EWCS 2010 Survey Results

Do you think you will be able to do your current job when you are 60 years old? (q75)

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Note: This question was asked of respondents under the age of 60

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Gender

Do you think you will be able to do your current job when you are 60 years old? (q75) - Yes, I think so
Country	Gender	2000	2005	2010
BE (Belgium)	Male	52.7	54.4	59.6
	Female	48.4	49.7	54.2
	Total	50.9	52.3	57.1
BG (Bulgaria)	Male	46.3	49.6	50.7
	Female	36.7	38.6	48.8
	Total	41.7	44.2	49.8
CZ (Czech Republic)	Male	58.0	55.4	51.1
	Female	51.5	53.3	58.0
	Total	55.1	54.5	54.1
DK (Denmark)	Male	65.8	71.1	67.0
	Female	61.1	66.1	68.2
	Total	63.6	68.8	67.6
DE (Germany)	Male	67.1	70.7	72.4
	Female	63.4	77.0	71.4
	Total	65.4	73.6	72.0
EE (Estonia)	Male	65.8	57.8	59.4
	Female	54.2	59.8	58.6
	Total	60.4	58.8	59.0
EL (Greece)	Male	50.8	43.4	47.9
	Female	45.2	35.9	41.1
	Total	48.7	40.5	45.1
ES (Spain)	Male	62.8	52.8	50.2
	Female	52.7	54.5	47.1
	Total	59.0	53.5	48.9
FR (France)	Male	45.1	50.0	45.5
	Female	43.5	47.1	46.0
	Total	44.4	48.6	45.7
IE (Ireland)	Male	62.6	52.0	66.8
	Female	53.4	54.9	70.3
	Total	58.8	53.2	68.5
IT (Italy)	Male	64.9	61.3	59.2
	Female	55.0	57.8	59.5
	Total	61.3	59.9	59.3
CY (Cyprus)	Male	52.8	59.2	63.5
	Female	47.9	51.5	57.8
	Total	50.7	55.8	60.9
LV (Latvia)	Male	57.4	52.5	60.6
	Female	47.2	55.3	55.8
	Total	52.3	53.9	58.1
LT (Lithuania)	Male	58.2	57.1	57.1
	Female	52.4	52.6	52.6
	Total	55.2	54.9	54.7
LU (Luxembourg)	Male	56.1	57.3	53.0
	Female	56.3	50.1	48.6
	Total	56.2	54.4	51.1
HU (Hungary)	Male	51.5	52.7	51.6
	Female	44.9	51.3	42.9
	Total	48.4	52.1	47.6
MT (Malta)	Male	58.3	55.4	53.2
	Female	47.2	44.2	50.3
	Total	55.1	51.9	52.2
NL (Netherlands)	Male	64.3	73.2	73.8
	Female	61.3	70.6	77.1
	Total	63.0	72.1	75.4
AT (Austria)	Male	66.2	57.6	56.6
	Female	61.7	62.7	56.8
	Total	64.2	59.9	56.7
PL (Poland)	Male	57.1	46.3	53.0
	Female	49.1	40.4	45.4
	Total	53.5	43.6	49.6
PT (Portugal)	Male	43.6	44.9	44.0
	Female	46.2	46.6	35.9
	Total	44.8	45.7	40.2
RO (Romania)	Male	48.7	48.7	54.2
	Female	43.9	48.9	55.7
	Total	46.4	48.8	54.8
SI (Slovenia)	Male	35.0	41.9	28.9
	Female	23.4	23.8	21.5
	Total	29.9	33.7	25.6
SK (Slovakia)	Male	55.1	38.7	51.3
	Female	38.1	35.9	51.1
	Total	47.2	37.4	51.2
FI (Finland)	Male	61.8	65.6	63.5
	Female	59.4	64.7	63.6
	Total	60.6	65.2	63.5
SE (Sweden)	Male	59.5	67.8	67.9
	Female	55.6	71.7	65.5
	Total	57.6	69.7	66.7
UK (United Kingdom)	Male	61.1	63.6	66.0
	Female	66.5	63.4	67.7
	Total	63.6	63.5	66.8
HR (Croatia)	Male	.	45.7	46.8
	Female	.	38.8	48.5
	Total	.	42.7	47.6
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Male	.	.	39.8
	Female	.	.	35.8
	Total	.	.	38.2
TR (Turkey)	Male	.	31.5	24.2
	Female	.	27.7	19.0
	Total	.	30.4	22.8
NO (Norway)	Male	.	74.0	69.2
	Female	.	69.4	66.8
	Total	.	71.8	68.0
AL (Albania)	Male	.	.	51.0
	Female	.	.	48.1
	Total	.	.	49.7
XK (Kosovo)	Male	.	.	35.1
	Female	.	.	53.3
	Total	.	.	40.4
ME (Montenegro)	Male	.	.	38.4
	Female	.	.	47.7
	Total	.	.	42.5
CH (Switzerland)	Male	.	67.7	.
