HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
 
20. Persons at work 1 to 34 hours in all and nonagricultural industries by reason for working less than 35 hours and usual
full- or part-time status
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                            |                              1996
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                                                            |         All industries         |   Nonagricultural industries
           Reason for working less than 35 hours            |                                |
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                                                            |          | Usually  | Usually  |          | Usually  | Usually
                                                            |  Total   |   work   |   work   |  Total   |   work   |   work
                                                            |          |full time |part time |          |full time |part time
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    Total, 16 years and over................................| 31,024   | 10,381   | 20,643   | 30,004   | 10,083   | 19,922
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Economic reasons............................................|  4,315   |  1,442   |  2,874   |  4,123   |  1,352   |  2,772
  Slack work or business conditions.........................|  2,388   |  1,162   |  1,226   |  2,263   |  1,098   |  1,165
  Could only find part-time work............................|  1,605   |     -    |  1,605   |  1,576   |     -    |  1,576
  Seasonal work.............................................|    123   |     81   |     42   |     91   |     60   |     31
  Job started or ended during week..........................|    199   |    199   |     -    |    194   |    194   |     -
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Noneconomic reasons.........................................| 26,709   |  8,939   | 17,770   | 25,881   |  8,731   | 17,150
  Child-care problems.......................................|    810   |     65   |    745   |    797   |     65   |    732
  Other family or personal obligations......................|  5,469   |    706   |  4,763   |  5,296   |    689   |  4,607
  Health or medical limitations.............................|    677   |     -    |    677   |    646   |     -    |    646
  In school or training.....................................|  6,026   |     88   |  5,938   |  5,874   |     83   |  5,792
  Retired or Social Security limit on earnings..............|  1,856   |     -    |  1,856   |  1,717   |     -    |  1,717
  Vacation or personal day..................................|  3,319   |  3,319   |     -    |  3,260   |  3,260   |     -
  Holiday, legal or religious...............................|    664   |    664   |     -    |    654   |    654   |     -
  Weather-related curtailment...............................|  1,267   |  1,267   |     -    |  1,215   |  1,215   |     -
  All other reasons.........................................|  6,621   |  2,830   |  3,791   |  6,422   |  2,766   |  3,656
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Average hours:                                              |          |          |          |          |          |
  Economic reasons..........................................|   22.7   |   23.8   |   22.2   |   22.8   |   23.9   |   22.3
  Noneconomic reasons.......................................|   21.4   |   25.3   |   19.4   |   21.5   |   25.4   |   19.5
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