Table 8. Main reason for working non-daytime schedules by sex and shift, averages for the period 2024-2025

Table 8. Main reason for working non-daytime schedules by sex and shift, averages for the period 2024-2025
Characteristic and reason	Workers who worked non-daytime schedules
Characteristic and reason	Total	Evening	Night	Rotating	Irregular	Split shift or other
Total
Number (in thousands)	22,359	7,964	5,144	2,893	3,213	3,145
Percent distribution by main reason:	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Better arrangements for family	12.5	14.8	16.5	2.4	5.3	17.0
Better pay	8.1	6.3	17.5	5.3	1.7	6.1
Allows time for school or other job	8.5	18.9	3.8	3.0	2.2	1.4
Could not get other shift	8.5	9.4	10.8	10.5	6.8	1.9
Nature of the job	36.6	23.0	19.8	60.2	58.8	54.1
Personal preference	23.6	26.9	30.7	9.4	23.2	17.5
Other	2.2	0.6	0.9	9.3	1.9	2.0
Men
Number (in thousands)	12,981	4,587	3,158	s	2,127	s
Percent distribution by main reason:	100.0	100.0	100.0	s	100.0	s
Better arrangements for family	8.6	7.2	14.4	s	8.1	s
Better pay	9.8	6.2	22.6	s	2.4	s
Allows time for school or other job	7.5	18.1	2.9	s	2.0	s
Could not get other shift	11.2	12.8	13.7	s	7.2	s
Nature of the job	38.9	22.3	24.8	s	60.1	s
Personal preference	21.6	32.6	20.0	s	18.0	s
Other	2.3	0.8	1.5	s	2.3	s
Women
Number (in thousands)	9,378	3,377	1,986	s	s	s
Percent distribution by main reason:	100.0	100.0	100.0	s	s	s
Better arrangements for family	18.0	25.2	19.7	s	s	s
Better pay	5.6	6.4	9.4	s	s	s
Allows time for school or other job	9.9	20.0	5.3	s	s	s
Could not get other shift	4.6	4.9	6.2	s	s	s
Nature of the job	33.3	24.0	11.8	s	s	s
Personal preference	26.5	19.1	47.6	s	s	s
Other	2.0	0.4	z	s	s	s
s - Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.
Note: Data refer to wage and salary workers, 15 years and over, at their main jobs. All self-employed workers (including workers with incorporated businesses and those with unincorporated businesses) are excluded.

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