HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     40.  Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by selected characteristics

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                          2002                                    2003                 
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                   Members of     Represented              Members of     Represented  
                                                                   unions(1)       by unions(2)            unions(1)       by unions(2)
                       Characteristic                    Total                                   Total                                 
                                                          em-                                     em-                                  
                                                         ployed         Percent         Percent  ployed         Percent         Percent
                                                                 Total     of    Total     of            Total     of    Total     of  
                                                                          em-             em-                     em-             em-  
                                                                         ployed          ployed                  ployed          ployed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                        AGE AND SEX                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
      Total, 16 years and over......................... 121,826  16,145   13.3   17,695   14.5  122,358  15,776   12.9   17,448   14.3 
       16 to 24 years..................................  19,216     995    5.2    1,126    5.9   18,904     966    5.1    1,124    5.9 
       25 years and over............................... 102,610  15,151   14.8   16,569   16.1  103,454  14,810   14.3   16,324   15.8 
        25 to 34 years.................................  28,232   3,172   11.2    3,522   12.5   28,179   3,097   11.0    3,455   12.3 
        35 to 44 years.................................  31,253   4,455   14.3    4,859   15.5   30,714   4,308   14.0    4,717   15.4 
        45 to 54 years.................................  27,040   5,016   18.6    5,446   20.1   27,567   4,848   17.6    5,307   19.3 
        55 to 64 years.................................  12,952   2,256   17.4    2,456   19.0   13,633   2,300   16.9    2,547   18.7 
        65 years and over..............................   3,133     251    8.0      285    9.1    3,361     258    7.7      297    8.8 
                                                                                                                                       
       Men, 16 years and over..........................  63,272   9,325   14.7   10,066   15.9   63,236   9,044   14.3    9,848   15.6 
        16 to 24 years.................................   9,857     616    6.3      687    7.0    9,683     595    6.1      685    7.1 
        25 years and over..............................  53,415   8,709   16.3    9,379   17.6   53,553   8,450   15.8    9,163   17.1 
         25 to 34 years................................  15,284   1,877   12.3    2,061   13.5   15,263   1,826   12.0    2,005   13.1 
         35 to 44 years................................  16,355   2,631   16.1    2,805   17.1   16,080   2,535   15.8    2,735   17.0 
         45 to 54 years................................  13,578   2,784   20.5    2,982   22.0   13,723   2,684   19.6    2,891   21.1 
         55 to 64 years................................   6,570   1,281   19.5    1,376   21.0    6,776   1,271   18.8    1,377   20.3 
         65 years and over.............................   1,627     136    8.4      155    9.5    1,710     133    7.8      155    9.0 
                                                                                                                                       
       Women, 16 years and over........................  58,555   6,820   11.6    7,629   13.0   59,122   6,732   11.4    7,601   12.9 
        16 to 24 years.................................   9,359     378    4.0      439    4.7    9,221     371    4.0      439    4.8 
        25 years and over..............................  49,196   6,441   13.1    7,190   14.6   49,901   6,360   12.7    7,161   14.4 
         25 to 34 years................................  12,948   1,295   10.0    1,461   11.3   12,916   1,270    9.8    1,451   11.2 
         35 to 44 years................................  14,898   1,825   12.2    2,055   13.8   14,634   1,773   12.1    1,982   13.5 
         45 to 54 years................................  13,462   2,232   16.6    2,464   18.3   13,844   2,163   15.6    2,416   17.5 
         55 to 64 years................................   6,383     975   15.3    1,080   16.9    6,857   1,029   15.0    1,170   17.1 
         65 years and over.............................   1,506     115    7.6      130    8.6    1,651     125    7.6      142    8.6 
                                                                                                                                       
        RACE, SEX, AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
       White, 16 years and over(3)..................... 100,923  12,958   12.8   14,178   14.0  100,589  12,535   12.5   13,849   13.8 
         Men...........................................  53,198   7,689   14.5    8,284   15.6   52,827   7,378   14.0    8,016   15.2 
         Women.........................................  47,725   5,269   11.0    5,894   12.3   47,762   5,157   10.8    5,834   12.2 
                                                                                                                                       
       Black or African American, 16 years and over(3).  14,108   2,386   16.9    2,624   18.6   13,928   2,298   16.5    2,540   18.2 
         Men...........................................   6,493   1,183   18.2    1,281   19.7    6,302   1,153   18.3    1,249   19.8 
         Women.........................................   7,615   1,204   15.8    1,343   17.6    7,626   1,145   15.0    1,291   16.9 
                                                                                                                                       
       Asian, 16 years and over(3).....................   5,540     643   11.6      719   13.0    5,096     581   11.4      659   12.9 
         Men...........................................   2,909     356   12.3      396   13.6    2,699     296   11.0      346   12.8 
         Women.........................................   2,631     286   10.9      322   12.3    2,397     285   11.9      313   13.1 
                                                                                                                                       
       Hispanic or Latino, 16 years and over...........  15,486   1,639   10.6    1,810   11.7   16,068   1,712   10.7    1,913   11.9 
         Men...........................................   9,098   1,006   11.1    1,100   12.1    9,567   1,050   11.0    1,160   12.1 
         Women.........................................   6,387     633    9.9      710   11.1    6,501     662   10.2      753   11.6 
                                                                                                                                       
                FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS(4)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                       
       Full-time workers............................... 100,081  14,622   14.6   16,005   16.0  100,302  14,263   14.2   15,732   15.7 
       Part-time workers...............................  21,513   1,492    6.9    1,654    7.7   21,809   1,479    6.8    1,679    7.7 

       1 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.
       2 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union as well as workers who report no union
     affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract.
       3 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are not included.
     Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race group were included in the group they identified as their main race.  For
     more information, see the "Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error" section of this publication.
       4 The distinction between full- and part-time workers is based on hours usually worked.  These data will not sum to totals
     because full- or part-time status on the principal job is not identifiable for a small number of multiple jobholders.
       NOTE:  Data for 2002 have been revised to incorporate changes to the class of worker status associated with the introduction 
     of the 2002 Census industry and occupational classification systems into the Current Population Survey.  Beginning in January 
     2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.  Estimates for the above race groups (white,
     black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons
     whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as
     race.  Data refer to the sole or principal job of full- and part-time workers. Excluded are all self-employed workers regardless
     of whether or not their businesses are incorporated.