Table 2. Wage and salary workers who took leave from their main job during an average week: percent of workers taking leave, hours of leave taken, and main reason for taking leave, 2011 annual averages
Table 2. Wage and salary workers who took leave from their main job during an average week: percent of workers taking leave, hours of leave taken, and
main reason for taking leave, 2011 annual averages
Workers who took paid or unpaid leave during an average week for any reason
Total Percent distribution by main reason for taking leave
wage and
salary Number Average Illness Child-
workers (in thou- Percent hours of Own or care or Errands Birth or
Characteristic (in thou- sands) leave illness medical elder- or adoption
sands) taken Total or care of care Vacation personal of a Other
medical a family (other reasons child
care member than for
illness)
Age
Total, 15 years and over......... 139,058 29,653 21.3 15.61 100.0 21.9 5.6 2.3 29.5 16.5 1.7 22.5
15 to 24 years................. 20,880 4,253 20.4 13.81 100.0 22.6 0.5 1.1 21.3 23.4 ~0 31.0
25 to 34 years................. 30,901 6,252 20.2 13.94 100.0 17.0 7.7 3.7 25.6 20.3 5.7 20.1
35 to 44 years................. 28,954 5,972 20.6 17.49 100.0 18.8 6.1 3.5 32.8 14.6 2.4 21.7
45 to 54 years................. 31,566 7,674 24.3 16.23 100.0 24.6 7.0 2.2 32.7 12.1 ~0 21.4
55 to 64 years................. 21,254 4,742 22.3 16.09 100.0 27.3 4.3 0.4 31.8 14.3 ~0 21.8
65 years and over.............. 5,503 760 13.8 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)
Sex
Men............................. 73,430 14,456 19.7 15.73 100.0 16.9 5.1 2.6 30.8 19.5 0.1 25.0
Women........................... 65,628 15,198 23.2 15.50 100.0 26.8 6.1 1.9 28.3 13.7 3.2 20.1
Race (1)
White........................... 116,125 25,228 21.7 15.45 100.0 20.8 5.7 2.4 29.8 16.6 1.4 23.3
Black or African American....... 15,204 3,219 21.2 16.25 100.0 31.1 4.9 1.0 26.0 14.9 2.7 19.5
Asian........................... 5,188 822 15.8 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (2)
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.... 18,511 2,564 13.9 15.93 100.0 22.8 6.2 6.2 23.1 18.0 .9 22.8
Nonhispanic..................... 120,548 27,089 22.5 15.58 100.0 21.8 5.5 1.9 30.1 16.4 1.7 22.5
Educational attainment (25
years and over)
Less than a high school diploma. 8,002 1,050 13.1 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)
High school graduates, no
college....................... 33,358 7,170 21.5 17.29 100.0 24.8 7.3 2.3 26.7 17.2 1.4 20.4
Some college or associate
degree........................ 30,886 6,538 21.2 15.06 100.0 20.7 7.7 2.0 31.2 15.2 2.1 21.1
Bachelor's degree and higher.... 45,932 10,642 23.2 15.42 100.0 19.7 4.5 2.2 36.0 14.0 2.2 21.3
Parent of a household child
Parent of a household child
under 18 years................ 47,401 10,260 21.6 16.21 100.0 18.2 8.6 6.0 26.5 15.2 3.8 21.8
Parent of a child 13 to 17
(none younger)................ 9,711 1,865 19.2 16.48 100.0 21.8 7.6 7.5 38.2 11.6 ~0 13.3
Parent of a child under 13.... 37,690 8,396 22.3 16.15 100.0 17.4 8.8 5.6 23.9 16.0 4.6 23.6
Not a parent of a household
child under 18................ 91,657 19,393 21.2 15.29 100.0 23.9 4.0 .3 31.1 17.2 .6 22.9
Health (3)
Excellent....................... 38,052 8,253 21.7 16.00 100.0 12.8 4.4 1.2 39.5 17.5 2.0 22.6
Very good....................... 52,725 10,855 20.6 15.31 100.0 17.8 4.9 2.6 30.6 15.9 1.1 27.1
Good............................ 38,054 8,596 22.6 15.46 100.0 32.2 6.7 2.3 21.7 17.2 2.0 17.8
Fair or poor.................... 10,227 1,950 19.1 16.37 100.0 38.2 9.9 4.7 15.5 12.1 2.3 17.2
Occupation
Management, business, and
financial operations.......... 21,246 4,465 21.0 15.88 100.0 17.6 5.6 2.9 36.9 13.5 .3 23.3
Professional and related........ 32,140 8,110 25.2 15.97 100.0 19.4 4.6 2.2 36.3 14.4 2.8 20.3
Services........................ 24,004 4,369 18.2 14.00 100.0 27.6 9.0 1.1 20.2 20.5 1.1 20.6
Sales and related............... 14,042 2,480 17.7 14.73 100.0 21.1 1.9 3.7 35.5 15.8 3.1 18.9
Office and administrative
