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Characteristic and reason | Workers who worked non-daytime schedules | |||||
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Total | Evening | Night | Rotating | Irregular | Split shift or other |
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Total |
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Number (in thousands) |
23,696 | 8,551 | 5,142 | 3,415 | 3,806 | 2,783 |
Percent distribution by main reason, total |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Better arrangements for family |
9.6 | 9.8 | 15.4 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 8.4 |
Better pay |
7.2 | 5.0 | 14.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 8.0 |
Allows time for school or other job |
12.0 | 21.8 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 10.3 | 5.2 |
Could not get other shift |
10.0 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 8.6 | 3.7 | 7.1 |
Nature of the job |
39.3 | 28.5 | 20.1 | 58.4 | 63.4 | 51.7 |
Personal preference |
19.1 | 20.9 | 27.8 | 15.5 | 9.0 | 15.7 |
Other |
2.8 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
Men |
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Number (in thousands) |
13,168 | 4,902 | 2,460 | 1,959 | 2,050 | 1,797 |
Percent distribution by main reason, total |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Better arrangements for family |
6.5 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.4 |
Better pay |
6.7 | 5.5 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 7.1 | 8.4 |
Allows time for school or other job |
9.3 | 16.5 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
Could not get other shift |
11.8 | 16.5 | 13.7 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 7.9 |
Nature of the job |
44.5 | 30.3 | 27.5 | 65.1 | 70.8 | 53.7 |
Personal preference |
18.2 | 20.5 | 31.9 | 12.6 | 5.2 | 14.1 |
Other |
3.1 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
Women |
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Number (in thousands) |
10,528 | 3,649 | 2,682 | 1,456 | 1,756 | 986 |
Percent distribution by main reason, total |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Better arrangements for family |
13.5 | 11.2 | 24.1 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 12.1 |
Better pay |
7.8 | 4.3 | 18.4 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 7.3 |
Allows time for school or other job |
15.5 | 28.9 | 4.6 | 8.5 | 16.1 | 5.1 |
Could not get other shift |
7.7 | 7.3 | 11.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
Nature of the job |
32.9 | 26.1 | 13.3 | 49.4 | 54.9 | 48.2 |
Personal preference |
20.2 | 21.4 | 24.0 | 19.5 | 13.3 | 18.6 |
Other |
2.4 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
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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. |