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Leave types and reasons | Percent of workers with access to leave | |||||||||||
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Yes, could use leave | No, could not use leave | It depends | Did not know | |||||||||
Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
Workers with access to paid leave |
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Ability to use paid leave by reason: |
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Own illness or medical care |
93.7 | 92.2 | 95.3 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 3.9 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Illness or medical care of another family member |
78.0 | 75.8 | 80.3 | 16.2 | 18.1 | 14.0 | - | - | - | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
Childcare, other than for illness(1) |
64.7 | 66.5 | 62.5 | 31.1 | 29.9 | 32.5 | - | - | - | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.0 |
Eldercare(2) |
64.0 | 63.8 | 64.2 | 28.0 | 29.9 | 26.3 | - | - | - | 8.0 | 6.3 | 9.5 |
Vacation |
94.7 | 96.0 | 93.2 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 6.3 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Errands or personal reasons |
70.4 | 71.2 | 69.4 | 27.6 | 27.2 | 28.1 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.6 |
Birth or adoption of a child |
75.8 | 74.6 | 77.1 | 14.9 | 16.8 | 12.8 | - | - | - | 9.3 | 8.7 | 10.1 |
Workers with access to unpaid leave |
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Ability to use unpaid leave by reason: |
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Own illness or medical care |
92.8 | 92.1 | 93.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
Illness or medical care of another family member |
85.9 | 85.3 | 86.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
Childcare, other than for illness(1) |
73.8 | 74.4 | 73.3 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 7.2 |
Eldercare(2) |
75.7 | 79.7 | 72.7 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 9.1 |
Vacation |
72.5 | 72.9 | 72.1 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 19.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
Errands or personal reasons |
68.1 | 71.1 | 65.0 | 22.3 | 20.2 | 24.6 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 5.8 |
Birth or adoption of a child |
80.3 | 80.0 | 80.6 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 9.7 |
(1) Results are for workers who were parents of household children under age 18. |
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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. |