	Female	.	68.7	.
	Total	.	68.1	.
EC12	Male	59.9	60.5	60.4
	Female	57.1	60.9	60.2
	Total	58.7	60.7	60.3
EU15	Male	60.1	60.7	60.5
	Female	57.2	61.3	60.3
	Total	58.8	61.0	60.4
EU27	Male	58.8	58.4	59.0
	Female	54.8	58.0	58.3
	Total	57.1	58.3	58.7

Age

Do you think you will be able to do your current job when you are 60 years old? (q75) - Yes, I think so
Country	Age	2000	2005	2010
BE (Belgium)	Under 30	43.2	43.6	45.5
	30 to 49	51.0	51.7	57.6
	50+	61.7	64.8	67.0
	Total	50.9	52.3	57.1
BG (Bulgaria)	Under 30	28.2	33.5	46.2
	30 to 49	38.1	42.4	44.2
	50+	64.7	59.6	64.1
	Total	41.7	44.2	49.8
CZ (Czech Republic)	Under 30	39.0	42.5	42.2
	30 to 49	59.5	53.6	51.8
	50+	62.0	69.4	70.2
	Total	55.1	54.5	54.1
DK (Denmark)	Under 30	44.5	54.6	45.9
	30 to 49	63.8	65.7	70.0
	50+	86.6	90.7	83.6
	Total	63.6	68.8	67.6
DE (Germany)	Under 30	53.5	57.3	58.7
	30 to 49	65.4	77.8	73.1
	50+	77.8	78.1	80.6
	Total	65.4	73.6	72.0
EE (Estonia)	Under 30	47.5	48.0	47.7
	30 to 49	57.3	56.7	56.7
	50+	80.6	73.8	75.6
	Total	60.4	58.8	59.0
EL (Greece)	Under 30	36.3	37.9	42.0
	30 to 49	48.9	34.0	41.6
	50+	65.9	63.3	56.4
	Total	48.7	40.5	45.1
ES (Spain)	Under 30	47.8	36.5	33.2
	30 to 49	58.6	56.3	47.4
	50+	79.9	70.2	68.8
	Total	59.0	53.5	48.9
FR (France)	Under 30	31.7	44.2	33.0
	30 to 49	45.0	46.0	45.4
	50+	56.7	58.7	58.8
	Total	44.4	48.6	45.7
IE (Ireland)	Under 30	49.3	37.3	52.3
	30 to 49	58.6	54.7	68.1
	50+	78.7	79.2	89.7
	Total	58.8	53.2	68.5
IT (Italy)	Under 30	50.2	45.7	54.9
	30 to 49	61.0	60.7	58.3
	50+	74.6	75.2	64.6
	Total	61.3	59.9	59.3
CY (Cyprus)	Under 30	40.3	34.8	53.0
	30 to 49	50.2	59.0	60.6
	50+	64.8	76.1	69.4
	Total	50.7	55.8	60.9
LV (Latvia)	Under 30	39.6	44.7	40.5
	30 to 49	51.7	52.4	57.7
	50+	70.9	68.2	77.1
	Total	52.3	53.9	58.1
LT (Lithuania)	Under 30	42.1	44.4	46.1
	30 to 49	55.6	54.0	53.9
	50+	71.9	68.6	64.4
	Total	55.2	54.9	54.7
LU (Luxembourg)	Under 30	41.2	32.5	44.8
	30 to 49	60.7	57.4	51.6
	50+	58.5	64.9	56.0
	Total	56.2	54.4	51.1
HU (Hungary)	Under 30	43.6	51.4	44.0
	30 to 49	47.7	48.6	45.8
	50+	58.1	62.0	54.5
	Total	48.4	52.1	47.6
MT (Malta)	Under 30	45.4	38.5	41.5
	30 to 49	57.4	52.6	47.9
	50+	67.6	75.4	78.9
	Total	55.1	51.9	52.2
NL (Netherlands)	Under 30	44.4	59.7	61.9
	30 to 49	66.9	72.8	76.0
	50+	82.0	87.8	88.5
	Total	63.0	72.1	75.4
AT (Austria)	Under 30	50.0	48.9	49.7
	30 to 49	67.3	62.8	56.3
	50+	73.9	64.3	64.0
	Total	64.2	59.9	56.7
PL (Poland)	Under 30	55.2	35.4	46.2
	30 to 49	48.4	41.5	47.2
	50+	67.2	61.1	61.3
	Total	53.5	43.6	49.6
PT (Portugal)	Under 30	45.1	40.8	34.5
	30 to 49	38.8	45.0	37.5
	50+	58.3	52.6	50.3
	Total	44.8	45.7	40.2
RO (Romania)	Under 30	46.0	33.5	42.7
	30 to 49	46.5	52.0	54.0
	50+	46.9	61.5	69.1
	Total	46.4	48.8	54.8
SI (Slovenia)	Under 30	37.0	27.9	19.4
	30 to 49	26.2	33.1	22.4
	50+	33.1	43.4	39.6
	Total	29.9	33.7	25.6
SK (Slovakia)	Under 30	43.9	33.6	45.0
	30 to 49	47.4	36.8	49.3
	50+	51.6	44.5	61.6
	Total	47.2	37.4	51.2
