HOUSEHOLD DATA 
ANNUAL AVERAGES 

20. Persons at work 1 to 34 hours in all and nonagricultural industries by reason for working less than 35 hours and usual
full- or part-time status

(Numbers in thousands)

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                                                            |                              1995
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                                                            |         All industries         |   Nonagricultural industries
           Reason for working less than 35 hours            |                                |
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                                                            |          | Usually  | Usually  |          | Usually  | Usually
                                                            |  Total   |   work   |   work   |  Total   |   work   |   work
                                                            |          |full time |part time |          |full time |part time
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    Total, 16 years and over................................| 30,664   |  9,924   | 20,740   | 29,613   |  9,615   | 19,998
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Economic reasons............................................|  4,473   |  1,468   |  3,005   |  4,279   |  1,373   |  2,906
  Slack work or business conditions.........................|  2,471   |  1,210   |  1,261   |  2,346   |  1,140   |  1,206
  Could only find part-time work............................|  1,702   |     -    |  1,702   |  1,663   |     -    |  1,663
  Seasonal work.............................................|    120   |     77   |     43   |     94   |     58   |     36
  Job started or ended during week..........................|    180   |    180   |     -    |    175   |    175   |     -
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Noneconomic reasons.........................................| 26,191   |  8,457   | 17,734   | 25,334   |  8,242   | 17,093
  Child-care problems.......................................|    774   |     71   |    703   |    765   |     70   |    695
  Other family or personal obligations......................|  5,585   |    719   |  4,866   |  5,393   |    700   |  4,693
  Health or medical limitations.............................|    699   |     -    |    699   |    660   |     -    |    660
  In school or training.....................................|  5,986   |     79   |  5,907   |  5,831   |     77   |  5,755
  Retired or Social Security limit on earnings..............|  1,848   |     -    |  1,848   |  1,714   |     -    |  1,714
  Vacation or personal day..................................|  3,303   |  3,303   |     -    |  3,250   |  3,250   |     -
  Holiday, legal or religious...............................|  1,005   |  1,005   |     -    |    998   |    998   |     -
  Weather-related curtailment...............................|    439   |    439   |     -    |    375   |    375   |     -
  All other reasons.........................................|  6,551   |  2,841   |  3,711   |  6,348   |  2,772   |  3,575
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Average hours:                                              |          |          |          |          |          |
  Economic reasons..........................................|   22.9   |   24.1   |   22.3   |   23.0   |   24.2   |   22.4
  Noneconomic reasons.......................................|   21.4   |   25.6   |   19.4   |   21.5   |   25.7   |   19.5
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