8	57.3	32.6	2.2	220
	65+	35.3	0.0	46.2	18.4	5
DE (Germany)	18-34	13.7	35.3	50.2	0.8	224
	35-49	7.6	39.1	53.1	0.2	455
	50-64	6.4	36.8	56.2	0.5	260
	65+	0.0	35	65	0.0	12
DK (Denmark)	18-34	10.1	40	49.5	0.3	106
	35-49	8	58.2	32.7	1.1	213
	50-64	2.4	34	63	0.6	171
	65+	0.0	21	66.2	12.8	10
EE (Estonia)	18-34	15	46.5	34.7	3.9	161
	35-49	12.9	45.8	40.9	0.4	164
	50-64	7.1	35.8	56.3	0.7	161
	65+	3.9	32.7	63.3	0.0	19
GR (Greece)	18-34	14.5	43.1	41.8	0.5	167
	35-49	24.6	52.8	22.6	0.0	195
	50-64	23.9	51.3	24.8	0.0	74
	65+	7.4	92.6	0.0	0.0	4
ES (Spain)	18-34	16.5	47.1	36.4	0.0	170
	35-49	17.7	51.1	31.1	0.1	202
	50-64	11.6	57.6	28	2.9	97
	65+	0.0	49.5	18.8	31.7	6
FI (Finland)	18-34	5.9	59.2	33.4	1.4	125
	35-49	9.8	60.7	28.1	1.3	195
	50-64	4.2	56	39.8	0.0	163
	65+	0.0	20.9	79.1	0.0	5
FR (France)	18-34	6.8	42.9	49.7	0.7	248
	35-49	9.4	50	40.6	0.0	345
	50-64	4	43.5	52.2	0.3	156
	65+	0.0	69.7	30.3	0.0	2
HR (Croatia)	18-34	25.6	34.7	38.3	1.4	141
	35-49	25.2	45.4	29.3	0.0	156
	50-64	11.9	43	44.3	0.7	89
	65+	100	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
HU (Hungary)	18-34	16	49.5	33.8	0.6	169
	35-49	19.7	50.6	27.7	1.9	167
	50-64	11.9	54.4	33.7	0.0	93
	65+	60.2	0.0	39.8	0.0	2
IE (Ireland)	18-34	9.2	37.9	40.9	11.9	177
	35-49	14	47.7	28.2	10	199
	50-64	5.2	44.4	33.2	17.2	113
	65+	15.9	26.2	17.6	40.3	14
IT (Italy)	18-34	12.4	55	32.5	0.2	233
	35-49	10.6	67.4	21.8	0.2	432
	50-64	11.8	63.4	24.5	0.4	162
	65+	25.2	0.0	74.8	0.0	3
LT (Lithuania)	18-34	14.1	32.9	53	0.0	163
	35-49	15.9	30.9	52.3	0.9	192
	50-64	15.4	33	51.5	0.0	113
	65+	5.5	29.1	65.5	0.0	12
LU (Luxembourg)	18-34	13	36.9	50.1	0.0	99
	35-49	12	37.8	50	0.3	258
	50-64	12.1	32.1	54.8	0.9	103
	65+	0.0	0.0	100	0.0	5
LV (Latvia)	18-34	22.2	32.3	44.1	1.4	230
	35-49	26.1	32.1	39.6	2.2	224
	50-64	16	28.3	55.7	0.0	105
	65+	0.0	42	58	0.0	5
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	18-34	13.7	41.1	41.7	3.5	104
	35-49	27	34.7	34.9	3.3	161
	50-64	23.4	36.1	40.6	0.0	73
	65+	0.0	69.4	30.6	0.0	2
MT (Malta)	18-34	6.6	32.7	60.1	0.5	178
