EWCS 2010 Survey Results

How well do your working hours fit in with family or social commitments outside work? (q41)

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Gender

How well do your working hours fit in with family or social commitments outside work? (q41) - Very well
Country	Gender	2000	2005	2010
BE (Belgium)	Male	41.9	32.4	35.8
	Female	47.1	40.8	43.0
	Total	44.1	36.1	39.0
BG (Bulgaria)	Male	33.8	21.1	24.2
	Female	42.8	22.2	26.4
	Total	38.1	21.6	25.2
CZ (Czech Republic)	Male	18.0	23.9	22.8
	Female	27.7	32.4	27.4
	Total	22.2	27.6	24.8
DK (Denmark)	Male	64.0	53.7	56.8
	Female	66.6	62.7	59.1
	Total	65.2	57.8	57.9
DE (Germany)	Male	27.7	26.5	22.1
	Female	39.4	30.3	33.4
	Total	32.8	28.2	27.3
EE (Estonia)	Male	29.6	16.5	22.2
	Female	35.3	29.6	32.3
	Total	32.3	23.0	27.4
EL (Greece)	Male	11.9	22.2	19.7
	Female	16.4	25.5	20.9
	Total	13.6	23.5	20.2
ES (Spain)	Male	20.7	23.4	28.1
	Female	26.5	29.5	25.8
	Total	22.8	25.8	27.1
FR (France)	Male	38.5	36.6	30.3
	Female	43.9	39.6	31.8
	Total	40.9	38.0	31.0
IE (Ireland)	Male	46.7	36.3	38.4
	Female	56.3	49.6	50.7
	Total	50.6	41.9	44.0
IT (Italy)	Male	14.3	14.5	14.7
	Female	13.9	14.7	21.3
	Total	14.2	14.6	17.3
CY (Cyprus)	Male	33.4	45.3	45.1
	Female	39.0	46.5	44.0
	Total	35.8	45.8	44.6
LV (Latvia)	Male	16.4	12.1	16.1
	Female	18.9	15.8	18.5
	Total	17.7	13.9	17.3
LT (Lithuania)	Male	33.7	22.0	12.7
	Female	34.8	26.2	16.0
	Total	34.3	24.0	14.4
LU (Luxembourg)	Male	38.2	40.4	30.2
	Female	44.0	35.1	36.9
	Total	40.5	38.2	33.1
HU (Hungary)	Male	29.5	12.9	17.6
	Female	34.9	20.3	19.9
	Total	32.0	16.3	18.7
MT (Malta)	Male	35.7	30.8	31.4
	Female	45.2	35.7	35.6
	Total	38.5	32.3	32.8
NL (Netherlands)	Male	37.7	24.4	32.2
	Female	47.7	37.2	39.9
	Total	42.0	30.1	35.7
AT (Austria)	Male	42.8	44.7	37.1
	Female	51.7	42.9	51.4
	Total	46.7	43.9	43.7
PL (Poland)	Male	22.5	16.8	21.5
	Female	29.2	24.0	25.0
	Total	25.5	20.1	23.1
PT (Portugal)	Male	13.6	23.6	15.7
	Female	14.8	28.2	15.4
	Total	14.1	25.7	15.6
RO (Romania)	Male	23.9	19.2	28.2
	Female	31.0	24.5	28.1
	Total	27.3	21.6	28.1
SI (Slovenia)	Male	21.1	22.2	17.8
	Female	18.1	15.9	17.7
	Total	19.7	19.4	17.7
SK (Slovakia)	Male	21.2	16.2	16.0
	Female	28.9	25.7	25.9
	Total	24.7	20.5	20.4
FI (Finland)	Male	35.6	37.4	34.7
	Female	39.5	45.6	33.5
	Total	37.4	41.3	34.1
SE (Sweden)	Male	41.9	38.9	43.0
	Female	43.1	36.0	42.0
	Total	42.5	37.5	42.5
UK (United Kingdom)	Male	37.8	46.9	41.6
	Female	55.7	61.8	56.0
	Total	46.0	53.8	48.3
HR (Croatia)	Male	.	31.1	26.6
	Female	.	31.9	27.6
	Total	.	31.5	27.0
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Male	.	.	22.7
	Female	.	.	25.0
	Total	.	.	23.6
TR (Turkey)	Male	.	11.8	13.4
	Female	.	20.6	13.8
	Total	.	14.1	13.5
NO (Norway)	Male	.	45.3	44.5
	Female	.	51.3	48.4
	Total	.	48.2	46.4
AL (Albania)	Male	.	.	12.5
	Female	.	.	21.8
	Total	.	.	16.7
XK (Kosovo)	Male	.	.	27.4
	Female	.	.	28.1
	Total	.	.	27.6
ME (Montenegro)	Male	.	.	21.3
	Female	.	.	26.4
	Total	.	.	23.5
CH (Switzerland)	Male	.	36.5	.
