HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                      HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                    ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     40. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by selected characteristics
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                          1997                                    1998                 
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                   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
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                        SEX AND AGE                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
      Total, 16 years and over......................... 114,533  16,110   14.1   17,923   15.6  116,730  16,211   13.9   17,918   15.4 
       16 to 24 years..................................  18,571     968    5.2    1,140    6.1   19,164   1,014    5.3    1,151    6.0 
       25 years and over...............................  95,962  15,142   15.8   16,783   17.5   97,566  15,198   15.6   16,767   17.2 
        25 to 34 years.................................  29,408   3,434   11.7    3,870   13.2   29,121   3,332   11.4    3,711   12.7 
        35 to 44 years.................................  31,461   4,987   15.9    5,571   17.7   31,865   5,013   15.7    5,511   17.3 
        45 to 54 years.................................  22,714   4,645   20.5    5,092   22.4   23,579   4,737   20.1    5,220   22.1 
        55 to 64 years.................................   9,871   1,894   19.2    2,045   20.7   10,427   1,923   18.4    2,110   20.2 
        65 years and over..............................   2,509     182    7.3      205    8.2    2,574     193    7.5      214    8.3 
                                                                                                                                       
       Men, 16 years and over..........................  59,825   9,763   16.3   10,619   17.7   60,973   9,850   16.2   10,638   17.4 
        16 to 24 years.................................   9,666     612    6.3      691    7.1    9,927     637    6.4      719    7.2 
        25 years and over..............................  50,159   9,150   18.2    9,928   19.8   51,046   9,213   18.0    9,919   19.4 
         25 to 34 years................................  15,832   2,132   13.5    2,359   14.9   15,656   2,112   13.5    2,301   14.7 
         35 to 44 years................................  16,430   3,068   18.7    3,346   20.4   16,768   3,055   18.2    3,264   19.5 
         45 to 54 years................................  11,471   2,718   23.7    2,908   25.4   11,874   2,771   23.3    2,982   25.1 
         55 to 64 years................................   5,101   1,130   22.1    1,198   23.5    5,404   1,177   21.8    1,265   23.4 
         65 years and over.............................   1,324     103    7.8      118    8.9    1,343      98    7.3      108    8.0 
                                                                                                                                       
       Women, 16 years and over........................  54,708   6,347   11.6    7,304   13.4   55,757   6,362   11.4    7,280   13.1 
        16 to 24 years.................................   8,906     355    4.0      449    5.0    9,237     377    4.1      432    4.7 
        25 years and over..............................  45,802   5,992   13.1    6,855   15.0   46,520   5,985   12.9    6,848   14.7 
         25 to 34 years................................  13,575   1,302    9.6    1,512   11.1   13,464   1,219    9.1    1,410   10.5 
         35 to 44 years................................  15,030   1,919   12.8    2,225   14.8   15,097   1,958   13.0    2,248   14.9 
         45 to 54 years................................  11,242   1,927   17.1    2,184   19.4   11,705   1,967   16.8    2,238   19.1 
         55 to 64 years................................   4,770     764   16.0      847   17.8    5,023     746   14.9      845   16.8 
         65 years and over.............................   1,184      80    6.7       87    7.3    1,231      95    7.7      106    8.6 
                                                                                                                                       
               RACE, HISPANIC ORIGIN, AND SEX                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                       
       White, 16 years and over........................  96,104  13,088   13.6   14,538   15.1   97,531  13,118   13.5   14,460   14.8 
         Men...........................................  50,941   8,171   16.0    8,859   17.4   51,700   8,166   15.8    8,788   17.0 
         Women.........................................  45,163   4,917   10.9    5,679   12.6   45,831   4,952   10.8    5,673   12.4 
                                                                                                                                       
       Black, 16 years and over........................  13,346   2,394   17.9    2,688   20.1   13,894   2,460   17.7    2,739   19.7 
         Men...........................................   6,201   1,251   20.2    1,378   22.2    6,452   1,337   20.7    1,458   22.6 
         Women.........................................   7,145   1,143   16.0    1,309   18.3    7,443   1,123   15.1    1,282   17.2 
                                                                                                                                       
       Hispanic origin, 16 years and over..............  11,881   1,407   11.8    1,602   13.5   12,374   1,471   11.9    1,634   13.2 
         Men...........................................   7,153     904   12.6    1,023   14.3    7,360     937   12.7    1,017   13.8 
         Women.........................................   4,728     503   10.6      579   12.2    5,015     534   10.6      617   12.3 
                                                                                                                                       
                FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS(3)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                       
       Full-time workers...............................  93,578  14,619   15.6   16,227   17.3   95,595  14,825   15.5   16,323   17.1 
       Part-time workers...............................  20,710   1,449    7.0    1,653    8.0   20,862   1,354    6.5    1,559    7.5 

       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. Beginning in 1994, 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 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. Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum
     to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black
     population groups. Beginning in January 1998, data reflect new composite estimation procedures and revised population controls
     used in the household survey.