FI (Finland)	Under 30	39.7	53.9	53.7
	30 to 49	63.2	62.1	58.4
	50+	76.0	80.5	81.6
	Total	60.6	65.2	63.5
SE (Sweden)	Under 30	34.7	59.6	47.6
	30 to 49	56.3	66.5	65.3
	50+	78.5	84.2	86.5
	Total	57.6	69.7	66.7
UK (United Kingdom)	Under 30	49.1	47.7	53.3
	30 to 49	63.5	65.5	66.6
	50+	81.0	77.6	84.9
	Total	63.6	63.5	66.8
HR (Croatia)	Under 30	.	33.7	39.2
	30 to 49	.	38.7	45.1
	50+	.	59.2	58.3
	Total	.	42.7	47.6
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Under 30	.	.	34.7
	30 to 49	.	.	37.7
	50+	.	.	42.8
	Total	.	.	38.2
TR (Turkey)	Under 30	.	25.0	18.1
	30 to 49	.	29.5	21.8
	50+	.	51.8	45.5
	Total	.	30.4	22.8
NO (Norway)	Under 30	.	63.7	48.3
	30 to 49	.	70.7	67.1
	50+	.	83.8	90.9
	Total	.	71.8	68.0
AL (Albania)	Under 30	.	.	36.9
	30 to 49	.	.	50.2
	50+	.	.	58.8
	Total	.	.	49.7
XK (Kosovo)	Under 30	.	.	31.5
	30 to 49	.	.	40.8
	50+	.	.	57.7
	Total	.	.	40.4
ME (Montenegro)	Under 30	.	.	37.5
	30 to 49	.	.	40.7
	50+	.	.	52.8
	Total	.	.	42.5
CH (Switzerland)	Under 30	.	55.5	.
	30 to 49	.	66.3	.
	50+	.	88.4	.
	Total	.	68.1	.
EC12	Under 30	46.3	47.6	48.8
	30 to 49	58.7	61.6	59.6
	50+	73.8	72.6	72.9
	Total	58.7	60.7	60.3
EU15	Under 30	46.0	48.0	48.9
	30 to 49	58.9	61.8	59.6
	50+	74.0	73.0	73.1
	Total	58.8	61.0	60.4
EU27	Under 30	46.1	45.9	48.0
	30 to 49	56.8	58.7	57.6
	50+	71.0	70.9	71.4
	Total	57.1	58.3	58.7

Employment status

Do you think you will be able to do your current job when you are 60 years old? (q75) - Yes, I think so
Country	Employment status	2000	2005	2010
BE (Belgium)	Employee: permanent contract	48.1	50.3	56.5
	Employee: other arrangement	56.3	36.8	48.8
	Self-employed	60.9	75.1	70.5
	Total	50.9	52.3	57.1
BG (Bulgaria)	Employee: permanent contract	42.5	44.3	47.8
	Employee: other arrangement	36.0	35.3	52.0
	Self-employed	53.3	58.8	58.6
	Total	41.7	44.2	49.8
CZ (Czech Republic)	Employee: permanent contract	55.5	53.9	55.3
	Employee: other arrangement	36.1	45.5	29.5
	Self-employed	66.1	67.8	67.9
	Total	55.1	54.5	54.1
DK (Denmark)	Employee: permanent contract	64.7	70.0	70.8
	Employee: other arrangement	56.6	62.4	52.7
	Self-employed	70.6	70.5	67.3
	Total	63.6	68.8	67.6
DE (Germany)	Employee: permanent contract	64.6	78.3	74.0
	Employee: other arrangement	48.9	46.2	57.0
	Self-employed	85.0	73.5	85.5
	Total	65.4	73.6	72.0
EE (Estonia)	Employee: permanent contract	60.4	60.1	60.5
	Employee: other arrangement	54.1	44.6	44.0
	Self-employed	69.4	68.0	67.4
	Total	60.4	58.8	59.0
EL (Greece)	Employee: permanent contract	47.3	40.2	43.2
	Employee: other arrangement	41.8	38.0	39.3
	Self-employed	56.0	44.2	52.7
	Total	48.7	40.5	45.1
ES (Spain)	Employee: permanent contract	60.7	56.5	53.2
	Employee: other arrangement	47.1	40.1	36.9
	Self-employed	69.8	65.9	59.0
	Total	59.0	53.5	48.9
FR (France)	Employee: permanent contract	44.3	46.9	44.5
	Employee: other arrangement	38.9	44.8	34.4
	Self-employed	54.0	63.4	66.6
	Total	44.4	48.6	45.7
