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Table 4. Workers who took leave from their jobs during an average week, hours of leave taken, and main reason for taking leave, by selected characteristics, averages for the period 2017-2018

Table 4. Workers who took leave from their jobs during an average week, hours of leave taken, and main reason for taking leave, by selected characteristics, averages for the period 2017-2018
Characteristic Total
workers
(in thou-
sands)		 Workers who took paid or unpaid leave during an average week for any reason
Total
(in thou-
sands)		 Percent Average
hours of
leave
taken		 Percent distribution by main reason for taking leave
Total Own
illness or
medical
care		 Illness or
medical
care of a
family
member		 Childcare
or
eldercare
(other
than for
illness)		 Vaca-
tion		 Errands
or
personal
reasons		 Birth or
adoption
of a child		 Holiday Weather Other

Age

Total, 15 years and over

 144,295 29,937 20.7 13.67 100.0 21.9 8.0 3.1 31.0 19.8 1.4 6.9 1.8 6.2

15 to 24 years

 21,296 3,476 16.3 11.86 100.0 22.3 11.1 1.9 23.9 21.5 z 5.2 0.6 13.4

25 to 34 years

 33,682 7,138 21.2 13.88 100.0 17.9 7.7 2.4 32.6 20.5 4.1 7.2 1.9 5.7

35 to 44 years

 30,159 6,731 22.3 12.79 100.0 23.4 11.4 6.6 28.2 14.8 1.4 7.1 2.2 4.9

45 to 54 years

 29,484 6,411 21.7 13.10 100.0 24.3 4.0 1.9 30.5 24.4 0.4 6.9 1.6 6.1

55 to 64 years

 22,514 4,984 22.1 16.31 100.0 21.1 7.9 2.2 38.0 17.0 z 7.1 2.7 4.0

65 years and over

 7,160 1,197 16.7 14.68 100.0 26.4 3.7 1.8 31.0 25.0 0.4 7.0 z 4.7

Sex

Men

 74,830 14,337 19.2 13.54 100.0 22.2 5.5 2.6 32.4 21.0 0.3 7.5 1.9 6.5

Women

 69,465 15,600 22.5 13.79 100.0 21.6 10.3 3.6 29.6 18.6 2.4 6.3 1.7 5.9

Race(1)

White

 115,129 24,799 21.5 13.41 100.0 21.5 8.1 3.3 30.5 19.9 1.4 7.3 1.8 6.2

Black or African American

 17,924 3,087 17.2 15.45 100.0 26.4 6.2 1.3 30.2 23.3 0.5 5.0 2.7 4.3

Asian

 7,849 1,230 15.7 14.38 100.0 18.3 3.6 4.8 44.2 14.4 3.6 4.9 1.8 4.6

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(2)

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

 24,375 3,860 15.8 12.86 100.0 30.1 9.6 3.4 23.1 25.5 0.2 1.4 1.6 5.1

Non-Hispanic or Latino

 119,920 26,077 21.7 13.79 100.0 20.7 7.8 3.1 32.1 18.9 1.5 7.7 1.8 6.3

Educational attainment (25 years and over)

Less than a high school diploma

 6,743 1,115 16.5 13.40 100.0 40.4 8.6 0.4 22.9 20.7 z 1.2 5.8 z

High school graduates, no college

 31,425 6,067 19.3 14.87 100.0 20.2 8.1 1.4 35.5 18.7 1.1 5.3 3.6 6.1

Some college or associate degree

 29,407 6,216 21.1 13.97 100.0 29.4 6.3 3.7 24.8 20.9 1.1 8.4 1.9 3.6

Bachelor's degree and higher

 55,424 13,063 23.6 13.47 100.0 17.4 7.9 4.2 34.4 19.2 2.1 7.8 0.9 6.1

Parent of a household child

Parent of a household child under 18 years

 47,693 10,463 21.9 13.14 100.0 18.1 13.3 6.8 27.2 17.3 3.8 6.1 1.9 5.5

Parent of a child 13 to 17 years (none younger)

 10,003 2,215 22.1 11.17 100.0 23.4 9.1 2.6 24.0 19.4 z 9.2 0.4 12.0

Parent of a child under 13 years

 37,690 8,248 21.9 13.67 100.0 16.7 14.4 8.0 28.0 16.8 4.8 5.2 2.3 3.8

Not a parent of a household child under 18 years

 96,602 19,474 20.2 13.96 100.0 23.9 5.2 1.1 33.0 21.1 0.1 7.3 1.8 6.5

Occupation

Management, business, and financial operations

 22,754 5,404 23.7 12.66 100.0 16.5 7.8 5.3 36.5 19.4 0.8 10.5 0.4 2.7

Professional and related

 40,284 8,653 21.5 14.25 100.0 24.6 6.9 2.2 30.7 17.9 2.8 7.1 1.4 6.2

Services

 23,548 4,111 17.5 14.62 100.0 25.3 10.1 0.9 30.9 15.4 0.9 4.3 0.6 11.7

Sales and related

 11,290 2,149 19.0 15.02 100.0 14.9 5.8 2.1 35.0 28.8 0.2 10.1 1.1 2.0

Office and administrative support

 18,967 4,536 23.9 12.32 100.0 18.8 10.5 5.5 29.0 22.2 1.6 4.5 2.6 5.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry

 s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

Construction and extraction

 5,853 1,069 18.3 s s s s s s s s s s s

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 4,053 739 18.2 s s s s s s s s s s s