support....................... 18,929 4,633 24.5 12.68 100.0 24.5 4.6 1.5 25.2 17.6 1.6 25.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry.. 703 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)
Construction and extraction..... 6,878 1,141 16.6 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)
Installation, maintenance, and
repair........................ 4,972 1,141 23.0 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)
Production...................... 7,688 1,527 19.9 20.33 100.0 22.4 2.2 2.7 33.0 19.2 ~0 20.5
Transportation and material
moving........................ 8,456 1,541 18.2 16.92 100.0 30.0 3.6 3.9 12.8 21.5 1.5 26.6
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing,
and hunting.................... 1,251 423 33.8 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and
gas extraction................ 1,014 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)
Construction.................... 8,684 1,517 17.5 16.14 100.0 12.1 9.9 5.6 19.6 13.9 2.5 36.3
Manufacturing................... 14,272 3,037 21.3 17.95 100.0 16.1 4.2 3.3 37.5 18.2 .6 20.2
Wholesale and retail trade...... 19,279 3,179 16.5 14.89 100.0 23.1 4.4 3.3 27.6 11.0 2.5 28.1
Transportation and utilities.... 7,411 1,763 23.8 20.32 100.0 35.2 4.5 1.8 23.5 13.1 1.7 20.2
Information.................... 3,548 871 24.6 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)
Financial activities............ 8,096 1,780 22.0 16.49 100.0 17.2 6.0 3.4 42.0 18.2 ~0 13.2
Professional and business .
services...................... 15,433 4,246 27.5 13.60 100.0 12.3 6.4 .4 26.3 26.8 1.7 26.1
Education and health services... 34,912 7,076 20.3 16.75 100.0 26.8 4.8 2.2 29.5 12.4 3.1 21.2
Leisure and hospitality......... 13,224 2,556 19.3 15.75 100.0 22.5 6.5 3.1 32.0 20.1 1.3 14.5
Other services.................. 5,066 652 12.9 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)
Public administration........... 6,870 2,395 34.9 10.99 100.0 30.8 7.4 1.1 32.2 11.3 ~0 17.1
Class of worker (4)
Private sector.................. 111,092 21,788 19.6 15.37 100.0 21.4 5.7 2.2 28.6 16.8 1.8 23.5
Private, for profit........... 100,795 19,854 19.7 15.40 100.0 20.7 5.7 2.2 28.2 17.4 1.5 24.4
Private, not for profit....... 10,296 1,935 18.8 15.06 100.0 28.5 5.7 2.4 33.1 11.0 5.0 14.3
Public sector................... 23,586 6,792 28.8 16.12 100.0 25.7 5.4 2.3 32.6 14.4 1.6 18.1
Federal government............ 3,878 1,419 36.6 11.02 100.0 34.7 4.2 .3 28.8 17.4 .5 14.2
State government.............. 8,627 2,122 24.6 14.64 100.0 25.8 7.6 1.9 26.3 14.1 2.6 21.7
Local government.............. 11,082 3,251 29.3 19.31 100.0 21.7 4.5 3.4 38.3 13.4 1.4 17.4
Full- and part-time status
(single jobholders only)
Full-time workers............... 98,492 21,628 22.0 16.26 100.0 22.9 5.4 2.4 30.7 14.6 2.2 21.9
Part-time workers............... 27,743 5,477 19.7 13.72 100.0 17.8 6.5 1.3 27.2 20.5 .4 26.4
Earnings of full-time workers
(single jobholders only) (5)
$0 - $540....................... 24,229 4,208 17.4 14.14 100.0 30.1 5.2 4.3 19.9 17.7 2.5 20.3
$541 - $830..................... 23,989 5,241 21.8 15.77 100.0 26.5 6.0 2.1 27.8 10.0 1.1 26.4
$831 - $1,230................... 23,260 5,527 23.8 17.84 100.0 21.4 5.3 .9 31.9 16.4 1.5 22.6
$1,231 and higher............... 24,195 6,083 25.1 16.47 100.0 17.1 5.3 2.0 39.4 15.0 3.8 17.3
1 Estimates for the race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races.
2 Persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race.
3 Health status was self-reported by individuals who participated in the survey.
4 Class of worker estimates do not include self-employed incorporated workers.
5 These values are based on usual weekly earnings. Each earnings range represents approximately 25 percent of full-time wage and salary workers
(except self-employed incorporated workers) who held only one job.
6 Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.
~0 Estimate is approximately zero.
NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, data refer to wage and salary workers age 15 years and over. Self-employed workers whose businesses are
incorporated are classified as wage and salary workers.