	Female	.	47.5	.
	Total	.	41.5	.
EC12	Male	29.1	29.7	27.7
	Female	39.1	37.0	35.3
	Total	33.4	32.9	31.1
EU15	Male	29.8	30.3	28.3
	Female	39.5	37.3	35.8
	Total	34.0	33.4	31.7
EU27	Male	28.7	28.0	27.2
	Female	37.7	34.7	33.7
	Total	32.6	31.0	30.1

Age

How well do your working hours fit in with family or social commitments outside work? (q41) - Very well
Country	Age	2000	2005	2010
BE (Belgium)	Under 30	43.6	33.9	38.2
	30 to 49	42.3	34.0	38.5
	50+	51.2	45.0	41.6
	Total	44.1	36.1	39.0
BG (Bulgaria)	Under 30	36.0	21.6	23.0
	30 to 49	39.5	23.3	24.1
	50+	36.6	17.8	28.6
	Total	38.1	21.6	25.2
CZ (Czech Republic)	Under 30	25.5	28.1	23.5
	30 to 49	21.5	25.5	22.7
	50+	20.7	31.2	29.3
	Total	22.2	27.6	24.8
DK (Denmark)	Under 30	56.7	55.6	53.6
	30 to 49	63.9	53.0	54.1
	50+	76.8	68.4	67.4
	Total	65.2	57.8	57.9
DE (Germany)	Under 30	33.3	28.0	27.6
	30 to 49	30.1	27.3	26.2
	50+	39.0	30.5	29.0
	Total	32.8	28.2	27.3
EE (Estonia)	Under 30	32.5	19.9	28.5
	30 to 49	28.5	21.7	26.3
	50+	39.4	27.8	28.8
	Total	32.3	23.0	27.4
EL (Greece)	Under 30	15.8	21.1	26.7
	30 to 49	14.1	23.5	17.5
	50+	10.1	25.4	21.3
	Total	13.6	23.5	20.2
ES (Spain)	Under 30	19.0	20.0	24.7
	30 to 49	25.3	28.9	27.2
	50+	21.3	24.7	28.9
	Total	22.8	25.8	27.1
FR (France)	Under 30	41.5	31.8	33.7
	30 to 49	39.0	35.4	28.2
	50+	45.9	50.1	35.4
	Total	40.9	38.0	31.0
IE (Ireland)	Under 30	50.2	45.7	42.4
	30 to 49	49.7	37.3	45.2
	50+	53.6	47.3	42.9
	Total	50.6	41.9	44.0
IT (Italy)	Under 30	20.9	11.3	20.5
	30 to 49	11.0	12.9	16.5
	50+	16.4	21.8	16.3
	Total	14.2	14.6	17.3
CY (Cyprus)	Under 30	28.1	56.8	57.7
	30 to 49	37.9	41.6	39.8
	50+	39.1	44.4	43.3
	Total	35.8	45.8	44.6
LV (Latvia)	Under 30	15.2	20.1	21.8
	30 to 49	18.1	9.8	14.3
	50+	19.2	16.8	19.0
	Total	17.7	13.9	17.3
LT (Lithuania)	Under 30	32.9	17.3	18.6
	30 to 49	33.6	26.3	10.7
	50+	37.2	24.3	18.5
	Total	34.3	24.0	14.4
LU (Luxembourg)	Under 30	43.8	34.6	34.9
	30 to 49	37.6	38.6	31.8
	50+	46.4	39.5	35.3
	Total	40.5	38.2	33.1
HU (Hungary)	Under 30	30.8	9.7	17.0
	30 to 49	31.8	16.9	19.0
	50+	34.0	21.6	19.0
	Total	32.0	16.3	18.7
MT (Malta)	Under 30	40.9	40.1	30.0
	30 to 49	40.2	28.1	32.3
	50+	31.0	29.7	37.5
	Total	38.5	32.3	32.8
NL (Netherlands)	Under 30	40.4	26.0	33.0
	30 to 49	39.6	31.4	36.6
	50+	51.0	32.1	36.5
	Total	42.0	30.1	35.7
AT (Austria)	Under 30	46.8	40.7	40.2
	30 to 49	46.1	41.5	42.7
	50+	48.4	55.9	48.9
	Total	46.7	43.9	43.7
PL (Poland)	Under 30	22.3	19.4	24.1
	30 to 49	25.7	21.1	22.9
	50+	28.9	18.2	23.0
	Total	25.5	20.1	23.1
PT (Portugal)	Under 30	14.6	28.5	22.2
	30 to 49	13.8	22.6	12.1
	50+	14.2	29.3	17.8
	Total	14.1	25.7	15.6
RO (Romania)	Under 30	21.3	20.9	26.7
	30 to 49	23.8	23.2	26.4
	50+	37.3	19.1	32.7
	Total	27.3	21.6	28.1
SI (Slovenia)	Under 30	22.4	27.5	19.9
	30 to 49	17.1	17.7	16.3
	50+	25.2	15.2	18.8
	Total	19.7	19.4	17.7
SK (Slovakia)	Under 30	20.7	21.9	22.4
	30 to 49	26.0	18.2	18.8
	50+	26.6	25.0	22.4
	Total	24.7	20.5	20.4
