HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 20. Persons at work 1 to 34 hours in all and nonagricultural industries by reason for working less than 35 hours and usual full- or part-time status (Numbers in thousands) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1997 | _________________________________________________________________ | | | All industries | Nonagricultural industries Reason for working less than 35 hours | | ________________________________ ________________________________ | | | | | | | | Usually | Usually | | Usually | Usually | Total | work | work | Total | work | work | |full time |part time | |full time |part time | | | | | | ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | Total, 16 years and over................................| 30,733 | 9,922 | 20,811 | 29,749 | 9,618 | 20,131 | | | | | | Economic reasons............................................| 4,068 | 1,407 | 2,662 | 3,879 | 1,313 | 2,567 Slack work or business conditions.........................| 2,286 | 1,141 | 1,144 | 2,167 | 1,074 | 1,093 Could only find part-time work............................| 1,468 | - | 1,468 | 1,433 | - | 1,433 Seasonal work.............................................| 129 | 79 | 50 | 99 | 58 | 41 Job started or ended during week..........................| 186 | 186 | - | 180 | 180 | - | | | | | | Noneconomic reasons.........................................| 26,665 | 8,516 | 18,149 | 25,870 | 8,306 | 17,564 Child-care problems.......................................| 823 | 82 | 742 | 812 | 81 | 731 Other family or personal obligations......................| 5,496 | 683 | 4,813 | 5,327 | 668 | 4,658 Health or medical limitations.............................| 705 | - | 705 | 673 | - | 673 In school or training.....................................| 6,160 | 88 | 6,072 | 6,028 | 87 | 5,942 Retired or Social Security limit on earnings..............| 1,861 | - | 1,861 | 1,732 | - | 1,732 Vacation or personal day..................................| 3,303 | 3,303 | - | 3,248 | 3,248 | - Holiday, legal or religious...............................| 876 | 876 | - | 867 | 867 | - Weather-related curtailment...............................| 635 | 635 | - | 570 | 570 | - All other reasons.........................................| 6,804 | 2,849 | 3,955 | 6,613 | 2,785 | 3,827 | | | | | | Average hours: | | | | | | Economic reasons..........................................| 23.0 | 24.0 | 22.4 | 23.1 | 24.1 | 22.5 Noneconomic reasons.......................................| 21.4 | 25.6 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 25.7 | 19.6 | | | | | | ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.