EWCS 2010 Survey Results

Do you work the same number of hours every day? (q37a)

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Gender

Do you work the same number of hours every day? (q37a) - Yes
Country	Gender	2000	2005	2010
BE (Belgium)	Male	57.7	51.1	50.2
	Female	56.5	53.5	49.9
	Total	57.2	52.1	50.0
BG (Bulgaria)	Male	66.7	65.1	66.3
	Female	77.6	77.0	79.0
	Total	71.8	70.7	72.2
CZ (Czech Republic)	Male	47.1	41.2	43.7
	Female	57.9	63.0	58.9
	Total	51.8	50.7	50.2
DK (Denmark)	Male	40.3	32.4	35.5
	Female	41.0	36.3	31.0
	Total	40.6	34.2	33.4
DE (Germany)	Male	50.7	54.1	48.2
	Female	62.8	61.3	51.3
	Total	56.0	57.4	49.7
EE (Estonia)	Male	52.4	46.9	48.2
	Female	62.9	62.3	58.8
	Total	57.6	54.5	53.7
EL (Greece)	Male	64.1	64.8	58.4
	Female	69.3	70.8	70.9
	Total	66.0	67.1	63.3
ES (Spain)	Male	66.5	68.3	69.3
	Female	66.0	74.6	76.0
	Total	66.3	70.8	72.2
FR (France)	Male	56.1	54.1	52.9
	Female	58.4	58.9	56.9
	Total	57.1	56.4	54.8
IE (Ireland)	Male	64.3	58.0	55.5
	Female	75.2	72.7	67.5
	Total	68.7	64.2	61.0
IT (Italy)	Male	60.1	62.6	66.7
	Female	63.0	58.3	67.7
	Total	61.2	60.9	67.1
CY (Cyprus)	Male	79.6	77.0	73.8
	Female	79.3	76.2	81.5
	Total	79.4	76.6	77.2
LV (Latvia)	Male	43.5	56.6	57.9
	Female	58.6	64.2	72.7
	Total	51.0	60.3	65.5
LT (Lithuania)	Male	62.3	57.0	64.8
	Female	70.1	68.7	68.6
	Total	66.3	62.7	66.8
LU (Luxembourg)	Male	68.7	62.2	58.8
	Female	56.9	66.6	58.5
	Total	64.1	64.0	58.7
HU (Hungary)	Male	62.4	60.2	63.3
	Female	75.3	69.1	70.3
	Total	68.3	64.3	66.5
MT (Malta)	Male	81.4	72.6	70.6
	Female	80.8	74.9	76.7
	Total	81.2	73.3	72.7
NL (Netherlands)	Male	57.0	49.9	47.7
	Female	51.0	46.8	49.5
	Total	54.4	48.5	48.5
AT (Austria)	Male	48.8	47.1	44.8
	Female	53.5	43.7	46.6
	Total	50.8	45.5	45.7
PL (Poland)	Male	58.7	51.2	48.8
	Female	64.5	65.5	62.8
	Total	61.3	57.6	55.1
PT (Portugal)	Male	72.6	71.4	68.9
	Female	78.0	82.8	77.1
	Total	75.0	76.6	72.7
RO (Romania)	Male	59.2	48.4	54.1
	Female	64.6	56.5	65.2
	Total	61.7	52.1	59.0
SI (Slovenia)	Male	42.0	54.8	48.6
	Female	56.1	54.5	62.3
	Total	48.5	54.7	54.9
SK (Slovakia)	Male	53.2	51.8	56.1
	Female	70.9	65.4	68.4
	Total	61.4	57.9	61.5
FI (Finland)	Male	48.4	45.2	48.3
	Female	46.5	50.3	48.9
	Total	47.5	47.7	48.6
SE (Sweden)	Male	50.7	47.5	47.8
	Female	47.7	41.3	43.2
	Total	49.3	44.5	45.6
UK (United Kingdom)	Male	54.2	52.9	54.4
	Female	64.9	64.3	64.6
	Total	59.1	58.2	59.1
HR (Croatia)	Male	.	68.0	58.0
	Female	.	74.3	66.8
	Total	.	70.9	62.0
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Male	.	.	60.3
	Female	.	.	69.1
	Total	.	.	63.7
TR (Turkey)	Male	.	66.1	75.6
	Female	.	67.1	76.6
	Total	.	66.3	75.9
NO (Norway)	Male	.	55.7	49.6
	Female	.	54.1	56.4
	Total	.	55.0	52.8
AL (Albania)	Male	.	.	59.0
	Female	.	.	62.4
	Total	.	.	60.5
XK (Kosovo)	Male	.	.	75.3
	Female	.	.	83.4
	Total	.	.	77.5
ME (Montenegro)	Male	.	.	57.0
	Female	.	.	69.0
	Total	.	.	62.2
CH (Switzerland)	Male	.	46.0	.