FI (Finland)	Under 30	34.6	44.0	33.5
	30 to 49	38.7	37.3	32.3
	50+	37.1	46.6	36.9
	Total	37.4	41.3	34.1
SE (Sweden)	Under 30	41.0	35.4	39.4
	30 to 49	38.8	33.6	38.4
	50+	49.4	45.0	50.1
	Total	42.5	37.5	42.5
UK (United Kingdom)	Under 30	47.3	56.9	48.5
	30 to 49	42.4	48.5	42.8
	50+	52.1	61.2	57.4
	Total	46.0	53.8	48.3
HR (Croatia)	Under 30	.	31.6	29.3
	30 to 49	.	30.0	24.8
	50+	.	34.3	29.5
	Total	.	31.5	27.0
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Under 30	.	.	24.0
	30 to 49	.	.	22.6
	50+	.	.	25.6
	Total	.	.	23.6
TR (Turkey)	Under 30	.	14.2	12.5
	30 to 49	.	13.7	11.0
	50+	.	15.4	24.3
	Total	.	14.1	13.5
NO (Norway)	Under 30	.	37.6	48.8
	30 to 49	.	48.1	47.1
	50+	.	56.0	43.4
	Total	.	48.2	46.4
AL (Albania)	Under 30	.	.	16.1
	30 to 49	.	.	16.5
	50+	.	.	17.4
	Total	.	.	16.7
XK (Kosovo)	Under 30	.	.	20.3
	30 to 49	.	.	30.0
	50+	.	.	34.2
	Total	.	.	27.6
ME (Montenegro)	Under 30	.	.	25.3
	30 to 49	.	.	20.8
	50+	.	.	26.5
	Total	.	.	23.5
CH (Switzerland)	Under 30	.	44.7	.
	30 to 49	.	40.0	.
	50+	.	41.8	.
	Total	.	41.5	.
EC12	Under 30	34.4	31.8	32.8
	30 to 49	31.1	30.6	28.8
	50+	38.0	39.1	34.1
	Total	33.4	32.9	31.1
EU15	Under 30	34.9	32.3	33.2
	30 to 49	31.7	31.0	29.4
	50+	38.6	39.7	34.9
	Total	34.0	33.4	31.7
EU27	Under 30	32.8	29.9	31.3
	30 to 49	30.7	29.2	28.0
	50+	37.1	36.2	33.2
	Total	32.6	31.0	30.1

Employment status

How well do your working hours fit in with family or social commitments outside work? (q41) - Very well
Country	Employment status	2000	2005	2010
BE (Belgium)	Employee: permanent contract	46.0	34.4	39.9
	Employee: other arrangement	54.2	38.7	35.1
	Self-employed	30.6	37.1	38.9
	Total	44.1	36.1	39.0
BG (Bulgaria)	Employee: permanent contract	43.3	21.6	24.2
	Employee: other arrangement	32.3	23.3	24.4
	Self-employed	28.3	16.6	26.5
	Total	38.1	21.6	25.2
CZ (Czech Republic)	Employee: permanent contract	23.1	25.4	23.9
	Employee: other arrangement	25.6	27.2	26.7
	Self-employed	15.6	32.4	25.6
	Total	22.2	27.6	24.8
DK (Denmark)	Employee: permanent contract	65.1	57.5	58.6
	Employee: other arrangement	67.7	62.5	55.2
	Self-employed	59.5	48.3	52.4
	Total	65.2	57.8	57.9
DE (Germany)	Employee: permanent contract	33.4	29.5	26.3
	Employee: other arrangement	33.5	23.3	28.0
	Self-employed	25.7	23.3	30.2
	Total	32.8	28.2	27.3
EE (Estonia)	Employee: permanent contract	33.8	24.9	26.6
	Employee: other arrangement	29.5	10.8	23.9
	Self-employed	22.7	26.1	37.0
	Total	32.3	23.0	27.4
EL (Greece)	Employee: permanent contract	20.9	31.1	22.6
	Employee: other arrangement	17.3	24.9	29.2
	Self-employed	6.3	14.4	10.8
	Total	13.6	23.5	20.2
ES (Spain)	Employee: permanent contract	21.2	26.9	26.2
	Employee: other arrangement	25.7	23.2	28.0
	Self-employed	23.2	26.5	29.2
	Total	22.8	25.8	27.1
FR (France)	Employee: permanent contract	40.1	38.6	28.1
	Employee: other arrangement	50.2	35.3	33.2
	Self-employed	35.6	39.9	36.9
	Total	40.9	38.0	31.0
