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Characteristic | Percent of workers with access to paid leave | ||||||||
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2011(1) | 2017-18(1) | Change from 2011 to 2017-18 (percentage points)(2) |
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Age |
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Total, 15 years and over |
60.2 | 38.4 | 1.2 | 66.0 | 32.9 | 1.1 | 5.8 | -5.5 | -0.1 |
15 to 24 years |
25.9 | 71.0 | 3.0 | 35.4 | 62.0 | 2.6 | 9.4 | -9.0 | -0.4 |
25 to 34 years |
63.9 | 35.0 | 0.9 | 70.3 | 29.1 | 0.6 | 6.4 | -5.9 | -0.2 |
35 to 44 years |
67.3 | 31.5 | 0.8 | 71.7 | 27.4 | 0.9 | 4.4 | -4.1 | 0.1 |
45 to 54 years |
71.5 | 28.1 | 0.4 | 74.4 | 24.4 | 1.2 | 2.9 | -3.6 | 0.7 |
55 to 64 years |
66.7 | 31.7 | 1.1 | 74.2 | 24.9 | 0.9 | 7.5 | -6.8 | -0.2 |
65 years and over |
46.6 | 51.3 | 1.8 | 51.7 | 48.2 | 0.1 | 5.0 | -3.1 | -1.7 |
Sex |
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Men |
61.9 | 36.9 | 1.0 | 66.8 | 32.3 | 0.9 | 4.9 | -4.6 | -0.1 |
Women |
58.3 | 40.1 | 1.4 | 65.0 | 33.6 | 1.3 | 6.8 | -6.5 | 0.0 |
Race |
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White |
60.2 | 38.5 | 1.2 | 66.3 | 32.6 | 1.1 | 6.1 | -5.8 | -0.1 |
Black or African American |
60.9 | 37.9 | 1.0 | 62.6 | 36.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | -1.7 | 0.2 |
Asian |
64.8 | 34.1 | 0.2 | 71.5 | 27.9 | 0.6 | 6.7 | -6.2 | 0.4 |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(3) |
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Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
43.6 | 54.5 | 1.9 | 49.9 | 48.4 | 1.7 | 6.3 | -6.1 | -0.2 |
Non-Hispanic or Latino |
62.8 | 35.9 | 1.0 | 69.2 | 29.8 | 1.0 | 6.4 | -6.1 | -0.1 |
Educational attainment (25 years and over) |
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Less than a high school diploma |
35.0 | 63.8 | 1.2 | 38.9 | 57.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | -5.9 | 2.1 |
High school graduates, no college |
62.5 | 36.9 | 0.5 | 64.0 | 35.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | -1.7 | 0.4 |
Some college or associate degree |
68.0 | 30.8 | 0.9 | 71.8 | 27.4 | 0.8 | 3.9 | -3.5 | -0.1 |
Bachelor's degree and higher |
74.1 | 24.6 | 1.0 | 79.0 | 20.4 | 0.6 | 4.9 | -4.2 | -0.4 |
Parent of a household child |
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Parent of a household child under 18 years |
65.0 | 34.2 | 0.7 | 70.2 | 28.9 | 1.0 | 5.2 | -5.3 | 0.3 |
Parent of a child 13 to 17 years (none younger) |
68.1 | 31.6 | 0.3 | 70.4 | 29.1 | 0.5 | 2.3 | -2.5 | 0.2 |
Parent of a child under 13 years |
64.2 | 34.8 | 0.8 | 70.1 | 28.8 | 1.1 | 5.9 | -6.0 | 0.3 |
Not a parent of a household child under 18 years |
57.7 | 40.6 | 1.4 | 63.9 | 34.9 | 1.2 | 6.1 | -5.7 | -0.2 |
Occupation |
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Management, business, and financial operations |
81.5 | 17.1 | 0.9 | 81.5 | 17.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
Professional and related |
71.0 | 27.9 | 0.8 | 75.8 | 23.6 | 0.5 | 4.9 | -4.2 | -0.3 |
Services |
36.0 | 62.0 | 2.0 | 43.2 | 54.3 | 2.5 | 7.2 | -7.7 | 0.5 |
Sales and related |
46.0 | 50.6 | 3.3 | 55.7 | 41.6 | 2.7 | 9.7 | -9.0 | -0.6 |
Office and administrative support |
66.4 | 32.7 | 0.6 | 71.1 | 28.3 | 0.6 | 4.7 | -4.5 | 0.0 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry |
s | s | s | s | s | s | s | s | s |
Construction and extraction |
