HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                    HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                  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)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                           1998                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                    All industries                Nonagricultural industries    
         Reason for working less than 35 hours                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                       Usually     Usually                 Usually     Usually  
                                                            Total        work        work       Total        work        work   
                                                                      full time   part time               full time   part time 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    Total, 16 years and over............................    33,132      12,260      20,872      32,146      11,929      20,217  
                                                                                                                                
Economic reasons........................................     3,665       1,322       2,343       3,501       1,238       2,263  
  Slack work or business conditions.....................     2,095       1,056       1,038       1,997         998         999  
  Could only find part-time work........................     1,258        -          1,258       1,228        -          1,228  
  Seasonal work.........................................       135          89          47         102          66          37  
  Job started or ended during week......................       177         177        -            174         174        -     
                                                                                                                                
Noneconomic reasons.....................................    29,467      10,938      18,530      28,645      10,691      17,954  
  Child-care problems...................................       856          89         767         843          87         755  
  Other family or personal obligations..................     5,551         688       4,863       5,390         673       4,716  
  Health or medical limitations.........................       717        -            717         683        -            683  
  In school or training.................................     6,394          97       6,297       6,245          94       6,151  
  Retired or Social Security limit on earnings..........     1,889        -          1,889       1,775        -          1,775  
  Vacation or personal day..............................     3,487       3,487        -          3,420       3,420        -     
  Holiday, legal or religious...........................     3,399       3,399        -          3,357       3,357        -     
  Weather-related curtailment...........................       489         489        -            426         426        -     
  All other reasons.....................................     6,685       2,689       3,997       6,508       2,634       3,874  
                                                                                                                                
Average hours:                                                                                                                  
 Economic reasons.......................................      22.9        23.9        22.4        23.0        24.0        22.4  
  Noneconomic reasons...................................      22.1        26.6        19.5        22.2        26.7        19.6  

   NOTE:  Beginning in January 1998, data reflect new composite estimation procedures and revised population controls used in
the household survey.