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Reasons for part-time work by sex and age group
Related tables: Employment and unemployment.
| 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||
| Total | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45 and over | |
| % | ||||
| Own illness | 3.6 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 7.0 |
| Caring for children | 1.3 | x | 3.6 | 1.3 |
| Other personal/family responsibilities | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Going to school | 36.3 | 71.0 | 20.5 | 0.7 |
| Personal preference | 24.8 | 5.0 | 15.2 | 57.0 |
| Other voluntary | 3.1 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 3.5 |
| Other1 | 29.5 | 21.0 | 49.0 | 28.1 |
| Total employed part-time (thousands) | 1,105.6 | 492.8 | 238.6 | 374.2 |
| % employed part-time2 | 12.2 | 39.7 | 6.1 | 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 282-0014 and 282-0001 and Catalogue no 89F0133XIE. Last modified: 2012-02-03. | ||||
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