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Time use

Time use for unpaid work – Women and girls
Average time spent per day, in hh:min (2021/22)
03:58
Time use for unpaid work – Men and boys
Average time spent per day, in hh:min (2021/22)
02:26

The Time Use Survey 2021/22 was conducted by Statistics Austria on behalf of the Federal Minister for Women, Family, Integration and Media. In the course of the survey, a household questionnaire was completed by each of the 4 342 households that participated, as well as a personal questionnaire by each person over 10 years of age living in the household and a time use diary on two days. In the diaries, all activities were documented in 10-minute units.

The time use survey is a survey of households that provides an insight into people's daily routines. It collects data on how much time is spent on certain activities and who does which activities. The habits of people in different phases of life and with different socio-demographic characteristics can be analysed. Above all, it is the most important survey for measuring unpaid work and also for analysing its distribution.

S: STATISTIK AUSTRIA, Time Use Survey 2021/2022. – The average time per day takes the main activities of persons aged 10 years or older living in Austria into account. Household and family care includes: Housework, childcare and support for adult household members. Compiled on 18 December 2023.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Time Use Survey 2021/22. – The average time per day takes the main activities of adults under the age of 65 living in Austria into account. Unpaid work is made up of household and family care as well as voluntary work and meetings. Compiled on 18 December 2023.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Time Use Survey 2021/22. – The calculation of the share takes the main activities of couples with different sexes in households, where only one couple lives, into account. Here, the time spent by the woman/man on the activity is set in relation to the total time spent by both partners on the activity and given as a proportion. Housework includes: Food preparation and kitchen work, cleaning, tidying, heating and hot water preparation, care and maintenance of textiles, garden and pet care, construction, maintenance and repair work, shopping, commercial and administrative services, household management, travel for shopping, commercial and administrative services and travel for other household and family care work. Compiled on 18 December 2023.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Time Use Survey 2021/22. – The calculation of the share takes the main activities of couples with different sexes in households, where only one couple with at least one child under the age of 18 lives, into account. Here, the time spent by the woman/man on the activity is set in relation to the total time spent by both partners on the activity and given as a proportion. Compiled on 18 December 2023.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Time Use Survey 2021/22. – The shares take the main activities of persons aged 10 years or older living in Austria into account. Compiled on 18 December 2023.

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2024-03-05 file Womenʼs gross hourly earnings were 18.4% below those of men in 2022
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