IE (Ireland)	Employee: permanent contract	56.7	54.7	68.4
	Employee: other arrangement	61.1	47.4	64.1
	Self-employed	64.1	60.7	79.9
	Total	58.8	53.2	68.5
IT (Italy)	Employee: permanent contract	60.3	53.7	59.0
	Employee: other arrangement	44.3	59.5	53.7
	Self-employed	72.0	71.8	67.0
	Total	61.3	59.9	59.3
CY (Cyprus)	Employee: permanent contract	52.1	56.0	64.8
	Employee: other arrangement	48.9	56.0	57.4
	Self-employed	51.0	54.5	58.9
	Total	50.7	55.8	60.9
LV (Latvia)	Employee: permanent contract	55.7	54.2	58.6
	Employee: other arrangement	44.1	45.0	52.7
	Self-employed	61.1	64.3	62.1
	Total	52.3	53.9	58.1
LT (Lithuania)	Employee: permanent contract	59.7	55.1	56.3
	Employee: other arrangement	43.7	45.8	36.9
	Self-employed	46.0	61.0	62.9
	Total	55.2	54.9	54.7
LU (Luxembourg)	Employee: permanent contract	53.5	51.8	50.4
	Employee: other arrangement	38.9	59.2	45.5
	Self-employed	92.5	73.5	62.0
	Total	56.2	54.4	51.1
HU (Hungary)	Employee: permanent contract	47.1	50.5	46.7
	Employee: other arrangement	50.0	62.3	44.6
	Self-employed	56.1	52.0	58.7
	Total	48.4	52.1	47.6
MT (Malta)	Employee: permanent contract	59.2	49.8	53.6
	Employee: other arrangement	45.5	53.2	46.9
	Self-employed	41.3	60.0	61.9
	Total	55.1	51.9	52.2
NL (Netherlands)	Employee: permanent contract	64.7	71.8	77.3
	Employee: other arrangement	51.7	66.8	61.9
	Self-employed	68.5	82.5	87.3
	Total	63.0	72.1	75.4
AT (Austria)	Employee: permanent contract	62.6	59.2	54.6
	Employee: other arrangement	44.7	54.7	50.8
	Self-employed	89.1	68.6	74.8
	Total	64.2	59.9	56.7
PL (Poland)	Employee: permanent contract	52.3	43.4	46.2
	Employee: other arrangement	49.3	32.5	43.7
	Self-employed	56.1	60.0	64.3
	Total	53.5	43.6	49.6
PT (Portugal)	Employee: permanent contract	43.3	42.2	41.7
	Employee: other arrangement	43.9	42.6	29.5
	Self-employed	52.4	58.3	56.9
	Total	44.8	45.7	40.2
RO (Romania)	Employee: permanent contract	46.2	49.6	54.9
	Employee: other arrangement	45.6	41.1	46.5
	Self-employed	43.7	54.0	63.5
	Total	46.4	48.8	54.8
SI (Slovenia)	Employee: permanent contract	26.7	32.9	22.9
	Employee: other arrangement	30.1	25.6	25.2
	Self-employed	38.7	59.7	43.4
	Total	29.9	33.7	25.6
SK (Slovakia)	Employee: permanent contract	46.9	36.4	51.7
	Employee: other arrangement	32.5	35.3	35.8
	Self-employed	66.0	46.3	67.3
	Total	47.2	37.4	51.2
FI (Finland)	Employee: permanent contract	59.3	66.5	64.7
	Employee: other arrangement	55.8	60.1	55.7
	Self-employed	71.9	68.4	67.7
	Total	60.6	65.2	63.5
SE (Sweden)	Employee: permanent contract	59.5	71.2	69.0
	Employee: other arrangement	42.5	62.7	53.3
	Self-employed	65.1	66.4	71.1
	Total	57.6	69.7	66.7
UK (United Kingdom)	Employee: permanent contract	64.0	64.4	69.0
	Employee: other arrangement	55.0	60.0	58.8
	Self-employed	70.8	68.8	66.4
	Total	63.6	63.5	66.8
HR (Croatia)	Employee: permanent contract	.	43.0	48.3
	Employee: other arrangement	.	29.4	35.7
	Self-employed	.	57.3	55.3
	Total	.	42.7	47.6