	Female	.	48.3	.
	Total	.	47.0	.
EC12	Male	56.9	57.3	56.2
	Female	62.3	62.2	60.5
	Total	59.2	59.4	58.1
EU15	Male	56.5	56.7	55.6
	Female	61.4	61.0	59.5
	Total	58.6	58.6	57.4
EU27	Male	56.7	55.8	55.1
	Female	62.4	61.7	60.8
	Total	59.2	58.4	57.7

Age

Do you work the same number of hours every day? (q37a) - Yes
Country	Age	2000	2005	2010
BE (Belgium)	Under 30	56.8	53.2	47.7
	30 to 49	55.9	51.5	51.7
	50+	62.2	52.9	47.8
	Total	57.2	52.1	50.0
BG (Bulgaria)	Under 30	76.0	69.3	69.3
	30 to 49	69.9	71.6	70.7
	50+	73.1	69.6	76.7
	Total	71.8	70.7	72.2
CZ (Czech Republic)	Under 30	56.8	45.4	43.1
	30 to 49	48.0	52.6	51.6
	50+	55.1	51.2	51.9
	Total	51.8	50.7	50.2
DK (Denmark)	Under 30	44.4	34.1	30.1
	30 to 49	37.7	35.5	34.4
	50+	42.5	32.0	34.3
	Total	40.6	34.2	33.4
DE (Germany)	Under 30	58.5	68.7	46.4
	30 to 49	57.2	53.4	48.8
	50+	50.8	56.8	53.5
	Total	56.0	57.4	49.7
EE (Estonia)	Under 30	55.8	53.2	44.1
	30 to 49	56.8	53.9	56.5
	50+	60.5	56.6	54.7
	Total	57.6	54.5	53.7
EL (Greece)	Under 30	73.6	65.8	66.5
	30 to 49	67.2	68.4	66.1
	50+	55.9	65.2	55.7
	Total	66.0	67.1	63.3
ES (Spain)	Under 30	68.6	70.1	70.9
	30 to 49	64.0	70.9	72.7
	50+	69.7	71.2	72.3
	Total	66.3	70.8	72.2
FR (France)	Under 30	58.6	50.3	58.2
	30 to 49	57.3	57.0	55.1
	50+	55.3	60.4	51.4
	Total	57.1	56.4	54.8
IE (Ireland)	Under 30	68.2	67.9	62.0
	30 to 49	69.1	63.1	61.4
	50+	68.4	61.4	58.8
	Total	68.7	64.2	61.0
IT (Italy)	Under 30	60.2	73.0	64.1
	30 to 49	60.0	59.6	67.9
	50+	65.5	54.3	68.0
	Total	61.2	60.9	67.1
CY (Cyprus)	Under 30	70.0	74.7	76.5
	30 to 49	83.4	77.2	77.6
	50+	79.5	77.4	77.2
	Total	79.4	76.6	77.2
LV (Latvia)	Under 30	55.8	61.3	68.0
	30 to 49	48.7	57.7	63.4
	50+	51.6	64.9	67.2
	Total	51.0	60.3	65.5
LT (Lithuania)	Under 30	72.3	50.0	70.6
	30 to 49	68.2	64.5	66.0
	50+	55.8	69.2	65.7
	Total	66.3	62.7	66.8
LU (Luxembourg)	Under 30	67.8	68.3	63.5
	30 to 49	64.4	66.1	58.1
	50+	58.2	52.2	55.5
	Total	64.1	64.0	58.7
HU (Hungary)	Under 30	64.8	61.3	73.4
	30 to 49	70.9	69.4	67.7
	50+	65.6	55.9	59.5
	Total	68.3	64.3	66.5
MT (Malta)	Under 30	82.0	73.4	72.3
	30 to 49	79.0	72.4	72.7
	50+	84.4	75.6	73.1
	Total	81.2	73.3	72.7
NL (Netherlands)	Under 30	50.9	42.4	44.4
	30 to 49	56.0	50.8	46.8
	50+	55.6	50.5	54.8
	Total	54.4	48.5	48.5
AT (Austria)	Under 30	56.2	55.4	45.4
	30 to 49	47.2	44.3	45.8
	50+	55.0	36.3	45.7
	Total	50.8	45.5	45.7
PL (Poland)	Under 30	64.3	61.4	61.5
	30 to 49	63.1	57.9	53.6
	50+	52.6	52.4	52.3
	Total	61.3	57.6	55.1
PT (Portugal)	Under 30	76.0	81.4	71.7
	30 to 49	75.2	76.4	77.9
	50+	73.8	72.9	64.7
	Total	75.0	76.6	72.7
RO (Romania)	Under 30	57.3	54.0	62.5
	30 to 49	70.5	57.7	65.3
	50+	50.7	39.7	44.3
	Total	61.7	52.1	59.0
SI (Slovenia)	Under 30	52.2	53.5	49.9
	30 to 49	45.1	55.8	58.0
	50+	54.8	52.8	53.3
	Total	48.5	54.7	54.9
SK (Slovakia)	Under 30	60.2	53.2	57.8
	30 to 49	61.3	60.6	60.9
	50+	63.6	56.3	65.6
	Total	61.4	57.9	61.5
FI (Finland)	Under 30	50.2	40.5	48.1