IE (Ireland)	Employee: permanent contract	54.7	40.5	43.7
	Employee: other arrangement	53.9	46.0	45.5
	Self-employed	33.6	37.1	44.0
	Total	50.6	41.9	44.0
IT (Italy)	Employee: permanent contract	14.2	11.7	15.7
	Employee: other arrangement	14.6	18.1	22.4
	Self-employed	14.0	16.5	18.0
	Total	14.2	14.6	17.3
CY (Cyprus)	Employee: permanent contract	36.4	44.9	47.1
	Employee: other arrangement	44.9	50.4	46.6
	Self-employed	20.3	36.6	35.0
	Total	35.8	45.8	44.6
LV (Latvia)	Employee: permanent contract	17.7	13.6	16.7
	Employee: other arrangement	13.5	18.0	11.8
	Self-employed	27.5	12.2	26.4
	Total	17.7	13.9	17.3
LT (Lithuania)	Employee: permanent contract	35.7	25.4	10.8
	Employee: other arrangement	37.1	18.6	10.9
	Self-employed	25.4	22.2	37.6
	Total	34.3	24.0	14.4
LU (Luxembourg)	Employee: permanent contract	40.2	38.0	32.0
	Employee: other arrangement	37.7	41.7	43.7
	Self-employed	45.2	31.2	28.5
	Total	40.5	38.2	33.1
HU (Hungary)	Employee: permanent contract	31.6	15.6	17.4
	Employee: other arrangement	33.0	16.6	14.5
	Self-employed	32.7	15.5	27.8
	Total	32.0	16.3	18.7
MT (Malta)	Employee: permanent contract	40.4	30.0	32.8
	Employee: other arrangement	42.0	39.8	35.6
	Self-employed	23.4	17.5	25.0
	Total	38.5	32.3	32.8
NL (Netherlands)	Employee: permanent contract	41.6	29.3	34.5
	Employee: other arrangement	41.0	31.7	37.8
	Self-employed	46.4	32.6	36.8
	Total	42.0	30.1	35.7
AT (Austria)	Employee: permanent contract	48.2	46.1	44.2
	Employee: other arrangement	47.5	49.2	41.6
	Self-employed	36.0	35.0	40.5
	Total	46.7	43.9	43.7
PL (Poland)	Employee: permanent contract	26.0	21.9	21.9
	Employee: other arrangement	21.6	21.4	23.1
	Self-employed	25.4	13.1	22.7
	Total	25.5	20.1	23.1
PT (Portugal)	Employee: permanent contract	12.5	21.6	11.2
	Employee: other arrangement	15.0	32.6	15.0
	Self-employed	17.2	29.3	26.5
	Total	14.1	25.7	15.6
RO (Romania)	Employee: permanent contract	26.7	22.9	26.4
	Employee: other arrangement	29.1	24.1	26.7
	Self-employed	29.9	18.1	36.8
	Total	27.3	21.6	28.1
SI (Slovenia)	Employee: permanent contract	18.7	18.9	15.3
	Employee: other arrangement	29.2	21.7	21.6
	Self-employed	22.8	16.2	21.0
	Total	19.7	19.4	17.7
SK (Slovakia)	Employee: permanent contract	24.5	21.8	19.6
	Employee: other arrangement	25.8	15.6	21.7
	Self-employed	26.2	18.1	20.6
	Total	24.7	20.5	20.4
FI (Finland)	Employee: permanent contract	39.2	41.2	31.7
	Employee: other arrangement	39.6	45.7	44.0
	Self-employed	25.6	35.1	33.5
	Total	37.4	41.3	34.1
SE (Sweden)	Employee: permanent contract	43.0	38.5	41.0
	Employee: other arrangement	37.4	29.7	48.6
	Self-employed	45.5	41.1	42.5
	Total	42.5	37.5	42.5
UK (United Kingdom)	Employee: permanent contract	47.5	50.0	48.1
	Employee: other arrangement	46.9	53.6	49.6
	Self-employed	38.6	64.7	46.5
	Total	46.0	53.8	48.3
HR (Croatia)	Employee: permanent contract	.	33.7	26.4
	Employee: other arrangement	.	22.7	24.7
	Self-employed	.	25.8	27.3