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Employee: permanent contract	.	.	40.5
	Employee: other arrangement	.	.	33.6
	Self-employed	.	.	42.9
	Total	.	.	38.2
TR (Turkey)	Employee: permanent contract	.	23.4	20.8
	Employee: other arrangement	.	31.4	16.3
	Self-employed	.	31.8	32.6
	Total	.	30.4	22.8
NO (Norway)	Employee: permanent contract	.	72.8	69.8
	Employee: other arrangement	.	59.1	59.7
	Self-employed	.	81.6	67.5
	Total	.	71.8	68.0
AL (Albania)	Employee: permanent contract	.	.	55.9
	Employee: other arrangement	.	.	49.2
	Self-employed	.	.	46.3
	Total	.	.	49.7
XK (Kosovo)	Employee: permanent contract	.	.	43.6
	Employee: other arrangement	.	.	48.2
	Self-employed	.	.	34.5
	Total	.	.	40.4
ME (Montenegro)	Employee: permanent contract	.	.	43.0
	Employee: other arrangement	.	.	37.6
	Self-employed	.	.	49.2
	Total	.	.	42.5
CH (Switzerland)	Employee: permanent contract	.	66.8	.
	Employee: other arrangement	.	64.9	.
	Self-employed	.	80.7	.
	Total	.	68.1	.
EC12	Employee: permanent contract	58.8	61.9	62.1
	Employee: other arrangement	47.5	51.0	48.3
	Self-employed	69.5	67.9	69.7
	Total	58.7	60.7	60.3
EU15	Employee: permanent contract	58.9	62.2	62.2
	Employee: other arrangement	47.5	51.4	48.6
	Self-employed	69.9	67.9	69.8
	Total	58.8	61.0	60.4
EU27	Employee: permanent contract	57.1	59.4	60.0
	Employee: other arrangement	46.9	49.0	47.6
	Self-employed	66.1	65.7	68.4
	Total	57.1	58.3	58.7

Industry/services

Do you think you will be able to do your current job when you are 60 years old? (q75) - Yes, I think so
Country	Industry/services	2000	2005	2010
BE (Belgium)	Industry	49.6	48.3	57.5
	Services	51.4	53.7	57.1
	Total	50.9	52.3	57.1
BG (Bulgaria)	Industry	40.4	40.6	46.2
	Services	42.7	46.9	52.0
	Total	41.7	44.2	49.8
CZ (Czech Republic)	Industry	49.5	45.6	49.2
	Services	60.0	59.1	57.5
	Total	55.1	54.5	54.1
DK (Denmark)	Industry	66.8	67.8	70.6
	Services	62.3	69.0	66.7
	Total	63.6	68.8	67.6
DE (Germany)	Industry	63.7	70.4	70.2
	Services	66.3	75.3	72.7
	Total	65.4	73.6	72.0
EE (Estonia)	Industry	62.5	44.0	52.1
	Services	58.9	68.7	62.7
	Total	60.4	58.8	59.0
EL (Greece)	Industry	51.4	34.8	38.8
	Services	47.1	43.3	48.1
	Total	48.7	40.5	45.1
ES (Spain)	Industry	58.7	50.2	43.4
	Services	59.2	55.3	51.3
	Total	59.0	53.5	48.9
FR (France)	Industry	41.8	48.4	43.2
	Services	45.5	49.2	46.6
	Total	44.4	48.6	45.7
IE (Ireland)	Industry	57.6	52.3	69.4
	Services	59.5	53.9	68.1
	Total	58.8	53.2	68.5
IT (Italy)	Industry	56.0	50.1	50.1
	Services	64.2	65.4	63.7
	Total	61.3	59.9	59.3
CY (Cyprus)	Industry	38.7	52.6	58.3
	Services	55.2	56.9	61.7
	Total	50.7	55.8	60.9
LV (Latvia)	Industry	52.5	50.0	53.9
	Services	52.1	56.1	60.0
	Total	52.3	53.9	58.1
LT (Lithuania)	Industry	54.0	53.4	53.8
	Services	56.1	56.5	55.1
	Total	55.2	54.9	54.7
LU (Luxembourg)	Industry	53.0	43.5	41.2
	Services	57.2	57.7	52.6
	Total	56.2	54.4	51.1
HU (Hungary)	Industry	46.8	54.4	40.3