37.0 | 62.6 | 0.4 | 35.8 | 64.0 | 0.3 | -1.3 | 1.4 | -0.1 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair |
71.1 | 28.7 | 0.1 | 79.2 | 19.6 | 1.2 | 8.1 | -9.1 | 1.1 |
Production |
63.6 | 35.7 | 0.7 | 70.2 | 28.9 | 0.9 | 6.5 | -6.7 | 0.2 |
Transportation and material moving |
58.7 | 40.6 | 0.5 | 55.7 | 43.3 | 0.9 | -3.0 | 2.8 | 0.4 |
Industry |
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting |
s | s | s | 44.9 | 53.5 | 1.6 | s | s | s |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction |
s | s | s | s | s | s | s | s | s |
Construction |
41.1 | 58.2 | 0.5 | 43.3 | 56.2 | 0.5 | 2.2 | -2.0 | -0.1 |
Manufacturing |
73.8 | 25.3 | 0.8 | 79.8 | 19.7 | 0.5 | 6.0 | -5.6 | -0.3 |
Wholesale and retail trade |
54.4 | 42.7 | 2.9 | 61.3 | 36.7 | 2.0 | 6.9 | -6.0 | -0.9 |
Transportation and utilities |
73.1 | 26.4 | z | 73.2 | 26.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
Information |
62.4 | 36.5 | 1.1 | 80.1 | 19.9 | z | 17.7 | -16.6 | -1.1 |
Financial activities |
81.1 | 18.1 | 0.2 | 78.8 | 20.0 | 1.1 | -2.3 | 1.9 | 1.0 |
Professional and business services |
59.1 | 39.5 | 1.4 | 70.0 | 29.0 | 1.1 | 10.9 | -10.6 | -0.3 |
Education and health services |
65.9 | 33.2 | 0.6 | 69.5 | 29.6 | 0.9 | 3.6 | -3.6 | 0.3 |
Leisure and hospitality |
24.7 | 71.8 | 3.2 | 33.4 | 64.0 | 2.6 | 8.8 | -7.9 | -0.6 |
Other services |
43.4 | 56.3 | 0.2 | 44.8 | 54.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | -1.8 | 0.4 |
Public administration |
89.2 | 10.7 | 0.2 | 88.0 | 11.3 | 0.6 | -1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Class of worker |
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Private sector |
56.8 | 41.7 | 1.3 | 63.1 | 35.7 | 1.2 | 6.3 | -6.0 | 0.0 |
Private, for profit |
56.2 | 42.2 | 1.4 | 62.6 | 36.1 | 1.3 | 6.4 | -6.1 | -0.1 |
Private, not for profit |
63.0 | 36.7 | 0.3 | 68.2 | 31.4 | 0.4 | 5.2 | -5.2 | 0.1 |
Public sector |
76.1 | 23.1 | 0.7 | 79.2 | 20.2 | 0.6 | 3.2 | -2.9 | -0.1 |
Federal government |
86.3 | 12.0 | 1.7 | 91.3 | 8.7 | z | 5.0 | -3.3 | -1.7 |
State government |
75.3 | 24.2 | 0.5 | 74.6 | 24.5 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Local government |
73.1 | 26.0 | 0.6 | 78.0 | 21.4 | 0.6 | 4.9 | -4.6 | 0.1 |
Full- and part-time status (single jobholders only)(4) |
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Full-time workers |
72.7 | 26.2 | 0.9 | 77.0 | 22.2 | 0.8 | 4.3 | -4.0 | 0.0 |
Part-time workers |
22.7 | 74.4 | 2.7 | 23.3 | 74.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
Usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers |
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Earnings less than or equal to the 25th percentile |
50.1 | 48.2 | 1.5 | 56.5 | 42.1 | 1.3 | 6.4 | -6.1 | -0.2 |
Earnings from 25th to 50th percentiles |
77.1 | 21.9 | 0.9 | 80.0 | 19.2 | 0.8 | 2.9 | -2.7 | -0.1 |
Earnings from 50th to 75th percentiles |
81.2 | 17.8 | 0.7 | 83.9 | 15.5 | 0.6 | 2.7 | -2.3 | -0.1 |
Earnings greater than the 75th percentile |
82.8 | 16.4 | 0.4 | 86.0 | 13.5 | 0.6 | 3.1 | -3.0 | 0.2 |
(1) The subcategories do not sum to 100 percent because a small number of workers did not provide this information. |
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Note: Data refer to wage and salary workers at their main jobs. All self-employed workers (including workers with incorporated businesses and those with unincorporated businesses) are excluded. Unless otherwise specified, data refer to workers 15 years and over. |