Refers to the level of difficulty in combining paid work with domestic work and personal life.

The following are considered:

1. - Combining work with caring for children below the age of 15
2. - Combining work with caring for dependent persons
3. - Combining work with carrying out household tasks
4. - Combining work with carrying out administrative or domestic tasks
5. - Combining work with personal activities (leisure, studies, etc.)

The level of difficulty is collected on a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 means no difficulty and 10 maximum difficulty. Overall difficulty is obtained via an average of the aspects mentioned.