	30 to 49	47.0	48.1	48.1
	50+	46.2	51.8	49.7
	Total	47.5	47.7	48.6
SE (Sweden)	Under 30	42.6	39.4	46.1
	30 to 49	47.7	42.1	44.1
	50+	56.1	51.3	48.2
	Total	49.3	44.5	45.6
UK (United Kingdom)	Under 30	63.0	63.5	61.3
	30 to 49	54.4	56.3	59.2
	50+	64.8	57.0	57.7
	Total	59.1	58.2	59.1
HR (Croatia)	Under 30	.	66.7	61.9
	30 to 49	.	72.5	63.0
	50+	.	70.6	61.0
	Total	.	70.9	62.0
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Under 30	.	.	64.5
	30 to 49	.	.	63.0
	50+	.	.	64.4
	Total	.	.	63.7
TR (Turkey)	Under 30	.	73.0	83.2
	30 to 49	.	65.7	74.6
	50+	.	54.2	62.4
	Total	.	66.3	75.9
NO (Norway)	Under 30	.	53.7	55.7
	30 to 49	.	56.5	54.8
	50+	.	52.5	47.5
	Total	.	55.0	52.8
AL (Albania)	Under 30	.	.	67.3
	30 to 49	.	.	59.7
	50+	.	.	57.4
	Total	.	.	60.5
XK (Kosovo)	Under 30	.	.	77.6
	30 to 49	.	.	78.6
	50+	.	.	75.8
	Total	.	.	77.5
ME (Montenegro)	Under 30	.	.	60.7
	30 to 49	.	.	65.2
	50+	.	.	58.2
	Total	.	.	62.2
CH (Switzerland)	Under 30	.	57.2	.
	30 to 49	.	44.4	.
	50+	.	44.0	.
	Total	.	47.0	.
EC12	Under 30	61.1	63.4	57.1
	30 to 49	58.3	58.3	58.7
	50+	59.4	58.4	58.0
	Total	59.2	59.4	58.1
EU15	Under 30	60.4	62.4	56.4
	30 to 49	57.7	57.5	57.9
	50+	59.0	57.7	57.2
	Total	58.6	58.6	57.4
EU27	Under 30	60.8	61.4	57.4
	30 to 49	58.8	57.9	58.3
	50+	58.4	56.7	56.8
	Total	59.2	58.4	57.7

Employment status

Do you work the same number of hours every day? (q37a) - Yes
Country	Employment status	2000	2005	2010
BE (Belgium)	Employee: permanent contract	61.9	54.6	54.4
	Employee: other arrangement	56.3	63.2	52.8
	Self-employed	37.4	32.6	28.4
	Total	57.2	52.1	50.0
BG (Bulgaria)	Employee: permanent contract	75.8	79.8	79.2
	Employee: other arrangement	75.1	70.2	65.6
	Self-employed	49.3	37.8	42.3
	Total	71.8	70.7	72.2
CZ (Czech Republic)	Employee: permanent contract	56.6	58.7	58.7
	Employee: other arrangement	63.3	58.7	53.9
	Self-employed	21.6	16.5	19.7
	Total	51.8	50.7	50.2
DK (Denmark)	Employee: permanent contract	40.6	35.3	35.9
	Employee: other arrangement	47.9	38.0	33.9
	Self-employed	22.1	18.0	11.7
	Total	40.6	34.2	33.4
DE (Germany)	Employee: permanent contract	60.7	61.5	54.5
	Employee: other arrangement	60.0	58.3	50.0
	Self-employed	28.1	22.0	19.2
	Total	56.0	57.4	49.7
EE (Estonia)	Employee: permanent contract	61.8	59.8	60.3
	Employee: other arrangement	51.0	48.5	47.0
	Self-employed	26.6	18.9	15.7
	Total	57.6	54.5	53.7
EL (Greece)	Employee: permanent contract	76.7	79.3	78.1
	Employee: other arrangement	73.5	74.1	73.0
	Self-employed	53.4	48.6	40.1
	Total	66.0	67.1	63.3
ES (Spain)	Employee: permanent contract	74.0	74.2	78.6
	Employee: other arrangement	68.4	77.9	72.1
	Self-employed	47.7	50.7	46.5
	Total	66.3	70.8	72.2
FR (France)	Employee: permanent contract	60.9	60.0	59.1
	Employee: other arrangement	56.2	57.8	54.3
	Self-employed	37.6	34.4	33.4
	Total	57.1	56.4	54.8
IE (Ireland)	Employee: permanent contract	73.1	71.3	68.2
