Table 30. Flexible schedules: Full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, May 2004

(Numbers in thousands)

Total 16 years and over.................. 99,778 27,411 27.5 43,366 11,558 26.7 56,412 15,853 28.1

16 to 19 years.......................... 1,427 336 23.6 524 151 28.9 903 185 20.5

20 years and over.................... 98,351 27,075 27.5 42,842 11,406 26.6 55,509 15,668 28.2

20 to 24 years.................. 9,004 2,058 22.9 3,856 993 25.8 5,147 1,065 20.7

25 to 34 years.................. 24,640 6,902 28.0 10,283 2,851 27.7 14,358 4,051 28.2

35 to 44 years.................... 26,766 7,807 29.2 11,342 3,202 28.2 15,424 4,605 29.9

45 to 54 years.................. 24,855 6,651 26.8 11,415 2,882 25.2 13,440 3,769 28.0

55 to 64 years.................. 11,745 3,181 27.1 5,361 1,316 24.5 6,383 1,865 29.2

65 years and over............... 1,341 475 35.4 585 161 27.6 757 314 41.4

16 to 24 years........................ 10,431 2,394 23.0 4,380 1,144 26.1 6,050 1,250 20.7

25 to 54 years.......................... 76,261 21,360 28.0 33,040 8,935 27.0 43,222 12,425 28.7

55 years and over.................. 13,086 3,656 27.9 5,946 1,477 24.8 7,140 2,179 30.5

White.................................... 80,498 23,121 28.7 34,276 9,539 27.8 46,222 13,582 29.4

Black or African American......... 12,578 2,476 19.7 6,131 1,283 20.9 6,447 1,193 18.5

Asian................................... 4,136 1,132 27.4 1,836 412 22.4 2,300 720 31.3

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.........14,110 2,596 18.4 5,489 1,166 21.2 8,621 1,430 16.6

Married, spouse present............ 57,630 16,270 28.2 22,704 5,888 25.9 34,926 10,382 29.7

Never married.......................... 25,144 6,693 26.6 10,676 3,088 28.9 14,469 3,605 24.9

Other marital status.................. 17,004 4,448 26.2 9,986 2,582 25.9 7,018 1,866 26.6

With no own children under 18... 61,761 16,759 27.1 27,081 7,349 27.1 34,680 9,410 27.1

With own children under 18........ 38,018 10,652 28.0 16,285 4,209 25.8 21,733 6,443 29.6

 With own children 6 to 17,

 none younger..................... 21,739 5,960 27.4 10,262 2,619 25.5 11,477 3,341 29.1

 With own children under 6...... 16,279 4,692 28.8 6,023 1,590 26.4 10,256 3,102 30.2

or Latino ethnicity

Characteristic

Both sexes Women Men

Total 1

With flexible 

schedules 2

Total 1

With flexible 

schedules 2

Total 1

With flexible 

schedules 2

Marital status

Presence and age of children

Number Percent 

of total

Age

Race and Hispanic

Number Percent 

of total Number Percent of total

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 their businesses were

incorporated. Estimates for the above race groups (white,

black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals

because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose

ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.

Own children include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and

adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews,

grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children.

SOURCE: Flexible schedules and shift work supplement to

the Current Population Survey, last conducted in May 2004,

U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

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