HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES

22. Persons at work in nonagricultural industries by age, sex, race, marital status, and usual full- or part-time status

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                        1998                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                     Worked 1 to 34 hours                        Average hours    
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
       Age, sex, race, and marital status                                        For noneconomic                                  
                                                   Total                             reasons         Worked                       
                                                     at                 For                         35 hours   Total   Persons who
                                                    work     Total    economic                      or more      at      usually  
                                                                      reasons   Usually   Usually               work       work   
                                                                                  work      work                        full time 
                                                                                  full      part                                  
                                                                                  time      time                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                     TOTAL                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                  
     Total, 16 years and over...................  122,660    32,146     3,501    10,691    17,954    90,514      39.2       43.1  
  16 to 19 years................................    6,540     4,625       342       262     4,021     1,915      25.2       39.4  
    16 to 17 years..............................    2,519     2,248        71        50     2,126       271      19.1       37.5  
    18 to 19 years..............................    4,022     2,377       271       212     1,895     1,644      29.0       39.7  
  20 years and over.............................  116,119    27,521     3,159    10,429    13,933    88,599      40.0       43.2  
    20 to 24 years..............................   11,838     4,026       587       911     2,528     7,812      36.2       41.4  
    25 years and over...........................  104,281    23,495     2,572     9,518    11,405    80,786      40.5       43.3  
      25 to 54 years............................   89,316    18,457     2,236     8,158     8,063    70,859      41.1       43.4  
      55 years and over.........................   14,965     5,038       335     1,361     3,342     9,927      37.0       42.6  
                                                                                                                                  
     Men, 16 years and over.....................   65,847    12,311     1,663     5,158     5,490    53,536      42.2       44.6  
  16 to 19 years................................    3,235     2,128       160       136     1,832     1,107      26.7       40.1  
    16 to 17 years..............................    1,237     1,074        39        26     1,009       164      20.2       38.4  
    18 to 19 years..............................    1,997     1,055       120       111       824       943      30.8       40.4  
  20 years and over.............................   62,612    10,183     1,504     5,022     3,657    52,429      43.0       44.7  
    20 to 24 years..............................    6,209     1,732       290       433     1,009     4,477      38.3       42.5  
    25 years and over...........................   56,403     8,451     1,214     4,588     2,649    47,952      43.5       44.9  
      25 to 54 years............................   48,154     6,232     1,051     3,884     1,298    41,921      44.1       45.0  
      55 years and over.........................    8,249     2,219       163       704     1,351     6,031      39.5       44.0  
                                                                                                                                  
     Women, 16 years and over...................   56,813    19,835     1,837     5,533    12,464    36,978      35.9       41.0  
  16 to 19 years................................    3,306     2,497       182       126     2,189       808      23.7       38.5  
    16 to 17 years..............................    1,281     1,174        32        25     1,118       107      18.1       36.3  
    18 to 19 years..............................    2,024     1,323       150       101     1,071       701      27.3       38.9  
  20 years and over.............................   53,508    17,338     1,655     5,408    10,275    36,170      36.6       41.0  
    20 to 24 years..............................    5,630     2,294       298       477     1,519     3,335      33.9       39.9  
    25 years and over...........................   47,878    15,044     1,358     4,930     8,756    32,834      36.9       41.1  
      25 to 54 years............................   41,162    12,225     1,185     4,274     6,765    28,938      37.4       41.2  
      55 years and over.........................    6,716     2,819       172       656     1,991     3,897      33.8       40.6  
                                                                                                                                  
                      Race                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                  
      White, 16 years and over..................  103,140    27,449     2,748     8,967    15,734    75,692      39.3       43.3  
  Men...........................................   56,245    10,473     1,336     4,413     4,723    45,772      42.4       44.8  
  Women.........................................   46,895    16,976     1,412     4,553    11,011    29,919      35.6       41.1  
                                                                                                                                  
      Black, 16 years and over..................   13,830     3,353       580     1,287     1,487    10,477      38.7       41.5  
  Men...........................................    6,535     1,265       242       538       486     5,269      40.7       42.9  
  Women.........................................    7,296     2,088       338       749     1,000     5,208      36.8       40.2  
                                                                                                                                  
                 Marital status                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                  
  Men, 16 years and over:                                                                                                         
   Married, spouse present......................   39,972     5,639       662     3,251     1,726    34,333      44.0       45.3  
   Widowed, divorced, or separated..............    7,917     1,329       249       650       430     6,587      42.8       44.5  
   Single (never married).......................   17,958     5,343       753     1,257     3,333    12,615      37.8       42.8  
                                                                                                                                  
  Women, 16 years and over:                                                                                                       
   Married, spouse present......................   30,317    10,569       719     3,070     6,779    19,749      35.8       40.8  
   Widowed, divorced, or separated..............   11,485     3,242       442     1,231     1,569     8,242      38.0       41.4  
   Single (never married).......................   15,011     6,024       676     1,233     4,115     8,987      34.2       40.9  

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