	Employee: other arrangement	72.8	67.5	67.1
	Self-employed	48.6	40.7	28.8
	Total	68.7	64.2	61.0
IT (Italy)	Employee: permanent contract	66.1	66.5	76.5
	Employee: other arrangement	60.7	64.4	65.1
	Self-employed	49.3	50.0	45.2
	Total	61.2	60.9	67.1
CY (Cyprus)	Employee: permanent contract	80.8	79.9	82.0
	Employee: other arrangement	84.5	84.1	84.3
	Self-employed	68.2	51.2	52.8
	Total	79.4	76.6	77.2
LV (Latvia)	Employee: permanent contract	56.0	66.4	70.2
	Employee: other arrangement	53.8	49.1	59.4
	Self-employed	25.5	25.5	32.0
	Total	51.0	60.3	65.5
LT (Lithuania)	Employee: permanent contract	69.9	68.4	73.4
	Employee: other arrangement	69.6	56.3	54.0
	Self-employed	48.0	46.2	40.9
	Total	66.3	62.7	66.8
LU (Luxembourg)	Employee: permanent contract	65.5	67.3	63.6
	Employee: other arrangement	55.8	65.1	56.0
	Self-employed	60.1	31.7	27.9
	Total	64.1	64.0	58.7
HU (Hungary)	Employee: permanent contract	74.1	70.8	72.2
	Employee: other arrangement	65.2	69.1	76.0
	Self-employed	47.9	35.4	31.5
	Total	68.3	64.3	66.5
MT (Malta)	Employee: permanent contract	85.0	78.2	78.4
	Employee: other arrangement	72.0	74.9	74.3
	Self-employed	67.4	53.1	44.9
	Total	81.2	73.3	72.7
NL (Netherlands)	Employee: permanent contract	58.1	52.2	54.1
	Employee: other arrangement	51.4	50.4	46.2
	Self-employed	24.5	18.8	25.5
	Total	54.4	48.5	48.5
AT (Austria)	Employee: permanent contract	57.4	55.4	54.0
	Employee: other arrangement	54.2	53.5	32.5
	Self-employed	17.1	9.8	16.4
	Total	50.8	45.5	45.7
PL (Poland)	Employee: permanent contract	73.5	72.9	67.1
	Employee: other arrangement	73.6	60.1	66.1
	Self-employed	36.2	21.6	23.7
	Total	61.3	57.6	55.1
PT (Portugal)	Employee: permanent contract	81.9	81.4	84.1
	Employee: other arrangement	76.1	85.5	78.6
	Self-employed	56.2	55.3	33.0
	Total	75.0	76.6	72.7
RO (Romania)	Employee: permanent contract	73.9	69.5	75.1
	Employee: other arrangement	56.7	47.5	70.8
	Self-employed	29.6	25.0	23.0
	Total	61.7	52.1	59.0
SI (Slovenia)	Employee: permanent contract	51.9	63.3	62.0
	Employee: other arrangement	59.1	47.3	60.1
	Self-employed	27.0	13.0	28.2
	Total	48.5	54.7	54.9
SK (Slovakia)	Employee: permanent contract	66.3	64.2	69.7
	Employee: other arrangement	65.3	58.6	59.4
	Self-employed	27.0	24.5	32.5
	Total	61.4	57.9	61.5
FI (Finland)	Employee: permanent contract	53.6	53.4	53.9
	Employee: other arrangement	50.4	44.6	46.0
	Self-employed	18.9	20.7	22.2
	Total	47.5	47.7	48.6
SE (Sweden)	Employee: permanent contract	53.7	47.1	50.4
	Employee: other arrangement	36.9	38.6	35.9
	Self-employed	31.7	33.1	23.3
	Total	49.3	44.5	45.6
UK (United Kingdom)	Employee: permanent contract	61.7	62.0	65.4
	Employee: other arrangement	65.4	61.5	65.8
	Self-employed	38.5	37.5	25.0
	Total	59.1	58.2	59.1
HR (Croatia)	Employee: permanent contract	.	75.9	72.8
	Employee: other arrangement	.	72.3	62.7
	Self-employed	.	50.4	27.3
	Total	.	70.9	62.0