	35-49	9.1	53	37.1	0.7	155
	50-64	3.3	53.7	43	0.0	114
	65+	0.0	100	0.0	0.0	1
NL (Netherlands)	18-34	4.3	45	50.8	0.0	103
	35-49	9	45.7	45.4	0.0	295
	50-64	3.1	31.4	65.3	0.2	203
	65+	0.0	0.0	100	0.0	2
NO (Norway)	18-34	3.6	56.3	38.9	1.2	133
	35-49	6.3	69.5	23.9	0.4	242
	50-64	2.6	58.8	37.3	1.4	187
	65+	0.0	9.2	90.8	0.0	9
PL (Poland)	18-34	17.9	38.6	38.6	5	207
	35-49	20.9	40.7	37.2	1.1	263
	50-64	8.4	36.9	51.7	3	107
	65+	18.6	54.1	27.3	0.0	3
PT (Portugal)	18-34	14.7	55.2	28.1	2	195
	35-49	17.8	56.9	23.7	1.7	216
	50-64	9.7	58.7	31.2	0.4	93
	65+	0.0	80.6	19.4	0.0	8
RO (Romania)	18-34	18.2	42.7	36.8	2.3	161
	35-49	15.9	49.5	31.7	2.9	209
	50-64	12.9	46.4	35.3	5.3	84
	65+	100	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
SE (Sweden)	18-34	2.3	43.7	54.1	0.0	116
	35-49	5.8	51.8	42.4	0.0	267
	50-64	6.6	33.8	59.4	0.3	252
	65+	0.0	22.8	77.2	0.0	14
SI (Slovenia)	18-34	5.9	47.3	46.1	0.7	154
	35-49	14.6	42.2	41	2.2	169
	50-64	11.1	42.4	45.5	1	85
	65+	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
SK (Slovakia)	18-34	10.9	63.3	25.9	0.0	181
	35-49	9.1	65	24.3	1.5	258
	50-64	11.2	65.1	23.8	0.0	152
	65+	0.0	100	0.0	0.0	1
TR (Turkey)	18-34	31.9	30	29.5	8.5	320
	35-49	31.4	34.9	29.9	3.8	216
	50-64	33.1	26.3	28.5	12.1	51
	65+	26.6	53.9	19.5	0.0	13
UK (United Kingdom)	18-34	12.7	38.4	47.5	1.3	200
	35-49	13.6	39.1	47	0.3	273
	50-64	11.4	26	61.4	1.2	199
	65+	0.0	15.9	84.1	0.0	16
CC3	18-34	31	30.6	30.5	7.9	565
	35-49	30.6	36	30	3.4	533
	50-64	28	30.5	32.6	8.9	213
	65+	27	53.6	19.4	0.0	16
EU 15	18-34	11.6	44	43.6	0.8	2515
	35-49	11.2	48.8	39.7	0.3	4075
	50-64	8.5	43.5	47.1	0.9	2258
	65+	4.2	30.7	58.1	7	106
NMS12	18-34	15.6	44	37.3	3.1	2108
	35-49	17.3	47.1	33.7	1.9	2451
	50-64	10.9	45.3	41	2.7	1533
	65+	30.6	27	38.4	4	61
EU 27	18-34	12.5	44	42.1	1.4	4623
	35-49	12.4	48.5	38.5	0.6	6526
	50-64	8.9	43.8	46.1	1.2	3791
	65+	7.4	30.3	55.6	6.7	167

Income

Q11_3 How often have you found it difficult to concentrate at work because of your family responsibilities?
