HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES


40.  Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by selected characteristics

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                     2003                                    2004                 
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                              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......................... 122,358  15,776   12.9   17,448   14.3  123,554  15,472   12.5   17,087   13.8 
  16 to 24 years..................................  18,904     966    5.1    1,124    5.9   19,109     890    4.7    1,019    5.3 
  25 years and over............................... 103,454  14,810   14.3   16,324   15.8  104,444  14,581   14.0   16,069   15.4 
   25 to 34 years.................................  28,179   3,097   11.0    3,455   12.3   28,202   2,982   10.6    3,316   11.8 
   35 to 44 years.................................  30,714   4,308   14.0    4,717   15.4   30,470   4,173   13.7    4,590   15.1 
   45 to 54 years.................................  27,567   4,848   17.6    5,307   19.3   28,039   4,771   17.0    5,233   18.7 
   55 to 64 years.................................  13,633   2,300   16.9    2,547   18.7   14,239   2,390   16.8    2,617   18.4 
   65 years and over..............................   3,361     258    7.7      297    8.8    3,495     264    7.5      314    9.0 
                                                                                                                                  
  Men, 16 years and over..........................  63,236   9,044   14.3    9,848   15.6   64,145   8,878   13.8    9,638   15.0 
   16 to 24 years.................................   9,683     595    6.1      685    7.1    9,835     557    5.7      627    6.4 
   25 years and over..............................  53,553   8,450   15.8    9,163   17.1   54,310   8,321   15.3    9,010   16.6 
    25 to 34 years................................  15,263   1,826   12.0    2,005   13.1   15,391   1,722   11.2    1,873   12.2 
    35 to 44 years................................  16,080   2,535   15.8    2,735   17.0   16,035   2,449   15.3    2,658   16.6 
    45 to 54 years................................  13,723   2,684   19.6    2,891   21.1   14,026   2,699   19.2    2,903   20.7 
    55 to 64 years................................   6,776   1,271   18.8    1,377   20.3    7,117   1,309   18.4    1,414   19.9 
    65 years and over.............................   1,710     133    7.8      155    9.0    1,741     142    8.2      163    9.4 
                                                                                                                                  
  Women, 16 years and over........................  59,122   6,732   11.4    7,601   12.9   59,408   6,593   11.1    7,450   12.5 
   16 to 24 years.................................   9,221     371    4.0      439    4.8    9,274     333    3.6      391    4.2 
   25 years and over..............................  49,901   6,360   12.7    7,161   14.4   50,134   6,260   12.5    7,058   14.1 
    25 to 34 years................................  12,916   1,270    9.8    1,451   11.2   12,811   1,261    9.8    1,443   11.3 
    35 to 44 years................................  14,634   1,773   12.1    1,982   13.5   14,435   1,725   11.9    1,931   13.4 
    45 to 54 years................................  13,844   2,163   15.6    2,416   17.5   14,014   2,072   14.8    2,330   16.6 
    55 to 64 years................................   6,857   1,029   15.0    1,170   17.1    7,122   1,081   15.2    1,203   16.9 
    65 years and over.............................   1,651     125    7.6      142    8.6    1,753     121    6.9      151    8.6 
                                                                                                                                  
   RACE, SEX, AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
  White, 16 years and over........................ 100,589  12,535   12.5   13,849   13.8  101,340  12,381   12.2   13,657   13.5 
    Men...........................................  52,827   7,378   14.0    8,016   15.2   53,432   7,260   13.6    7,854   14.7 
    Women.........................................  47,762   5,157   10.8    5,834   12.2   47,908   5,121   10.7    5,803   12.1 
                                                                                                                                  
  Black or African American, 16 years and over....  13,928   2,298   16.5    2,540   18.2   14,090   2,130   15.1    2,355   16.7 
    Men...........................................   6,302   1,153   18.3    1,249   19.8    6,409   1,085   16.9    1,185   18.5 
    Women.........................................   7,626   1,145   15.0    1,291   16.9    7,681   1,045   13.6    1,170   15.2 
                                                                                                                                  
  Asian, 16 years and over........................   5,096     581   11.4      659   12.9    5,280     603   11.4      670   12.7 
    Men...........................................   2,699     296   11.0      346   12.8    2,815     328   11.7      371   13.2 
    Women.........................................   2,397     285   11.9      313   13.1    2,465     275   11.1      299   12.1 
                                                                                                                                  
  Hispanic or Latino, 16 years and over...........  16,068   1,712   10.7    1,913   11.9   16,533   1,676   10.1    1,888   11.4 
    Men...........................................   9,567   1,050   11.0    1,160   12.1    9,857   1,016   10.3    1,130   11.5 
    Women.........................................   6,501     662   10.2      753   11.6    6,676     661    9.9      758   11.4 
                                                                                                                                  
           FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS (3)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                  
  Full-time workers............................... 100,302  14,263   14.2   15,732   15.7  101,224  14,029   13.9   15,463   15.3 
  Part-time workers...............................  21,809   1,479    6.8    1,679    7.7   22,047   1,406    6.4    1,587    7.2 

  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 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:  Beginning in January 2004, 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.