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Employee: permanent contract	.	.	79.9
	Employee: other arrangement	.	.	66.2
	Self-employed	.	.	38.6
	Total	.	.	63.7
TR (Turkey)	Employee: permanent contract	.	88.8	86.5
	Employee: other arrangement	.	81.9	82.5
	Self-employed	.	53.0	62.1
	Total	.	66.3	75.9
NO (Norway)	Employee: permanent contract	.	60.4	55.7
	Employee: other arrangement	.	52.0	45.5
	Self-employed	.	20.3	33.2
	Total	.	55.0	52.8
AL (Albania)	Employee: permanent contract	.	.	83.7
	Employee: other arrangement	.	.	78.9
	Self-employed	.	.	39.9
	Total	.	.	60.5
XK (Kosovo)	Employee: permanent contract	.	.	83.2
	Employee: other arrangement	.	.	84.1
	Self-employed	.	.	69.6
	Total	.	.	77.5
ME (Montenegro)	Employee: permanent contract	.	.	74.4
	Employee: other arrangement	.	.	65.2
	Self-employed	.	.	24.6
	Total	.	.	62.2
CH (Switzerland)	Employee: permanent contract	.	50.5	.
	Employee: other arrangement	.	55.5	.
	Self-employed	.	26.5	.
	Total	.	47.0	.
EC12	Employee: permanent contract	63.0	62.9	63.5
	Employee: other arrangement	62.6	64.3	61.1
	Self-employed	41.4	40.9	32.7
	Total	59.2	59.4	58.1
EU15	Employee: permanent contract	62.5	62.1	62.8
	Employee: other arrangement	61.7	63.4	60.0
	Self-employed	40.5	39.7	32.1
	Total	58.6	58.6	57.4
EU27	Employee: permanent contract	64.0	63.4	64.1
	Employee: other arrangement	62.7	62.7	61.0
	Self-employed	39.1	36.4	30.5
	Total	59.2	58.4	57.7

Industry/services

Do you work the same number of hours every day? (q37a) - Yes
Country	Industry/services	2000	2005	2010
BE (Belgium)	Industry	68.7	54.9	55.8
	Services	52.7	51.1	47.6
	Total	57.2	52.1	50.0
BG (Bulgaria)	Industry	73.7	71.4	73.4
	Services	70.4	69.4	71.4
	Total	71.8	70.7	72.2
CZ (Czech Republic)	Industry	60.5	56.8	57.5
	Services	44.6	46.5	45.3
	Total	51.8	50.7	50.2
DK (Denmark)	Industry	48.2	39.0	40.9
	Services	37.5	32.1	31.1
	Total	40.6	34.2	33.4
DE (Germany)	Industry	64.6	62.1	56.4
	Services	51.1	55.1	46.9
	Total	56.0	57.4	49.7
EE (Estonia)	Industry	65.4	55.6	54.5
	Services	52.2	53.7	53.2
	Total	57.6	54.5	53.7
EL (Greece)	Industry	59.8	56.8	52.9
	Services	70.1	72.7	68.4
	Total	66.0	67.1	63.3
ES (Spain)	Industry	70.8	74.2	78.4
	Services	63.7	68.4	69.8
	Total	66.3	70.8	72.2
FR (France)	Industry	64.8	65.8	57.6
	Services	53.8	52.1	53.9
	Total	57.1	56.4	54.8
IE (Ireland)	Industry	75.8	61.0	57.2
	Services	64.6	65.9	62.3
	Total	68.7	64.2	61.0
IT (Italy)	Industry	63.0	75.6	74.3
	Services	60.1	52.8	63.8
	Total	61.2	60.9	67.1
CY (Cyprus)	Industry	78.9	81.1	77.7
	Services	79.7	74.7	77.1
	Total	79.4	76.6	77.2
LV (Latvia)	Industry	50.8	58.0	64.0
	Services	51.2	61.6	66.2
	Total	51.0	60.3	65.5
LT (Lithuania)	Industry	64.6	66.2	73.1
	Services	67.6	59.8	63.5
	Total	66.3	62.7	66.8
LU (Luxembourg)	Industry	83.3	75.1	62.6
	Services	58.3	60.5	57.9
	Total	64.1	64.0	58.7
HU (Hungary)	Industry	70.2	65.0	74.8
	Services	67.0	63.9	62.1
	Total	68.3	64.3	66.5
