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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45 <strong>and</strong> families with schoolchildren, the value of f<strong>in</strong>al consumption products<br />
was around 70 per cent of the value of production. Expenditure on clothes <strong>and</strong><br />
their care was highest <strong>in</strong> families with schoolchildren, with spend<strong>in</strong>g<br />
amount<strong>in</strong>g to more than 2,500 euros a year. The differences seen between<br />
different household types suggest that young people <strong>and</strong> families with children<br />
spend quite a lot of money on clothes, whereas older people buy less clothes<br />
but devote more time to cloth<strong>in</strong>g care.<br />
Care ofchildren <strong>and</strong> adults<br />
In families with children under school age, the value of childcare was <strong>in</strong> a class<br />
all its own. In fact, he figure was higher than that for SNA hous<strong>in</strong>g or meals<br />
<strong>and</strong> snacks at almost 13,400 euros (note that the scale <strong>in</strong> Figure 21 is different<br />
from the scale <strong>in</strong> Figure 20). In these families the value of childcare was<br />
around four times higher than <strong>in</strong> families with schoolchildren <strong>and</strong> almost three<br />
times higher than <strong>in</strong> s<strong>in</strong>gle-parent families.<br />
One factor which reduces the value of childcare <strong>and</strong> the care of adults is<br />
that allowances paid out to families are subtracted from the value of labour<br />
(regarded as subsidies). On average, families with small children got almost<br />
2,500 euros a year <strong>in</strong> care allowances, for s<strong>in</strong>gle-parent families the figure was<br />
almost 270 euros. In other types of households care allowances are much<br />
smaller. It also needs to be borne <strong>in</strong> m<strong>in</strong>d that the public sector subsidises a<br />
significant proportion of children’s day care, <strong>and</strong> consequently households only<br />
have to pay for part of the f<strong>in</strong>al consumption products <strong>in</strong> this pr<strong>in</strong>cipal<br />
function.<br />
Travel <strong>and</strong> services accounted for over one-half of the value of care for<br />
adults. For people liv<strong>in</strong>g alone, travel <strong>and</strong> services related to care were<br />
allocated to car<strong>in</strong>g for pets s<strong>in</strong>ce there are no other (permanent) residents <strong>in</strong><br />
these households. These people do, however, have pets, which will<br />
occasionally need to be taken to the vet, for example.<br />
Figure 21. Non-SNA production of the care of children <strong>and</strong> adults <strong>and</strong> purchased services<br />
by type of household<br />
€/ /household /year<br />
16,000<br />
Travel <strong>and</strong> services<br />
14,000<br />
Gross value added<br />
12,000 Intermediate consumption<br />
10,000 Purchases for f<strong>in</strong>al consumption<br />
8,000<br />
6,000<br />
4,000<br />
2,000<br />
0<br />
Under 45 45–64 65+ Under 45 45–64 65+ S<strong>in</strong>gle Youngest Youngest Others<br />
yrs yrs yrs yrs yrs yrs parents 0–6 7–17<br />
Persons liv<strong>in</strong>g alone Couples<br />
Families with children<br />
56 Statistics F<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong> National Consumer Research Centre