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Reasons for part-time work by sex and age group
Related tables: Employment and unemployment.
| 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||
| Total | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45 and over | |
| % | ||||
| Own illness | 3.7 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 6.5 |
| Caring for children | 1.1 | x | 3.2 | 1.1 |
| Other personal/family responsibilities | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Going to school | 37.0 | 73.3 | 19.5 | 0.7 |
| Personal preference | 25.0 | 4.6 | 16.8 | 56.9 |
| Other voluntary | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| Other1 | 30.9 | 20.5 | 51.2 | 31.7 |
| Total employed part-time (thousands) | 1,046.4 | 464.7 | 226.2 | 355.5 |
| % employed part-time2 | 11.9 | 38.7 | 5.8 | 9.6 |
| x : suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 1. Includes business conditions and unable to find full-time work. 2. Expressed as a percentage of total employed. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 282-0014 and 282-0001 and Catalogue no 89F0133XIE. Last modified: 2010-03-12. | ||||
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