MT (Malta)	Industry	91.4	74.0	73.6
	Services	76.1	73.1	72.4
	Total	81.2	73.3	72.7
NL (Netherlands)	Industry	66.0	62.5	55.2
	Services	50.7	44.2	46.6
	Total	54.4	48.5	48.5
AT (Austria)	Industry	56.9	53.9	57.9
	Services	47.4	41.2	40.7
	Total	50.8	45.5	45.7
PL (Poland)	Industry	58.5	49.7	54.3
	Services	64.1	63.6	54.8
	Total	61.3	57.6	55.1
PT (Portugal)	Industry	72.9	78.5	69.4
	Services	76.9	75.3	74.6
	Total	75.0	76.6	72.7
RO (Romania)	Industry	57.2	45.5	53.4
	Services	72.6	63.5	66.9
	Total	61.7	52.1	59.0
SI (Slovenia)	Industry	54.6	60.8	63.9
	Services	42.7	48.9	49.3
	Total	48.5	54.7	54.9
SK (Slovakia)	Industry	67.5	61.9	68.2
	Services	56.8	54.9	57.3
	Total	61.4	57.9	61.5
FI (Finland)	Industry	57.1	55.9	60.1
	Services	42.5	44.1	44.0
	Total	47.5	47.7	48.6
SE (Sweden)	Industry	63.8	56.5	56.5
	Services	43.7	40.8	43.1
	Total	49.3	44.5	45.6
UK (United Kingdom)	Industry	56.9	58.1	57.5
	Services	60.0	58.0	59.4
	Total	59.1	58.2	59.1
HR (Croatia)	Industry	.	73.3	55.5
	Services	.	69.4	65.8
	Total	.	70.9	62.0
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Industry	.	.	59.3
	Services	.	.	67.7
	Total	.	.	63.7
TR (Turkey)	Industry	.	57.0	68.6
	Services	.	78.4	82.2
	Total	.	66.3	75.9
NO (Norway)	Industry	.	58.2	57.6
	Services	.	53.9	51.6
	Total	.	55.0	52.8
AL (Albania)	Industry	.	.	44.6
	Services	.	.	74.1
	Total	.	.	60.5
XK (Kosovo)	Industry	.	.	70.8
	Services	.	.	81.3
	Total	.	.	77.5
ME (Montenegro)	Industry	.	.	56.0
	Services	.	.	65.2
	Total	.	.	62.2
CH (Switzerland)	Industry	.	54.5	.
	Services	.	44.3	.
	Total	.	47.0	.
EC12	Industry	64.3	66.0	62.4
	Services	56.7	56.3	56.5
	Total	59.2	59.4	58.1
EU15	Industry	64.0	65.4	62.2
	Services	55.9	55.4	55.6
	Total	58.6	58.6	57.4
EU27	Industry	63.0	62.2	61.3
	Services	56.9	56.2	56.1
	Total	59.2	58.4	57.7

Type of occupation

Do you work the same number of hours every day? (q37a) - Yes
Country	Type of occupation	2000	2005	2010
BE (Belgium)	High-skilled clerical	43.1	43.9	37.8
	Low-skilled clerical	58.5	53.1	53.7
	High-skilled manual	72.9	60.2	61.6
	Low-skilled manual	64.7	58.2	56.9
	Total	57.2	52.1	50.0
BG (Bulgaria)	High-skilled clerical	66.2	70.0	72.2
	Low-skilled clerical	77.0	78.2	75.5
	High-skilled manual	76.8	61.2	65.5
	Low-skilled manual	66.9	68.7	72.6
	Total	71.8	70.7	72.2
CZ (Czech Republic)	High-skilled clerical	40.0	41.0	38.0
	Low-skilled clerical	49.3	49.9	53.3
	High-skilled manual	62.2	61.0	49.2
	Low-skilled manual	54.5	49.4	54.2
	Total	51.8	50.7	50.2
DK (Denmark)	High-skilled clerical	26.8	15.2	18.2
	Low-skilled clerical	42.0	40.1	35.4
	High-skilled manual	42.7	45.3	32.1
	Low-skilled manual	50.0	35.4	48.2
	Total	40.6	34.2	33.4
DE (Germany)	High-skilled clerical	30.1	37.2	29.8
	Low-skilled clerical	61.3	60.7	53.4
	High-skilled manual	65.2	61.6	60.8
	Low-skilled manual	59.8	68.1	53.9
	Total	56.0	57.4	49.7
EE (Estonia)	High-skilled clerical	46.7	45.3	41.3
	Low-skilled clerical	62.4	58.6	60.4
