7 2

Table 30. Flexible schedules: Full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, May 2001

 

(Numbers in thousands)

Total 16 years and over..................... 99,631 28,724 28.8 43,566 11,931 27.4 56,066 16,792 30.0

16 to 19 years........................... 1,761 339 19.2 773 171 22.2 988 167 16.9

20 years and over....................... 97,871 28,385 29.0 42,793 11,760 27.5 55,078 16,625 30.2

20 to 24 years..................... 9,343 2,327 24.9 4,124 1,124 27.2 5,219 1,203 23.0

25 to 34 years..................... 24,552 7,434 30.3 10,494 3,064 29.2 14,058 4,370 31.1

35 to 44 years....................... 28,702 8,578 29.9 12,180 3,458 28.4 16,522 5,120 31.0

45 to 54 years..................... 23,946 6,990 29.2 11,044 2,958 26.8 12,902 4,032 31.2

55 to 64 years..................... 9,971 2,633 26.4 4,440 1,043 23.5 5,531 1,590 28.8

65 years and over................ 1,357 423 31.2 510 112 22.0 847 311 36.7

16 to 24 years........................... 11,104 2,665 24.0 4,897 1,295 26.4 6,206 1,370 22.1

25 to 54 years............................ 77,200 23,002 29.8 33,718 9,481 28.1 43,482 13,521 31.1

55 years and over........................11,328 3,056 27.0 4,950 1,155 23.3 6,377 1,901 29.8

White....................................... 82,205 24,647 30.0 34,707 9,913 28.6 47,498 14,734 31.0

Black...................................... 12,390 2,629 21.2 6,614 1,420 21.5 5,776 1,209 20.9

Hispanic origin........................... 11,919 2,356 19.8 4,614 1,011 21.9 7,305 1,344 18.4

Married, spouse present............... 57,728 17,264 29.9 22,789 6,032 26.5 34,939 11,231 32.1

Never married............................. 24,877 6,817 27.4 10,847 3,081 28.4 14,030 3,736 26.6

Other marital status..................... 17,026 4,643 27.3 9,930 2,818 28.4 7,096 1,825 25.7

With no own children under 18...... 60,026 16,927 28.2 26,461 7,306 27.6 33,565 9,621 28.7

With own children under 18........... 39,605 11,796 29.8 17,105 4,625 27.0 22,500 7,171 31.9

 With own children 6 to 17............22,697 6,648 29.3 10,737 2,813 26.2 11,960 3,836 32.1

 With own children under 6......... 16,908 5,148 30.4 6,368 1,812 28.5 10,540 3,336 31.6

Presence and age of children

Marital status

Men

With flexible schedules2

Race and Hispanic origin

Age

Characteristic

Number Percent of 

total

With flexible schedules2

Total1 Total1

With flexible schedules2

Number Percent of 

total 

Both sexes Women

Number Percent of 

total

Total1

1 Includes persons who did not provide information on flexible

schedules. 2 Persons with flexible schedules are able to vary or make

changes in their beginning and ending hours of work, whether or

not they have a formal flexitime program on their job.

NOTE: Data relate to the sole or principal job of full-time wage and

salary workers who were at work during the survey reference

week and exclude all self-employed persons, regardless of whether

or not their businesses were 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. Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children.

Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related

and unrelated children.