Production

 8,560 1,621 18.9 13.04 100.0 24.3 6.5 1.7 25.4 13.7 0.5 8.9 5.6 13.4

Transportation and material moving

 7,859 1,519 19.3 15.52 100.0 31.0 9.2 3.0 26.1 23.6 z 1.6 z 5.4

Industry

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 1,634 345 21.1 s s s s s s s s s s s

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

 s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

Construction

 6,860 1,281 18.7 11.06 100.0 21.9 2.9 1.2 24.6 30.1 z 11.5 7.1 0.7

Manufacturing

 16,185 3,560 22.0 13.34 100.0 21.3 3.1 2.0 32.4 20.2 0.5 10.8 3.4 6.4

Wholesale and retail trade

 18,030 3,315 18.4 15.64 100.0 22.0 7.0 1.4 33.8 19.9 0.2 11.0 3.0 1.7

Transportation and utilities

 7,357 1,693 23.0 16.72 100.0 29.6 7.4 1.4 28.7 20.2 2.1 3.7 0.5 6.4

Information

 2,685 822 30.6 s s s s s s s s s s s

Financial activities

 10,370 2,397 23.1 14.16 100.0 18.5 2.6 3.9 40.6 24.9 1.8 4.9 z 2.9

Professional and business services

 16,778 3,400 20.3 11.96 100.0 23.9 6.8 4.9 30.1 19.1 1.3 8.5 1.5 3.9

Education and health services

 37,294 6,999 18.8 14.23 100.0 22.0 11.1 4.9 28.8 15.5 2.8 4.1 1.5 9.3

Leisure and hospitality

 13,450 2,316 17.2 12.54 100.0 14.3 18.3 1.0 30.3 20.5 1.3 3.9 z 10.4

Other services

 5,475 977 17.8 s s s s s s s s s s s

Public administration

 7,552 2,688 35.6 13.70 100.0 23.3 7.3 1.5 28.8 21.8 1.2 6.3 1.5 8.4

Class of worker

Private sector

 118,872 23,662 19.9 13.71 100.0 21.1 7.8 3.1 32.1 19.7 1.4 7.2 2.0 5.6

Private, for profit

 107,072 21,132 19.7 13.87 100.0 20.5 7.8 2.6 33.0 20.4 1.4 7.4 2.1 4.7

Private, not for profit

 11,800 2,530 21.4 12.37 100.0 26.2 8.1 6.7 24.5 13.7 1.9 5.2 0.6 13.2

Public sector

 25,423 6,275 24.7 13.52 100.0 24.7 8.7 3.3 26.9 19.9 1.2 5.7 1.3 8.3

Federal government

 4,595 1,525 33.2 10.54 100.0 32.9 9.1 5.4 19.5 18.1 0.9 6.2 z 7.8

State government

 8,807 2,225 25.3 13.56 100.0 25.0 7.2 3.1 25.6 25.6 1.2 6.2 1.8 4.2

Local government

 12,022 2,524 21.0 15.29 100.0 19.6 9.7 2.2 32.5 16.0 1.3 4.9 1.7 12.1

Full- and part-time status (single jobholders only)(3)

Full-time workers

 106,369 22,606 21.3 14.02 100.0 21.9 7.2 2.7 33.6 18.3 1.4 7.2 2.1 5.7

Part-time workers

 25,882 4,433 17.1 11.38 100.0 23.9 13.6 5.0 22.1 24.4 0.8 3.9 1.1 5.2

Usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary
workers (single jobholders only)

Earnings less than or equal to the 25th percentile

 25,200 3,860 15.3 14.83 100.0 30.3 9.4 3.7 22.9 17.4 2.2 3.6 5.0 5.4

Earnings from 25th to 50th percentiles

 26,521 6,221 23.5 13.21 100.0 23.7 8.4 2.7 29.8 17.9 1.1 6.4 2.3 7.7

Earnings from 50th to 75th percentiles

 27,193 6,313 23.2 13.91 100.0 18.5 6.5 2.2 40.3 18.2 0.9 7.2 1.4 4.9

Earnings greater than the 75th percentile

 27,454 6,213 22.6 14.45 100.0 18.4 5.3 2.5 37.1 19.4 1.6 10.2 0.7 4.7

Work schedule flexibility(4)

Had flexible schedule

 81,533 17,494 21.5 13.54 100.0 20.3 9.0 3.9 31.7 19.1 1.0 7.6 1.1 6.2

Did not have flexible schedule

 62,762 12,443 19.8 13.85 100.0 24.1 6.6 2.0 29.9 20.7 1.9 5.8 2.9 6.1

Workplace flexibility(5)

Could work at home

 41,571 9,540 22.9 12.83 100.0 17.9 8.4 4.1 32.1 22.0 1.1 9.6 0.8 4.1

Could not work at home

 102,338 20,309 19.8 14.10 100.0 23.7 7.9 2.7 30.5 18.7 1.5 5.5 2.3 7.2

(1) Estimates for race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to the total because data are not presented for all races.
(2) Persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race.
(3) Full-time workers usually work 35 hours or more per week. Part-time workers usually work less than 35 hours per week.
(4) Workers with flexible schedules were able to vary or change the times they began and stopped working.
(5) The subcategories do not sum to the totals because a small number of workers did not provide this information.
s - Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.
z - Estimate is approximately zero.

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.

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Last Modified Date: August 29, 2019