	Services	49.5	50.7	51.8
	Total	48.4	52.1	47.6
MT (Malta)	Industry	57.4	48.9	39.6
	Services	53.9	53.7	55.8
	Total	55.1	51.9	52.2
NL (Netherlands)	Industry	67.4	75.8	73.1
	Services	61.6	70.8	75.9
	Total	63.0	72.1	75.4
AT (Austria)	Industry	59.4	55.1	57.1
	Services	66.9	62.1	56.5
	Total	64.2	59.9	56.7
PL (Poland)	Industry	53.9	40.3	48.9
	Services	53.1	46.2	49.9
	Total	53.5	43.6	49.6
PT (Portugal)	Industry	39.0	41.8	43.1
	Services	49.8	48.7	38.5
	Total	44.8	45.7	40.2
RO (Romania)	Industry	43.0	48.3	50.2
	Services	53.7	50.1	58.4
	Total	46.4	48.8	54.8
SI (Slovenia)	Industry	27.7	31.7	22.8
	Services	32.0	35.6	27.3
	Total	29.9	33.7	25.6
SK (Slovakia)	Industry	40.9	33.9	41.6
	Services	51.9	40.1	58.5
	Total	47.2	37.4	51.2
FI (Finland)	Industry	61.3	62.7	57.1
	Services	60.2	66.2	66.3
	Total	60.6	65.2	63.5
SE (Sweden)	Industry	61.9	68.7	64.7
	Services	56.0	70.3	67.1
	Total	57.6	69.7	66.7
UK (United Kingdom)	Industry	64.1	62.2	65.7
	Services	63.4	63.9	67.1
	Total	63.6	63.5	66.8
HR (Croatia)	Industry	.	42.1	49.2
	Services	.	43.0	46.6
	Total	.	42.7	47.6
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Industry	.	.	22.7
	Services	.	.	49.5
	Total	.	.	38.2
TR (Turkey)	Industry	.	28.5	21.8
	Services	.	33.9	23.6
	Total	.	30.4	22.8
NO (Norway)	Industry	.	75.4	64.7
	Services	.	70.8	69.2
	Total	.	71.8	68.0
AL (Albania)	Industry	.	.	43.7
	Services	.	.	54.9
	Total	.	.	49.7
XK (Kosovo)	Industry	.	.	35.9
	Services	.	.	42.6
	Total	.	.	40.4
ME (Montenegro)	Industry	.	.	37.2
	Services	.	.	44.5
	Total	.	.	42.5
CH (Switzerland)	Industry	.	67.1	.
	Services	.	68.4	.
	Total	.	68.1	.
EC12	Industry	57.1	57.0	56.5
	Services	59.5	62.4	61.7
	Total	58.7	60.7	60.3
EU15	Industry	57.3	57.3	56.6
	Services	59.6	62.7	61.8
	Total	58.8	61.0	60.4
EU27	Industry	54.6	53.8	54.3
	Services	58.5	60.7	60.5
	Total	57.1	58.3	58.7

Type of occupation

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Country	Type of occupation	2000	2005	2010
BE (Belgium)	High-skilled clerical	46.4	66.6	63.5
	Low-skilled clerical	56.3	55.2	59.2
	High-skilled manual	54.8	39.1	49.5
	Low-skilled manual	43.3	31.5	45.1
	Total	50.9	52.3	57.1
BG (Bulgaria)	High-skilled clerical	45.4	52.2	61.8
	Low-skilled clerical	42.9	47.8	52.4
	High-skilled manual	39.8	34.1	46.9
	Low-skilled manual	38.5	41.1	39.4
	Total	41.7	44.2	49.8
CZ (Czech Republic)	High-skilled clerical	69.7	68.9	75.3
	Low-skilled clerical	64.5	57.2	57.8
	High-skilled manual	37.1	46.8	42.7
	Low-skilled manual	46.8	44.4	37.2
	Total	55.1	54.5	54.1
DK (Denmark)	High-skilled clerical	75.9	74.5	75.2
	Low-skilled clerical	59.0	71.3	69.2
	High-skilled manual	54.8	64.5	53.4
	Low-skilled manual	66.8	58.0	61.5
	Total	63.6	68.8	67.6
DE (Germany)	High-skilled clerical	74.9	83.1	84.2
	Low-skilled clerical	69.3	80.2	73.6
	High-skilled manual	61.2	64.3	65.7
	Low-skilled manual	46.6	53.3	56.6
	Total	65.4	73.6	72.0
EE (Estonia)	High-skilled clerical	66.5	80.5	75.5
