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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                                                            |                              1997
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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................................| 30,733   |  9,922   | 20,811   | 29,749   |  9,618   | 20,131
                                                            |          |          |          |          |          |
Economic reasons............................................|  4,068   |  1,407   |  2,662   |  3,879   |  1,313   |  2,567
  Slack work or business conditions.........................|  2,286   |  1,141   |  1,144   |  2,167   |  1,074   |  1,093
  Could only find part-time work............................|  1,468   |     -    |  1,468   |  1,433   |     -    |  1,433
  Seasonal work.............................................|    129   |     79   |     50   |     99   |     58   |     41
  Job started or ended during week..........................|    186   |    186   |     -    |    180   |    180   |     -
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Noneconomic reasons.........................................| 26,665   |  8,516   | 18,149   | 25,870   |  8,306   | 17,564
  Child-care problems.......................................|    823   |     82   |    742   |    812   |     81   |    731
  Other family or personal obligations......................|  5,496   |    683   |  4,813   |  5,327   |    668   |  4,658
  Health or medical limitations.............................|    705   |     -    |    705   |    673   |     -    |    673
  In school or training.....................................|  6,160   |     88   |  6,072   |  6,028   |     87   |  5,942
  Retired or Social Security limit on earnings..............|  1,861   |     -    |  1,861   |  1,732   |     -    |  1,732
  Vacation or personal day..................................|  3,303   |  3,303   |     -    |  3,248   |  3,248   |     -
  Holiday, legal or religious...............................|    876   |    876   |     -    |    867   |    867   |     -
  Weather-related curtailment...............................|    635   |    635   |     -    |    570   |    570   |     -
  All other reasons.........................................|  6,804   |  2,849   |  3,955   |  6,613   |  2,785   |  3,827
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Average hours:                                              |          |          |          |          |          |
  Economic reasons..........................................|   23.0   |   24.0   |   22.4   |   23.1   |   24.1   |   22.5
  Noneconomic reasons.......................................|   21.4   |   25.6   |   19.5   |   21.5   |   25.7   |   19.6
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   NOTE:  Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.