	Total	.	31.5	27.0
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Employee: permanent contract	.	.	23.5
	Employee: other arrangement	.	.	24.2
	Self-employed	.	.	24.6
	Total	.	.	23.6
TR (Turkey)	Employee: permanent contract	.	26.1	12.2
	Employee: other arrangement	.	15.1	9.3
	Self-employed	.	10.7	19.1
	Total	.	14.1	13.5
NO (Norway)	Employee: permanent contract	.	49.6	46.6
	Employee: other arrangement	.	35.7	49.2
	Self-employed	.	46.6	39.6
	Total	.	48.2	46.4
AL (Albania)	Employee: permanent contract	.	.	16.8
	Employee: other arrangement	.	.	18.0
	Self-employed	.	.	16.0
	Total	.	.	16.7
XK (Kosovo)	Employee: permanent contract	.	.	27.8
	Employee: other arrangement	.	.	20.1
	Self-employed	.	.	32.5
	Total	.	.	27.6
ME (Montenegro)	Employee: permanent contract	.	.	20.9
	Employee: other arrangement	.	.	17.9
	Self-employed	.	.	36.8
	Total	.	.	23.5
CH (Switzerland)	Employee: permanent contract	.	41.3	.
	Employee: other arrangement	.	37.3	.
	Self-employed	.	43.2	.
	Total	.	41.5	.
EC12	Employee: permanent contract	34.8	32.6	30.4
	Employee: other arrangement	34.9	33.9	32.2
	Self-employed	25.3	31.1	30.8
	Total	33.4	32.9	31.1
EU15	Employee: permanent contract	35.5	33.2	31.1
	Employee: other arrangement	35.3	34.2	32.8
	Self-employed	25.7	31.4	31.3
	Total	34.0	33.4	31.7
EU27	Employee: permanent contract	33.9	31.1	29.4
	Employee: other arrangement	34.0	31.9	31.1
	Self-employed	25.9	28.2	30.4
	Total	32.6	31.0	30.1

Industry/services

How well do your working hours fit in with family or social commitments outside work? (q41) - Very well
Country	Industry/services	2000	2005	2010
BE (Belgium)	Industry	48.0	28.0	40.5
	Services	42.6	39.0	38.8
	Total	44.1	36.1	39.0
BG (Bulgaria)	Industry	35.4	17.9	24.6
	Services	40.1	24.8	25.6
	Total	38.1	21.6	25.2
CZ (Czech Republic)	Industry	21.2	27.2	24.4
	Services	23.1	28.3	24.6
	Total	22.2	27.6	24.8
DK (Denmark)	Industry	66.7	60.7	60.7
	Services	64.5	56.6	57.0
	Total	65.2	57.8	57.9
DE (Germany)	Industry	33.8	26.0	25.1
	Services	32.3	29.3	28.3
	Total	32.8	28.2	27.3
EE (Estonia)	Industry	31.7	23.0	25.7
	Services	32.8	22.9	28.4
	Total	32.3	23.0	27.4
EL (Greece)	Industry	9.2	18.2	18.6
	Services	16.4	26.3	20.9
	Total	13.6	23.5	20.2
ES (Spain)	Industry	20.7	24.8	29.8
	Services	24.1	25.9	26.1
	Total	22.8	25.8	27.1
FR (France)	Industry	41.1	36.3	25.4
	Services	40.8	38.5	32.8
	Total	40.9	38.0	31.0
IE (Ireland)	Industry	48.5	34.2	43.3
	Services	51.9	45.8	44.3
	Total	50.6	41.9	44.0
IT (Italy)	Industry	13.2	17.6	17.6
	Services	14.7	12.9	17.2
	Total	14.2	14.6	17.3
CY (Cyprus)	Industry	33.2	47.0	42.8
	Services	36.8	45.5	45.2
	Total	35.8	45.8	44.6
LV (Latvia)	Industry	16.9	10.5	15.9
	Services	18.2	16.1	18.0
	Total	17.7	13.9	17.3
LT (Lithuania)	Industry	32.6	23.5	19.4
	Services	35.6	24.1	11.8
	Total	34.3	24.0	14.4
LU (Luxembourg)	Industry	38.2	37.5	22.5
	Services	41.2	38.2	34.8
	Total	40.5	38.2	33.1
HU (Hungary)	Industry	32.4	15.8	17.7