	Low-skilled clerical	61.3	62.1	59.9
	High-skilled manual	54.8	35.1	44.7
	Low-skilled manual	58.0	49.0	45.9
	Total	60.4	58.8	59.0
EL (Greece)	High-skilled clerical	56.1	54.2	59.6
	Low-skilled clerical	44.9	38.8	45.0
	High-skilled manual	48.3	33.6	39.3
	Low-skilled manual	46.8	33.7	32.2
	Total	48.7	40.5	45.1
ES (Spain)	High-skilled clerical	78.5	79.7	77.0
	Low-skilled clerical	60.2	51.1	46.4
	High-skilled manual	58.2	41.1	40.9
	Low-skilled manual	41.8	45.0	32.5
	Total	59.0	53.5	48.9
FR (France)	High-skilled clerical	59.5	63.0	57.9
	Low-skilled clerical	46.5	53.0	50.7
	High-skilled manual	42.3	39.2	35.2
	Low-skilled manual	26.5	34.4	26.4
	Total	44.4	48.6	45.7
IE (Ireland)	High-skilled clerical	62.3	54.3	72.1
	Low-skilled clerical	57.3	55.1	69.4
	High-skilled manual	61.6	53.2	68.1
	Low-skilled manual	51.9	45.3	54.7
	Total	58.8	53.2	68.5
IT (Italy)	High-skilled clerical	69.3	75.2	77.2
	Low-skilled clerical	62.5	60.5	65.8
	High-skilled manual	58.4	45.2	47.5
	Low-skilled manual	54.8	44.4	40.4
	Total	61.3	59.9	59.3
CY (Cyprus)	High-skilled clerical	71.1	63.0	67.2
	Low-skilled clerical	48.8	60.5	65.7
	High-skilled manual	38.9	42.2	49.8
	Low-skilled manual	48.2	52.1	52.4
	Total	50.7	55.8	60.9
LV (Latvia)	High-skilled clerical	67.1	72.4	71.9
	Low-skilled clerical	49.3	52.1	52.6
	High-skilled manual	44.3	49.4	52.5
	Low-skilled manual	49.4	43.3	54.1
	Total	52.3	53.9	58.1
LT (Lithuania)	High-skilled clerical	62.2	62.3	65.6
	Low-skilled clerical	50.6	63.0	47.3
	High-skilled manual	50.5	55.9	52.4
	Low-skilled manual	58.2	43.3	51.7
	Total	55.2	54.9	54.7
LU (Luxembourg)	High-skilled clerical	72.0	67.9	64.5
	Low-skilled clerical	61.1	56.1	51.6
	High-skilled manual	44.1	32.6	34.8
	Low-skilled manual	36.7	44.2	31.9
	Total	56.2	54.4	51.1
HU (Hungary)	High-skilled clerical	53.6	52.5	62.9
	Low-skilled clerical	50.4	55.7	50.9
	High-skilled manual	45.0	49.0	37.5
	Low-skilled manual	44.1	47.9	36.1
	Total	48.4	52.1	47.6
MT (Malta)	High-skilled clerical	67.1	66.8	66.5
	Low-skilled clerical	52.7	53.6	52.0
	High-skilled manual	46.8	53.5	34.8
	Low-skilled manual	55.3	38.2	46.5
	Total	55.1	51.9	52.2
NL (Netherlands)	High-skilled clerical	66.8	79.4	85.3
	Low-skilled clerical	63.1	71.7	75.0
	High-skilled manual	58.2	48.8	65.3
	Low-skilled manual	59.3	68.7	61.4
	Total	63.0	72.1	75.4
AT (Austria)	High-skilled clerical	83.1	63.6	68.8
	Low-skilled clerical	67.2	68.4	61.8
	High-skilled manual	60.8	49.6	46.6
	Low-skilled manual	43.1	39.6	38.6
	Total	64.2	59.9	56.7
PL (Poland)	High-skilled clerical	65.2	53.9	61.5
	Low-skilled clerical	53.5	43.8	45.8
	High-skilled manual	47.5	44.8	48.8
	Low-skilled manual	51.6	34.9	41.8
	Total	53.5	43.6	49.6
PT (Portugal)	High-skilled clerical	58.7	56.8	47.1
	Low-skilled clerical	51.6	56.0	45.2
	High-skilled manual	38.7	38.0	36.4
	Low-skilled manual	37.1	33.9	29.7
	Total	44.8	45.7	40.2
RO (Romania)	High-skilled clerical	62.0	65.2	74.1