		Several times a week or a month	Several times a year to less often or rarely	Never	Don't know	N=
AT (Austria)	Lowest	18	56.6	25.4	0.0	38
	Low	16.9	62.1	21	0.0	76
	High	13.8	60.6	25.5	0.0	98
	Highest	13.6	49.9	36.5	0.0	122
BE (Belgium)	Lowest	5.8	26.6	67.6	0.0	49
	Low	10.4	50.5	38.1	1.1	68
	High	7.9	43.7	48.5	0.0	113
	Highest	2.9	43.4	52.7	1	133
BG (Bulgaria)	Lowest	30.9	25.1	30.3	13.7	27
	Low	9.6	54.1	29.5	6.8	38
	High	12.8	33.9	49.4	3.9	96
	Highest	16.1	39.6	40	4.3	159
CY (Cyprus)	Lowest	11	48	41	0.0	42
	Low	8.1	36	52.4	3.5	66
	High	8.6	54.7	36.7	0.0	137
	Highest	5.4	45.6	49	0.0	136
CZ (Czech Republic)	Lowest	11.9	63.6	22.3	2.1	64
	Low	16.9	56	27.1	0.0	80
	High	9.1	58.8	29.5	2.6	135
	Highest	9.2	55.1	34.6	1.1	169
DE (Germany)	Lowest	12.8	41.7	45.5	0.0	98
	Low	10.3	45.2	44.1	0.4	165
	High	8.5	34.2	57.3	0.0	186
	Highest	6.6	36.4	56.7	0.3	239
DK (Denmark)	Lowest	12.4	40.1	44.1	3.4	59
	Low	8	44.1	47.4	0.5	70
	High	5.9	47.5	44.9	1.6	134
	Highest	5.6	49.9	44.2	0.4	157
EE (Estonia)	Lowest	15	38.9	45	1.2	52
	Low	9	44.6	46.4	0.0	63
	High	15	33.3	48.1	3.6	129
	Highest	13.2	46.6	39.8	0.4	172
GR (Greece)	Lowest	30.7	46.5	22.8	0.0	33
	Low	21.6	47	31.4	0.0	64
	High	27	50	23	0.0	92
	Highest	16.8	47.9	34.5	0.8	136
ES (Spain)	Lowest	6.8	69.3	23.2	0.7	26
	Low	3.6	36.4	60	0.0	29
	High	18.8	44.4	36.7	0.0	80
	Highest	13.2	56.2	30.6	0.0	95
FI (Finland)	Lowest	6.1	65.3	26.5	2.1	49
	Low	8.6	54.4	35	2	92
	High	7.9	62.8	27.6	1.6	114
	Highest	6.1	62.6	31.3	0.0	158
FR (France)	Lowest	8.3	47.5	44.2	0.0	97
	Low	10.3	41.6	46.7	1.3	153
	High	6.2	52.6	41.2	0.0	182
	Highest	6.7	41.9	51.1	0.3	173
HR (Croatia)	Lowest	37.4	32.2	30.4	0.0	31
	Low	20.5	51.8	26.4	1.3	55
	High	24	46.1	28.5	1.4	94
	Highest	19	37.4	43.6	0.0	146
HU (Hungary)	Lowest	12.9	59.2	27.9	0.0	35
	Low	24.4	50.1	25.4	0.0	59
	High	13.1	49	35	2.9	84
	Highest	21	45.5	32.9	0.7	121
IE (Ireland)	Lowest	17.2	31	38	13.7	28
	Low	4.8	55.3	33.8	6.1	42
	High	16.3	37.1	38.5	8.2	73
	Highest	7.6	52.3	35	5	86
IT (Italy)	Lowest	10.5	70.1	19.4	0.0	37
	Low	13	52.8	34.1	0.0	54
	High	22.7	57.5	19.7	0.0	84
	Highest	12.6	72.5	14.9	0.0	89
LT (Lithuania)	Lowest	21.4	24.8	53.8	0.0	49
	Low	7.5	42.6	49.9	0.0	57
	High	11.2	30.5	58.3	0.0	131
	Highest	14.4	33.5	51.4	0.7	176
LU (Luxembourg)	Lowest	13.9	41	44.1	1	57
	Low	18.2	29.5	52.3	0.0	75
	High	17.7	29.1	53.2	0.0	72
