Table 4. Shift usually worked: Full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, May 2004
Table 4. Shift usually worked: Full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, May 2004
(Percent distribution)
Shift workers
Total
workers Regular
Characteristic (1) daytime Rotat- Employer-
(thou- schedule Total Evening Night ing Split arranged Other
sands) shift shift shift shift irregular shift
schedule
AGE AND SEX
Total 16 years and over.................... 99,778 84.6 14.8 4.7 3.2 2.5 0.5 3.1 0.7
16 to 19 years............................... 1,427 64.9 34.6 14.5 4.4 6.1 1.0 8.3 .2
20 years and over............................ 98,351 84.9 14.6 4.6 3.2 2.5 .5 3.0 .7
20 to 24 years............................. 9,004 76.8 22.3 8.8 3.7 3.3 .9 4.6 .9
25 to 34 years............................. 24,640 84.1 15.2 5.0 3.4 2.7 .5 2.8 .8
35 to 44 years............................. 26,766 85.4 14.1 4.1 3.2 2.5 .4 3.1 .7
45 to 54 years............................. 24,855 86.8 12.8 3.6 3.2 2.3 .5 2.5 .7
55 to 64 years............................. 11,745 87.1 12.5 3.8 2.6 2.0 .4 3.0 .7
65 years and over.......................... 1,341 88.8 10.3 3.5 1.8 1.4 .5 2.9 .2
Men.......................................... 56,412 82.7 16.7 5.2 3.6 2.8 .5 3.6 .9
Women........................................ 43,366 87.0 12.4 4.1 2.8 2.2 .5 2.4 .4
RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White........................................ 80,498 85.8 13.7 4.1 3.0 2.3 .5 3.1 .7
Black or African American.................... 12,578 78.0 20.8 7.9 4.5 4.1 .4 3.0 .7
Asian........................................ 4,136 83.6 15.7 5.4 4.1 1.6 1.2 2.6 .8
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................. 14,110 83.1 16.0 5.8 3.9 2.1 .6 2.6 .9
MARITAL STATUS AND PRESENCE
AND AGE OF CHILDREN
Men:
Married, spouse present.................... 34,926 84.8 14.9 3.9 3.3 2.9 .5 3.4 .9
Not married................................ 21,486 79.5 19.7 7.4 3.9 2.6 .7 4.0 1.0
Never married............................ 14,469 78.6 20.6 8.1 3.8 2.6 .8 4.2 1.0
Other marital status..................... 7,018 81.4 17.8 5.9 4.2 2.8 .4 3.6 1.0
Without own children under 18.............. 34,680 81.8 17.6 6.0 3.6 2.7 .6 3.8 .9
With own children under 18................. 21,733 84.3 15.3 4.0 3.6 3.0 .5 3.2 1.0
With youngest child 6 to 17.............. 11,477 85.1 14.6 3.9 3.2 3.1 .2 3.4 .8
With youngest child under 6.............. 10,256 83.5 16.1 4.2 3.9 2.9 .8 3.0 1.2
Women:
Married, spouse present.................... 22,704 90.4 9.2 2.8 2.4 1.4 .3 1.9 .3
Not married................................ 20,662 83.2 16.0 5.6 3.2 3.0 .6 2.9 .6
Never married............................ 10,676 81.2 17.9 6.3 3.0 3.6 .8 3.6 .6
Other marital status..................... 9,986 85.5 13.9 4.8 3.5 2.3 .4 2.1 .6
Without own children under 18.............. 27,081 86.4 13.0 4.1 2.7 2.5 .6 2.7 .4
With own children under 18................. 16,285 87.9 11.5 4.3 2.9 1.7 .3 1.9 .4
With youngest child 6 to 17.............. 10,262 89.1 10.5 3.4 3.0 1.6 .2 1.8 .5
With youngest child under 6.............. 6,023 86.0 13.2 5.8 2.7 1.8 .4 2.1 .4
1 Includes persons who did not provide information on shift usually worked.
NOTE: Data relate to the sole or principal job of full-time wage and salary workers 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.
Last Modified Date: July 01, 2005
United States Department of Labor