	Low-skilled clerical	52.2	51.3	57.3
	High-skilled manual	41.2	47.0	48.3
	Low-skilled manual	44.3	40.4	41.9
	Total	46.4	48.8	54.8
SI (Slovenia)	High-skilled clerical	44.9	44.9	47.9
	Low-skilled clerical	27.9	33.2	20.4
	High-skilled manual	18.1	31.6	18.5
	Low-skilled manual	29.2	26.0	13.5
	Total	29.9	33.7	25.6
SK (Slovakia)	High-skilled clerical	58.3	52.6	68.2
	Low-skilled clerical	49.0	38.9	55.0
	High-skilled manual	35.8	29.0	45.9
	Low-skilled manual	47.3	32.4	39.1
	Total	47.2	37.4	51.2
FI (Finland)	High-skilled clerical	73.6	73.6	72.3
	Low-skilled clerical	57.0	65.8	66.1
	High-skilled manual	57.5	56.2	52.3
	Low-skilled manual	47.8	57.9	52.3
	Total	60.6	65.2	63.5
SE (Sweden)	High-skilled clerical	70.7	79.8	77.5
	Low-skilled clerical	56.1	71.1	64.8
	High-skilled manual	56.7	53.7	52.4
	Low-skilled manual	47.0	63.1	65.8
	Total	57.6	69.7	66.7
UK (United Kingdom)	High-skilled clerical	69.4	65.5	71.0
	Low-skilled clerical	62.4	64.3	67.2
	High-skilled manual	60.6	57.8	57.5
	Low-skilled manual	57.2	62.2	63.3
	Total	63.6	63.5	66.8
HR (Croatia)	High-skilled clerical	.	57.0	71.7
	Low-skilled clerical	.	48.2	46.9
	High-skilled manual	.	43.4	40.6
	Low-skilled manual	.	31.9	35.1
	Total	.	42.7	47.6
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	High-skilled clerical	.	.	59.7
	Low-skilled clerical	.	.	51.5
	High-skilled manual	.	.	29.7
	Low-skilled manual	.	.	23.2
	Total	.	.	38.2
TR (Turkey)	High-skilled clerical	.	43.7	36.3
	Low-skilled clerical	.	34.3	20.1
	High-skilled manual	.	27.9	25.9
	Low-skilled manual	.	22.9	14.0
	Total	.	30.4	22.8
NO (Norway)	High-skilled clerical	.	75.8	81.1
	Low-skilled clerical	.	69.8	69.7
	High-skilled manual	.	70.6	48.2
	Low-skilled manual	.	75.4	59.2
	Total	.	71.8	68.0
AL (Albania)	High-skilled clerical	.	.	70.7
	Low-skilled clerical	.	.	54.5
	High-skilled manual	.	.	40.2
	Low-skilled manual	.	.	38.2
	Total	.	.	49.7
XK (Kosovo)	High-skilled clerical	.	.	53.8
	Low-skilled clerical	.	.	37.8
	High-skilled manual	.	.	32.1
	Low-skilled manual	.	.	27.2
	Total	.	.	40.4
ME (Montenegro)	High-skilled clerical	.	.	66.8
	Low-skilled clerical	.	.	41.7
	High-skilled manual	.	.	25.6
	Low-skilled manual	.	.	28.0
	Total	.	.	42.5
CH (Switzerland)	High-skilled clerical	.	71.0	.
	Low-skilled clerical	.	69.4	.
	High-skilled manual	.	66.0	.
	Low-skilled manual	.	59.1	.
	Total	.	68.1	.
EC12	High-skilled clerical	68.4	72.1	72.9
	Low-skilled clerical	60.5	64.1	63.1
	High-skilled manual	55.2	50.0	50.3
	Low-skilled manual	46.1	47.3	44.7
	Total	58.7	60.7	60.3
EU15	High-skilled clerical	68.8	72.2	73.0
	Low-skilled clerical	60.5	64.4	63.1
	High-skilled manual	55.4	50.1	50.3
	Low-skilled manual	46.1	47.7	45.2
	Total	58.8	61.0	60.4
EU27	High-skilled clerical	67.6	70.1	71.7
	Low-skilled clerical	59.3	62.2	61.3
	High-skilled manual	52.0	48.4	49.3
	Low-skilled manual	46.2	45.7	44.1
	Total	57.1	58.3	58.7

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