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Table 10. Health insurance coverage by contingent status and alternative work arrangement on sole or main job, July 2023

Table 10. Employed contingent workers by their preference for contingent or noncontingent work arrangements, May 2017
(Percent distribution)
Preference	Contingent workers
Preference	Estimate 1	Estimate 2	Estimate 3
Total, 16 years and over (thousands)	1,958	2,511	5,858
Percent	100.0	100.0	100.0
Prefer noncontingent employment	62.5	58.8	55.1
Prefer contingent employment	29.9	31.8	32.8
It depends	7.0	8.5	9.5
Not available	0.6	0.9	2.6
NOTE: Noncontingent employment refers to work that does not fall into any estimate of "contingent" workers. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

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Last Modified Date: November 07, 2024