HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES


19.  Persons at work in agriculture and nonagricultural industries by hours of work

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                 Hours of work                  |         Thousands of persons          |         Percent distribution
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                                                |    All    |Agriculture|Nonagricultural|    All    |Agriculture|Nonagricultural
                                                |industries |           |  industries   |industries |           |  industries
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  Total, 16 years and over......................|  124,003  |    3,233  |    120,770    |   100.0   |   100.0   |     100.0
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1 to 34 hours...................................|   30,733  |      984  |     29,749    |    24.8   |    30.4   |      24.6
  1 to 4 hours..................................|    1,297  |       81  |      1,216    |     1.0   |     2.5   |       1.0
  5 to 14 hours.................................|    4,811  |      225  |      4,586    |     3.9   |     7.0   |       3.8
  15 to 29 hours................................|   15,290  |      462  |     14,828    |    12.3   |    14.3   |      12.3
  30 to 34 hours................................|    9,335  |      216  |      9,120    |     7.5   |     6.7   |       7.6
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35 hours and over...............................|   93,270  |    2,248  |     91,021    |    75.2   |    69.6   |      75.4
  35 to 39 hours................................|    8,635  |      164  |      8,470    |     7.0   |     5.1   |       7.0
  40 hours......................................|   45,121  |      725  |     44,396    |    36.4   |    22.4   |      36.8
  41 hours and over.............................|   39,515  |    1,359  |     38,155    |    31.9   |    42.0   |      31.6
    41 to 48 hours..............................|   14,428  |      246  |     14,182    |    11.6   |     7.6   |      11.7
    49 to 59 hours..............................|   14,530  |      400  |     14,130    |    11.7   |    12.4   |      11.7
    60 hours and over...........................|   10,556  |      713  |      9,844    |     8.5   |    22.1   |       8.2
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Average hours, total at work....................|     39.5  |     42.1  |       39.4    |     -     |     -     |       -
Average hours, persons who usually work full    |           |           |               |           |           |
   time.........................................|     43.4  |     48.8  |       43.3    |     -     |     -     |       -
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   NOTE:  Detail on persons at work in tables 19-23 may not sum to the totals shown because of minor editing problems associated
with the redesigned survey.  Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.