Fascinating statistics in @CSOIreland Census 2022 results-but one particular area stands out to me & that is the results on #Care
Today's result reinforce the need to implement a #EuropeanCareStrategy which will support those providing unpaid care, particularly women.
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/FitzgeraldFrncs/status/1663515307099422723
Between 2016 and 2022, there were increases in both the number of people providing regular unpaid care and the number of hours of care provided each week.
The number of unpaid carers increased by 53% to over 299,000.
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/FitzgeraldFrncs/status/1663515310517895168
Growth was also recorded in the number of hours of unpaid care provided each week, with the largest increase among persons providing care for 43 hours or more per week, up 111%.
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/FitzgeraldFrncs/status/1663515313512620033
In 2022 the number of women providing unpaid care versus men each week was 181,592 versus 117,536 - therefore a #EuropeanCareStrategy must take account of the larger proportion of women providing unpaid care in our society.
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/FitzgeraldFrncs/status/1663515316222152705
There were increases in the proportion of the population providing unpaid care across most age groups.
People aged between 50 and 59 were the group most likely to be providing regular unpaid care.
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/FitzgeraldFrncs/status/1663515318948339714
The geographical spread when analysing the results by sex was of particular interest to me ⬇️
All results are available here: https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cpsr/censusofpopulation2022-summaryresults/healthdisabilitycaringandvolunteering/
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/FitzgeraldFrncs/status/1663515325436948480
The first-ever #EuropeanCareStrategy was published last September for Carers and Care Receivers after an energetic campaign with key stakeholders.
Todays results underline the need to implement the strategy at national level.
📃https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_5169
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/FitzgeraldFrncs/status/1663515329086062593
The proportion of the population providing regular unpaid care varied from county to county.
In Mayo, 7% of the population identified as unpaid carers, the highest in Ireland.
Dublin City had the lowest proportion of the population providing unpaid care at 5%.
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/FitzgeraldFrncs/status/1663515322043736067