Appendix table 3. Activity rates by age of youngest child in 2012 - 2016, population aged 20-59
Activity rate, % | ||||||
Year | ||||||
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||
Both sexes | Total | 84,9 | 84,3 | 84,3 | 84,5 | 84,2 |
Parents of children under 18 years total | 87,1 | 86,5 | 86,9 | 86,6 | 86,9 | |
- youngest child under 3 years | 74,8 | 72,0 | 73,4 | 73,3 | 73,6 | |
- youngest child under 1 years | 68,4 | 64,0 | 66,7 | 65,2 | 66,5 | |
- youngest child between 1 and 2 years | 78,5 | 76,4 | 77,0 | 77,9 | 77,4 | |
- youngest child between 3 and 6 years | 89,7 | 90,1 | 91,1 | 91,1 | 90,5 | |
- youngest child between 7 and 17 years | 93,8 | 93,8 | 93,4 | 92,9 | 93,2 | |
No children under 18 years | 83,6 | 83,1 | 82,8 | 83,3 | 82,7 | |
Males | Total | 87,0 | 86,3 | 86,2 | 86,2 | 86,3 |
Parents of children under 18 years total | 94,3 | 95,0 | 94,9 | 94,5 | 94,6 | |
- youngest child under 3 years | 94,9 | 94,0 | 95,0 | 94,6 | 93,6 | |
- youngest child under 1 years | 94,8 | 93,0 | 95,6 | 94,2 | 94,2 | |
- youngest child between 1 and 2 years | 94,9 | 94,6 | 94,6 | 94,8 | 93,2 | |
- youngest child between 3 and 6 years | 93,8 | 95,6 | 94,8 | 94,5 | 95,2 | |
- youngest child between 7 and 17 years | 94,2 | 95,3 | 94,9 | 94,4 | 95,0 | |
No children under 18 years | 83,1 | 81,9 | 81,7 | 81,9 | 82,0 | |
Females | Total | 82,7 | 82,2 | 82,2 | 82,7 | 82,0 |
Parents of children under 18 years total | 80,3 | 78,5 | 79,5 | 79,3 | 79,7 | |
- youngest child under 3 years | 55,2 | 50,6 | 52,4 | 52,6 | 54,1 | |
- youngest child under 1 years | 42,3 | 35,6 | 38,4 | 36,5 | 39,0 | |
- youngest child between 1 and 2 years | 62,5 | 58,6 | 59,9 | 61,5 | 62,0 | |
- youngest child between 3 and 6 years | 85,9 | 84,9 | 87,7 | 87,9 | 86,1 | |
- youngest child between 7 and 17 years | 93,5 | 92,5 | 92,0 | 91,5 | 91,6 | |
No children under 18 years | 84,2 | 84,4 | 83,9 | 84,8 | 83,4 |
Source: Labour Force Survey 2016. Statistics Finland
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Updated 10.10.2017
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Appendix table 3. Activity rates by age of youngest child in 2012 - 2016, population aged 20-59
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