	Services	31.7	16.7	19.2
	Total	32.0	16.3	18.7
MT (Malta)	Industry	35.6	27.9	25.0
	Services	39.9	34.2	35.2
	Total	38.5	32.3	32.8
NL (Netherlands)	Industry	37.7	29.5	34.9
	Services	43.4	30.4	35.9
	Total	42.0	30.1	35.7
AT (Austria)	Industry	47.9	50.0	39.5
	Services	46.0	40.9	45.5
	Total	46.7	43.9	43.7
PL (Poland)	Industry	23.4	15.2	22.9
	Services	27.7	25.0	23.1
	Total	25.5	20.1	23.1
PT (Portugal)	Industry	13.5	22.7	16.7
	Services	14.7	27.9	14.8
	Total	14.1	25.7	15.6
RO (Romania)	Industry	24.4	18.9	27.5
	Services	34.0	24.5	30.6
	Total	27.3	21.6	28.1
SI (Slovenia)	Industry	18.3	16.4	17.5
	Services	21.1	22.1	17.9
	Total	19.7	19.4	17.7
SK (Slovakia)	Industry	17.3	12.0	14.9
	Services	30.4	27.2	24.4
	Total	24.7	20.5	20.4
FI (Finland)	Industry	34.6	39.8	30.8
	Services	39.0	42.0	35.3
	Total	37.4	41.3	34.1
SE (Sweden)	Industry	45.2	35.9	32.4
	Services	41.4	37.8	45.1
	Total	42.5	37.5	42.5
UK (United Kingdom)	Industry	43.9	54.1	44.8
	Services	46.8	53.3	49.0
	Total	46.0	53.8	48.3
HR (Croatia)	Industry	.	28.4	22.7
	Services	.	33.8	29.8
	Total	.	31.5	27.0
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Industry	.	.	19.9
	Services	.	.	26.6
	Total	.	.	23.6
TR (Turkey)	Industry	.	9.7	12.0
	Services	.	19.2	14.9
	Total	.	14.1	13.5
NO (Norway)	Industry	.	46.7	44.5
	Services	.	48.5	46.4
	Total	.	48.2	46.4
AL (Albania)	Industry	.	.	12.0
	Services	.	.	20.6
	Total	.	.	16.7
XK (Kosovo)	Industry	.	.	29.7
	Services	.	.	26.4
	Total	.	.	27.6
ME (Montenegro)	Industry	.	.	21.4
	Services	.	.	23.6
	Total	.	.	23.5
CH (Switzerland)	Industry	.	38.9	.
	Services	.	42.4	.
	Total	.	41.5	.
EC12	Industry	31.1	30.3	28.0
	Services	34.5	33.9	32.1
	Total	33.4	32.9	31.1
EU15	Industry	31.9	31.0	28.4
	Services	35.0	34.2	32.8
	Total	34.0	33.4	31.7
EU27	Industry	29.9	27.5	27.0
	Services	34.2	32.7	31.4
	Total	32.6	31.0	30.1

Type of occupation

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Country	Type of occupation	2000	2005	2010
BE (Belgium)	High-skilled clerical	43.4	38.4	39.6
	Low-skilled clerical	45.1	39.9	39.5
	High-skilled manual	45.7	26.8	41.0
	Low-skilled manual	41.8	30.2	36.2
	Total	44.1	36.1	39.0
BG (Bulgaria)	High-skilled clerical	47.9	20.1	28.4
	Low-skilled clerical	38.8	25.1	26.1
	High-skilled manual	32.1	19.7	26.1
	Low-skilled manual	33.4	20.3	21.1
	Total	38.1	21.6	25.2
CZ (Czech Republic)	High-skilled clerical	20.7	25.5	25.0
	Low-skilled clerical	26.4	30.2	28.6
	High-skilled manual	18.4	30.5	19.4
	Low-skilled manual	19.9	21.9	20.6
	Total	22.2	27.6	24.8
DK (Denmark)	High-skilled clerical	62.4	57.1	56.4
	Low-skilled clerical	66.6	60.2	57.5
	High-skilled manual	63.1	61.0	54.7
	Low-skilled manual	65.9	51.4	63.0
	Total	65.2	57.8	57.9
DE (Germany)	High-skilled clerical	33.0	22.5	28.3
	Low-skilled clerical	32.2	33.9	28.7
	High-skilled manual	31.1	30.0	22.1
	Low-skilled manual	36.5	17.6	26.3
	Total	32.8	28.2	27.3
EE (Estonia)	High-skilled clerical	31.6	31.3	35.0
