HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Characteristic

1997 1998

Total

employed

Members of

unions1

Represented

 by unions2

Total

employed

Members of

unions1

Represented

 by unions2

Total

Percent

of

employed

Total

Percent

of

employed

Total

Percent

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employed

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employed

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 STATUS3

 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.

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