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Reasons for part-time work by sex and age group
Related tables: Employment and unemployment.
| 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | ||||
| Total | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45 and over | |
| % | ||||
| Own illness | 3.1 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 6.0 |
| Caring for children | 13.3 | 1.2 | 34.4 | 5.6 |
| Other personal/family responsibilities | 3.6 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 5.7 |
| Going to school | 24.9 | 71.0 | 8.8 | 0.8 |
| Personal preference | 26.7 | 4.6 | 15.1 | 54.1 |
| Other voluntary | 2.3 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Other1 | 26.1 | 20.6 | 32.6 | 25.2 |
| Total employed part-time (thousands) | 2,205.6 | 678.7 | 690.3 | 836.5 |
| % employed part-time2 | 26.8 | 55.2 | 19.5 | 24.2 |
| 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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