	Low-skilled clerical	37.8	22.6	28.3
	High-skilled manual	32.1	15.1	18.8
	Low-skilled manual	27.2	20.2	22.2
	Total	32.3	23.0	27.4
EL (Greece)	High-skilled clerical	17.2	29.5	25.8
	Low-skilled clerical	17.6	25.8	19.9
	High-skilled manual	7.1	16.6	15.2
	Low-skilled manual	15.1	21.0	19.3
	Total	13.6	23.5	20.2
ES (Spain)	High-skilled clerical	32.4	45.4	21.1
	Low-skilled clerical	21.3	24.3	26.6
	High-skilled manual	21.5	16.6	31.5
	Low-skilled manual	18.7	19.9	30.7
	Total	22.8	25.8	27.1
FR (France)	High-skilled clerical	34.3	43.1	29.8
	Low-skilled clerical	40.3	40.6	33.8
	High-skilled manual	45.2	31.7	26.7
	Low-skilled manual	44.8	32.8	29.3
	Total	40.9	38.0	31.0
IE (Ireland)	High-skilled clerical	47.5	35.7	44.5
	Low-skilled clerical	55.2	48.2	43.9
	High-skilled manual	46.3	44.2	42.3
	Low-skilled manual	51.7	36.7	44.9
	Total	50.6	41.9	44.0
IT (Italy)	High-skilled clerical	7.7	18.6	20.0
	Low-skilled clerical	16.2	12.9	17.1
	High-skilled manual	13.0	13.3	17.0
	Low-skilled manual	15.7	11.3	16.1
	Total	14.2	14.6	17.3
CY (Cyprus)	High-skilled clerical	48.6	55.7	51.4
	Low-skilled clerical	37.2	48.9	43.8
	High-skilled manual	26.4	40.4	42.4
	Low-skilled manual	31.9	38.6	41.6
	Total	35.8	45.8	44.6
LV (Latvia)	High-skilled clerical	20.3	18.1	16.9
	Low-skilled clerical	15.9	15.1	20.2
	High-skilled manual	17.4	8.1	16.1
	Low-skilled manual	17.7	13.2	14.5
	Total	17.7	13.9	17.3
LT (Lithuania)	High-skilled clerical	42.1	26.0	13.9
	Low-skilled clerical	28.5	32.7	14.9
	High-skilled manual	33.1	20.7	19.0
	Low-skilled manual	34.1	16.3	9.0
	Total	34.3	24.0	14.4
LU (Luxembourg)	High-skilled clerical	43.6	39.6	36.5
	Low-skilled clerical	44.2	41.8	33.1
	High-skilled manual	38.7	34.3	21.8
	Low-skilled manual	30.2	30.8	34.4
	Total	40.5	38.2	33.1
HU (Hungary)	High-skilled clerical	36.9	20.6	23.6
	Low-skilled clerical	33.0	17.6	18.8
	High-skilled manual	29.0	13.6	16.2
	Low-skilled manual	29.3	12.8	15.6
	Total	32.0	16.3	18.7
MT (Malta)	High-skilled clerical	35.6	33.3	33.7
	Low-skilled clerical	39.2	37.6	35.4
	High-skilled manual	36.7	34.2	24.2
	Low-skilled manual	40.1	24.7	31.6
	Total	38.5	32.3	32.8
NL (Netherlands)	High-skilled clerical	37.4	26.0	32.1
	Low-skilled clerical	46.6	38.2	38.2
	High-skilled manual	36.4	16.4	33.3
	Low-skilled manual	42.1	31.9	37.7
	Total	42.0	30.1	35.7
AT (Austria)	High-skilled clerical	40.3	27.0	42.9
	Low-skilled clerical	51.4	48.4	47.3
	High-skilled manual	42.8	50.2	32.2
	Low-skilled manual	46.1	40.2	45.3
	Total	46.7	43.9	43.7
PL (Poland)	High-skilled clerical	37.6	30.5	27.1
	Low-skilled clerical	29.8	22.3	22.7
	High-skilled manual	18.9	17.7	22.7
	Low-skilled manual	19.3	13.7	19.6
	Total	25.5	20.1	23.1
PT (Portugal)	High-skilled clerical	17.8	25.6	14.3
	Low-skilled clerical	14.8	31.1	17.6
	High-skilled manual	13.5	22.6	15.7
	Low-skilled manual	12.2	22.3	12.5
	Total	14.1	25.7	15.6
RO (Romania)	High-skilled clerical	35.1	27.3	36.5
