Respondents by Hours of
Work Per Week
Both genders reported a high percentage of
respondents working 40 to 50 hours per week (56 percent for females
and 53 percent for males). However, there are other patterns that
are significant and show some distinct differences between the
genders. For example, the proportion of female respondents who
worked less than 40 hours per week (29 percent) is more than double
the male proportion (12 percent) that worked those hours. The
reverse situation is reflected in the data for respondents who
worked 50 or more hours per week. Male respondents far outnumbered
females in this category (35 percent versus 15 percent).
For those respondents who
reported working a secondary job, 91 percent of the females and
75 percent of the males worked less than 30 hours per week. Again,
most secondary jobs are part-time and are worked to supplement
the wages earned in a primary job. This would account for the
high percentage of respondents working less than 30 hours per
week.
|
Respondents by Hours of Work per Week (Percentages) |
| |
Female |
Male |
| less than 10 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
| 10-less than 20 |
6.2 |
1.9 |
| 20-less than 30 |
8.3 |
3.5 |
| 30-less than 40 |
13.4 |
6.1 |
| 40-less than 50 |
55.9 |
53.2 |
| 50-less than 60 |
10.2 |
21.0 |
| 60-less than 70 |
2.3 |
6.4 |
| 70-less than 80 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
| 80+ |
1.0 |
4.8 |
The proportion of female respondents
who worked less than 40 hours per week
is more than double the
male proportion that worked those hours