	Highest	8.1	31	60.9	0.0	73
LV (Latvia)	Lowest	28.5	34.6	36.9	0.0	46
	Low	25.8	27.4	46.8	0.0	79
	High	20.1	34.1	45.4	0.5	128
	Highest	26.6	28.1	45.3	0.0	146
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Lowest	27.7	44.2	20.1	8	40
	Low	23.9	36.9	38.1	1.2	61
	High	23.7	42	32.6	1.7	99
	Highest	15.5	32.7	51.7	0.0	114
MT (Malta)	Lowest	14.9	61.1	24.1	0.0	27
	Low	2.3	47.6	47.7	2.3	44
	High	4.4	49.1	46.5	0.0	84
	Highest	5.7	41.2	52.2	0.9	118
NL (Netherlands)	Lowest	8.1	48.2	43.7	0.0	99
	Low	10.5	48.6	40.5	0.3	115
	High	7.6	37.2	55.3	0.0	140
	Highest	2.3	40	57.7	0.0	134
NO (Norway)	Lowest	4.9	67.4	27.7	0.0	80
	Low	6.7	58.4	33.6	1.3	122
	High	6.4	54.4	39.2	0.0	134
	Highest	1.6	62.7	34	1.8	167
PL (Poland)	Lowest	15.1	27.6	57.3	0.0	49
	Low	13.9	40.6	44.3	1.1	67
	High	9.2	33.4	56.8	0.7	100
	Highest	16.8	45.2	35.8	2.2	169
PT (Portugal)	Lowest	16	76.4	7.6	0.0	22
	Low	16.4	50.7	27.6	5.2	35
	High	13.2	62.1	24.7	0.0	66
	Highest	6.4	67.1	26.5	0.0	78
RO (Romania)	Lowest	22.3	33.7	44	0.0	43
	Low	21.6	45.6	28.5	4.3	63
	High	22.4	39.5	36.2	1.9	99
	Highest	10	52.3	37.4	0.3	135
SE (Sweden)	Lowest	6.5	43	50.5	0.0	100
	Low	8.1	36.3	55.6	0.0	150
	High	4.2	51.1	44.4	0.3	183
	Highest	2.7	40.3	57	0.0	177
SI (Slovenia)	Lowest	16.2	40.9	42.9	0.0	45
	Low	16.3	41.2	42.4	0.0	53
	High	14	52.3	33.7	0.0	74
	Highest	5.6	41.3	52.2	0.9	100
SK (Slovakia)	Lowest	15.2	73.1	11.6	0.0	52
	Low	9.6	57.2	33.2	0.0	79
	High	11.4	58.7	28.6	1.3	118
	Highest	8.7	64.9	26.3	0.0	139
TR (Turkey)	Lowest	38.8	38.1	15.2	7.9	96
	Low	40.8	29.3	27	2.9	103
	High	28.9	33.8	33.7	3.6	120
	Highest	26.1	35	32.3	6.6	180
UK (United Kingdom)	Lowest	12.4	28.2	53.3	6.1	37
	Low	14	31.7	54.3	0.0	73
	High	9.5	42.4	47.4	0.7	122
	Highest	16.8	40.3	42.9	0.0	172
CC3	Lowest	38.4	38	16.1	7.5	167
	Low	38.5	31.4	27.4	2.7	219
	High	28.1	35.5	33.1	3.3	313
	Highest	24.8	35.2	34.5	5.5	440
EU 15	Lowest	10.7	47.7	40.8	0.8	829
	Low	10.8	43.4	45.2	0.6	1261
	High	10.7	45.4	43.7	0.2	1739
	Highest	9.4	44.9	45.4	0.2	2022
NMS12	Lowest	17.7	39.1	42.3	1	531
	Low	16.8	46	35.5	1.7	748
	High	13.6	41.4	43.3	1.7	1315
	Highest	14.1	47.5	37	1.4	1740
EU 27	Lowest	12.3	45.8	41.1	0.9	1360
	Low	11.9	43.9	43.4	0.8	2009
	High	11.3	44.5	43.6	0.6	3054
	Highest	10.6	45.6	43.3	0.5	3762

Page last updated 24 March 2009

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