Household Production and Consumption in Finland 2001
Household Production and Consumption in Finland 2001
Household Production and Consumption in Finland 2001
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Care ofchildren <strong>and</strong> adults<br />
Childcare <strong>and</strong> the care of adults who are <strong>in</strong> need of help <strong>in</strong>volve not only<br />
physical assistance <strong>in</strong> personal care, but also social <strong>in</strong>teraction <strong>and</strong> the<br />
provision of security. Other aspects of care <strong>in</strong>clude transportation to health<br />
care, day care or other services.<br />
The value of care produced at home amounts to 5.3 billion euros a year.<br />
Care provision <strong>in</strong> households has been supported from the public purse by<br />
care allowances worth a total of 704 million euros. These allowances <strong>in</strong>clude<br />
the home care allowance, family nurs<strong>in</strong>g support <strong>and</strong> parents’ allowance<br />
(exclud<strong>in</strong>g maternity <strong>and</strong> paternity allowance). In the Satellite Account these<br />
allowances have been deducted from value added, which follow<strong>in</strong>g this<br />
deduction amounts to 4.9 billion euros.<br />
Figure 8 illustrates the structure of care provision. As is the case with care<br />
provision <strong>in</strong> general, the care provided by households is highly<br />
labour-<strong>in</strong>tensive. The only capital goods allocated to care are baby carriages,<br />
car seats, etc. Beds <strong>and</strong> other furniture needed <strong>in</strong> the provision of care <strong>and</strong> for<br />
liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> general are allocated <strong>in</strong> their entirety to hous<strong>in</strong>g. Likewise, food<br />
consumed by the care recipient is allocated to meals <strong>and</strong> snacks.<br />
Children’s toys <strong>and</strong> books, nappies <strong>and</strong> various babycare supplies <strong>and</strong><br />
accessories are allocated to <strong>in</strong>termediate consumption. Driv<strong>in</strong>g children to day<br />
care or hobbies is placed under the head<strong>in</strong>g of transportation. This accounts<br />
for almost one-fifth of the total value of output.<br />
The provision of services <strong>in</strong> lieu of the care provided by households rests<br />
ma<strong>in</strong>ly with the public sector.<br />
Figure 8.<br />
Care of children <strong>and</strong> adults, value <strong>and</strong> structure<br />
Shopp<strong>in</strong>g, services<br />
<strong>and</strong> travel to care<br />
22%<br />
Care of children <strong>and</strong> adults,<br />
5.3 billion euros<br />
Intermediate<br />
consumption<br />
4%<br />
<strong>Consumption</strong> of<br />
fixed capital<br />
1%<br />
Net value added<br />
73%<br />
42 Statistics F<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong> National Consumer Research Centre