	High-skilled manual	66.1	55.0	53.2
	Low-skilled manual	55.5	60.0	59.2
	Total	57.6	54.5	53.7
EL (Greece)	High-skilled clerical	60.4	62.2	58.4
	Low-skilled clerical	78.7	77.6	76.9
	High-skilled manual	55.1	55.1	45.0
	Low-skilled manual	74.1	73.8	69.7
	Total	66.0	67.1	63.3
ES (Spain)	High-skilled clerical	52.8	63.2	57.0
	Low-skilled clerical	62.4	68.3	74.8
	High-skilled manual	71.2	74.9	76.0
	Low-skilled manual	77.9	76.7	80.3
	Total	66.3	70.8	72.2
FR (France)	High-skilled clerical	32.7	41.0	39.3
	Low-skilled clerical	59.2	57.7	61.3
	High-skilled manual	61.5	57.6	53.3
	Low-skilled manual	71.9	67.1	60.6
	Total	57.1	56.4	54.8
IE (Ireland)	High-skilled clerical	59.8	55.3	56.3
	Low-skilled clerical	71.8	73.2	67.1
	High-skilled manual	68.8	61.3	53.9
	Low-skilled manual	80.8	66.4	62.2
	Total	68.7	64.2	61.0
IT (Italy)	High-skilled clerical	41.4	41.9	51.2
	Low-skilled clerical	66.2	63.6	69.1
	High-skilled manual	62.6	77.3	74.9
	Low-skilled manual	63.0	77.7	69.2
	Total	61.2	60.9	67.1
CY (Cyprus)	High-skilled clerical	72.3	69.1	73.1
	Low-skilled clerical	80.9	76.1	79.2
	High-skilled manual	77.6	76.7	71.7
	Low-skilled manual	83.8	81.7	81.0
	Total	79.4	76.6	77.2
LV (Latvia)	High-skilled clerical	49.2	57.8	67.6
	Low-skilled clerical	57.1	67.3	70.2
	High-skilled manual	44.7	55.1	64.4
	Low-skilled manual	50.3	58.0	57.7
	Total	51.0	60.3	65.5
LT (Lithuania)	High-skilled clerical	61.3	50.8	70.9
	Low-skilled clerical	74.8	73.1	66.9
	High-skilled manual	64.8	64.7	64.3
	Low-skilled manual	63.9	60.2	62.8
	Total	66.3	62.7	66.8
LU (Luxembourg)	High-skilled clerical	45.8	54.4	43.4
	Low-skilled clerical	62.8	65.9	63.5
	High-skilled manual	77.9	82.7	68.3
	Low-skilled manual	76.8	62.6	71.9
	Total	64.1	64.0	58.7
HU (Hungary)	High-skilled clerical	62.8	52.5	54.4
	Low-skilled clerical	72.9	69.0	65.6
	High-skilled manual	66.1	68.2	72.4
	Low-skilled manual	68.0	64.7	74.9
	Total	68.3	64.3	66.5
MT (Malta)	High-skilled clerical	80.4	70.4	71.8
	Low-skilled clerical	80.0	76.4	69.3
	High-skilled manual	82.5	72.4	76.0
	Low-skilled manual	82.9	72.2	78.3
	Total	81.2	73.3	72.7
NL (Netherlands)	High-skilled clerical	42.9	43.5	42.7
	Low-skilled clerical	56.7	49.1	48.4
	High-skilled manual	67.1	63.2	56.4
	Low-skilled manual	61.3	50.9	56.1
	Total	54.4	48.5	48.5
AT (Austria)	High-skilled clerical	28.2	15.2	21.7
	Low-skilled clerical	50.4	48.9	46.5
	High-skilled manual	56.7	54.2	54.0
	Low-skilled manual	66.3	54.6	58.9
	Total	50.8	45.5	45.7
PL (Poland)	High-skilled clerical	62.9	61.2	45.8
	Low-skilled clerical	67.6	70.5	68.2
	High-skilled manual	55.0	44.8	43.1
	Low-skilled manual	59.9	59.9	63.0
	Total	61.3	57.6	55.1
PT (Portugal)	High-skilled clerical	62.8	59.4	64.5
	Low-skilled clerical	81.1	82.5	79.1
	High-skilled manual	69.7	79.4	64.7
	Low-skilled manual	79.9	78.7	77.7
	Total	75.0	76.6	72.7
RO (Romania)	High-skilled clerical	60.5	51.8	47.6
	Low-skilled clerical	75.0	68.0	71.5
