Unpaid work of older adults in OECD countries

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1 Unpaid work of older adults in OECD countries Veerle Miranda OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Social Situation Observatory, 29 novembre 211

2 TIME USE IN OECD COUNTRIES Data sources Nationally representative time-use surveys for 26 OECD countries + China, India and South Africa 24-hour diary precisely records people s time allocation, using 5-1 minutes interval Period (latest available survey for each country) Weekdays and weekends

3 TIME USE IN OECD COUNTRIES Time use diary example

4 TIME USE IN OECD COUNTRIES Time use categories Paid work Unpaid work Personal care Leisure Other Full-time/part-time jobs, unpaid work in family business/farm, breaks in the workplace, looking for work, education, and homework Routine household work, caring for children and other (non-) family members, volunteering, shopping Sleeping, eating and drinking, and other medical and personal services (e.g. visit to the doctor) Hobbies, watching television, computer use, sports, socialising with friends and family, attending cultural events Religious activities and civic obligations

5 TIME USE IN OECD COUNTRIES People spend 1/1 to 1/5 of their time on unpaid work Time use by main activity for the total population, in hours Unpaid work Paid work or study Personal care Leisure Other

6 UNPAID WORK BY AGE Older adults and working-age population have a similar pattern Minutes of unpaid work by age group Youth (15-24y) Working age (25-64y) Older adults (65y+) ( )

7 TIME USE BY AGE Older adults have more leisure and personal care Time use by main activity, in hours, OECD average Paid work or study Unpaid work Personal care Leisure Unclassified Youth (15-24y) Working age (25-64y) Older adults (65y+)

8 UNPAID WORK BY AGE Older adults do more routine housework and volunteering Minutes of unpaid work per day by main categories, OECD average Routine housework Care for household members Volunteering Shopping Care for non-household members Youth (15-24y) Working age (25-64y) Older adults (65y+)

9 VOLUNTEERING BY AGE Older adults do more volunteering in all countries Average minutes of volunteering per day by age group Youth (15-24y) Working age (25-64y) Older adults (65y+) ( )

10 VOLUNTEERING BY AGE Older adults more often engage in volunteering Participation rates in volunteering, % of the age group 1 Youth (15-24y) Working age (25-64y) Older adults (65y+) ( )

11 VOLUNTEERING BY AGE Older volunteers devote less time to volunteering than younger Average minutes of volunteering per day of those who volunteer 25 Older adults (65y+) ( ) Youth (15-24y) Working age (25-64y)

12 TIME USE BY GENDER Women do more unpaid work than men in all countries Female less male unpaid working time in minutes per day

13 TIME USE BY GENDER The gender gap decreases among older adults, but remains Female less male unpaid working time in minutes per day 3 gender gap gender gap

14 TIME USE BY GENDER Gender gap decreases due to greater male involvement Minutes of unpaid work per day by main categories, OECD average volunteering care for non household members care for household members shopping women men routine housework

15 CONCLUSIONS Older adults (65+) spend about the same time to unpaid work as the working-age population, But the type of unpaid activities changes: they spend more time to routine housework and volunteering, and less time to caring for household members Older adults more often engage in volunteering, but those who volunteer devote slightly less time to it Women do more unpaid work than men in all countries, The gender gap remains after age 65, but decreases thanks to greater involvement of men in unpaid work

16 Thank you! For further information, please check out: Miranda (211), Cooking, Caring and Volunteering: Unpaid Work Around the World (N 116) or