	Low-skilled clerical	37.6	24.7	29.6
	High-skilled manual	25.0	18.7	21.4
	Low-skilled manual	21.7	20.9	25.8
	Total	27.3	21.6	28.1
SI (Slovenia)	High-skilled clerical	23.1	25.8	18.0
	Low-skilled clerical	20.7	20.9	19.8
	High-skilled manual	13.2	17.2	14.8
	Low-skilled manual	20.2	13.2	15.7
	Total	19.7	19.4	17.7
SK (Slovakia)	High-skilled clerical	32.2	35.0	26.7
	Low-skilled clerical	28.8	25.8	23.6
	High-skilled manual	22.0	7.7	8.7
	Low-skilled manual	15.1	12.0	20.0
	Total	24.7	20.5	20.4
FI (Finland)	High-skilled clerical	34.9	40.4	41.8
	Low-skilled clerical	42.3	44.8	32.9
	High-skilled manual	32.7	38.9	33.7
	Low-skilled manual	35.3	36.9	23.7
	Total	37.4	41.3	34.1
SE (Sweden)	High-skilled clerical	36.1	38.4	40.5
	Low-skilled clerical	42.5	36.3	43.6
	High-skilled manual	53.3	34.5	46.6
	Low-skilled manual	42.5	41.8	40.1
	Total	42.5	37.5	42.5
UK (United Kingdom)	High-skilled clerical	41.1	45.0	39.6
	Low-skilled clerical	52.1	58.4	54.0
	High-skilled manual	37.1	57.9	48.3
	Low-skilled manual	47.1	55.7	50.0
	Total	46.0	53.8	48.3
HR (Croatia)	High-skilled clerical	.	38.7	35.1
	Low-skilled clerical	.	34.6	28.4
	High-skilled manual	.	28.2	23.3
	Low-skilled manual	.	26.8	21.0
	Total	.	31.5	27.0
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	High-skilled clerical	.	.	35.9
	Low-skilled clerical	.	.	27.2
	High-skilled manual	.	.	23.3
	Low-skilled manual	.	.	16.0
	Total	.	.	23.6
TR (Turkey)	High-skilled clerical	.	19.6	20.2
	Low-skilled clerical	.	21.4	12.3
	High-skilled manual	.	11.1	14.7
	Low-skilled manual	.	11.6	9.3
	Total	.	14.1	13.5
NO (Norway)	High-skilled clerical	.	48.7	48.9
	Low-skilled clerical	.	49.6	45.4
	High-skilled manual	.	52.4	51.4
	Low-skilled manual	.	36.4	41.9
	Total	.	48.2	46.4
AL (Albania)	High-skilled clerical	.	.	25.1
	Low-skilled clerical	.	.	21.7
	High-skilled manual	.	.	12.8
	Low-skilled manual	.	.	9.1
	Total	.	.	16.7
XK (Kosovo)	High-skilled clerical	.	.	38.2
	Low-skilled clerical	.	.	19.8
	High-skilled manual	.	.	32.1
	Low-skilled manual	.	.	23.1
	Total	.	.	27.6
ME (Montenegro)	High-skilled clerical	.	.	31.0
	Low-skilled clerical	.	.	22.7
	High-skilled manual	.	.	25.8
	Low-skilled manual	.	.	13.6
	Total	.	.	23.5
CH (Switzerland)	High-skilled clerical	.	33.1	.
	Low-skilled clerical	.	48.1	.
	High-skilled manual	.	37.4	.
	Low-skilled manual	.	37.7	.
	Total	.	41.5	.
EC12	High-skilled clerical	33.6	33.0	30.6
	Low-skilled clerical	35.1	36.9	33.1
	High-skilled manual	28.9	28.6	27.0
	Low-skilled manual	33.7	28.2	30.5
	Total	33.4	32.9	31.1
EU15	High-skilled clerical	33.8	33.1	31.3
	Low-skilled clerical	35.8	37.3	33.7
	High-skilled manual	29.7	29.5	27.5
	Low-skilled manual	34.2	28.8	30.9
	Total	34.0	33.4	31.7
EU27	High-skilled clerical	34.0	32.3	30.7
	Low-skilled clerical	35.0	35.4	32.3
	High-skilled manual	27.8	25.9	25.7
	Low-skilled manual	31.1	26.0	28.6
	Total	32.6	31.0	30.1

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