	High-skilled manual	49.5	37.2	50.1
	Low-skilled manual	69.4	66.5	66.9
	Total	61.7	52.1	59.0
SI (Slovenia)	High-skilled clerical	40.0	39.9	40.4
	Low-skilled clerical	50.8	59.4	57.5
	High-skilled manual	43.6	43.3	56.5
	Low-skilled manual	54.2	69.4	65.5
	Total	48.5	54.7	54.9
SK (Slovakia)	High-skilled clerical	42.0	44.2	44.8
	Low-skilled clerical	64.2	60.8	61.8
	High-skilled manual	69.4	54.2	66.5
	Low-skilled manual	62.0	66.0	68.7
	Total	61.4	57.9	61.5
FI (Finland)	High-skilled clerical	31.2	32.9	28.0
	Low-skilled clerical	50.3	48.3	52.3
	High-skilled manual	56.9	64.9	69.7
	Low-skilled manual	56.9	53.4	60.5
	Total	47.5	47.7	48.6
SE (Sweden)	High-skilled clerical	39.5	26.7	35.3
	Low-skilled clerical	46.0	46.7	43.1
	High-skilled manual	70.6	66.9	63.7
	Low-skilled manual	55.1	48.7	56.9
	Total	49.3	44.5	45.6
UK (United Kingdom)	High-skilled clerical	49.1	48.3	47.5
	Low-skilled clerical	63.1	62.9	64.9
	High-skilled manual	59.1	53.7	52.4
	Low-skilled manual	68.9	67.0	70.8
	Total	59.1	58.2	59.1
HR (Croatia)	High-skilled clerical	.	57.2	52.9
	Low-skilled clerical	.	75.3	71.3
	High-skilled manual	.	78.8	41.0
	Low-skilled manual	.	68.3	72.7
	Total	.	70.9	62.0
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	High-skilled clerical	.	.	63.1
	Low-skilled clerical	.	.	77.2
	High-skilled manual	.	.	57.6
	Low-skilled manual	.	.	57.1
	Total	.	.	63.7
TR (Turkey)	High-skilled clerical	.	79.8	82.8
	Low-skilled clerical	.	79.5	86.9
	High-skilled manual	.	56.2	63.8
	Low-skilled manual	.	72.1	75.9
	Total	.	66.3	75.9
NO (Norway)	High-skilled clerical	.	45.8	37.0
	Low-skilled clerical	.	55.8	55.9
	High-skilled manual	.	63.1	63.2
	Low-skilled manual	.	56.5	54.9
	Total	.	55.0	52.8
AL (Albania)	High-skilled clerical	.	.	71.4
	Low-skilled clerical	.	.	86.9
	High-skilled manual	.	.	39.9
	Low-skilled manual	.	.	60.5
	Total	.	.	60.5
XK (Kosovo)	High-skilled clerical	.	.	81.6
	Low-skilled clerical	.	.	81.1
	High-skilled manual	.	.	64.9
	Low-skilled manual	.	.	74.8
	Total	.	.	77.5
ME (Montenegro)	High-skilled clerical	.	.	52.4
	Low-skilled clerical	.	.	71.5
	High-skilled manual	.	.	38.5
	Low-skilled manual	.	.	66.4
	Total	.	.	62.2
CH (Switzerland)	High-skilled clerical	.	35.8	.
	Low-skilled clerical	.	50.9	.
	High-skilled manual	.	49.4	.
	Low-skilled manual	.	50.9	.
	Total	.	47.0	.
EC12	High-skilled clerical	42.0	45.2	43.6
	Low-skilled clerical	62.3	61.7	61.9
	High-skilled manual	63.9	64.5	61.8
	Low-skilled manual	67.8	69.5	65.5
	Total	59.2	59.4	58.1
EU15	High-skilled clerical	41.4	44.1	42.7
	Low-skilled clerical	61.4	60.7	60.8
	High-skilled manual	63.7	64.3	61.8
	Low-skilled manual	67.3	68.6	65.0
	Total	58.6	58.6	57.4
EU27	High-skilled clerical	44.1	45.7	44.0
	Low-skilled clerical	62.2	61.5	61.7
	High-skilled manual	61.7	58.6	58.8
	Low-skilled manual	66.2	67.0	65.1
	Total	59.2	58.4	57.7

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