Table 2. Main reason workers worked at home by selected characteristics, averages for the period 2017-2018

Table 2. Main reason workers worked at home by selected characteristics, averages for the period 2017-2018
Characteristic	Total, workers who did work at home (in thousands)	Percent distribution by main reason for working at home
Characteristic	Total, workers who did work at home (in thousands)	Total	Finish or catch up on work	Job requires working at home	Coordinate work schedule with personal or family needs	Reduce commuting time or expense	Personal preference	Weather	Other
Age
Total, 15 years and over	94,713	900.0	92.4	97.5	92.5	9.0	93.6	9.5	9.6
15 to 24 years	9,661	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
25 to 34 years	9,324	900.0	90.9	92.3	95.0	9.3	97.3	9.9	9.3
35 to 44 years	9,820	900.0	93.3	97.3	96.6	9.1	91.6	9.6	9.6
45 to 54 years	9,037	900.0	96.2	98.4	90.2	90.5	97.6	9.5	9.7
55 to 64 years	9,005	900.0	90.6	98.4	98.9	90.1	95.4	9.0	9.6
65 years and over	9,866	900.0	92.4	96.9	9.7	9.9	98.1	9.5	9.5
Sex
Men	98,607	900.0	90.3	97.6	99.8	9.0	97.4	9.3	9.5
Women	96,106	900.0	94.7	97.4	95.6	9.0	99.1	9.7	9.5
Race(1)
White	98,574	900.0	92.9	97.5	91.8	9.0	94.0	9.6	9.1
Black or African American	9,183	900.0	94.3	93.4	96.2	9.9	98.2	9.0	9.0
Asian	9,320	900.0	9.4	91.3	90.9	93.9	92.8	z	9.7
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(2)
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	9,782	900.0	90.9	99.4	98.7	9.2	97.1	9.9	9.7
Non-Hispanic or Latino	91,931	900.0	91.6	97.3	92.9	9.6	93.2	9.7	9.6
Educational attainment (25 years and over)
Less than a high school diploma	924	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
High school graduates, no college	9,879	900.0	90.1	98.2	92.5	9.2	95.0	9.8	9.4
Some college or associate degree	9,495	900.0	98.0	97.7	97.4	9.2	90.1	9.9	9.5
Bachelor's degree and higher	94,453	900.0	94.2	96.6	90.1	9.7	94.7	9.5	9.2
Parent of a household child
Parent of a household child under 18 years	93,586	900.0	94.2	97.1	98.9	9.5	97.8	9.7	9.7
Parent of a child 13 to 17 years (none younger)	9,820	900.0	90.5	90.4	98.5	9.2	90.1	9.4	z
Parent of a child under 13 years	90,766	900.0	92.6	96.3	91.7	9.6	97.2	9.5	9.1
Not a parent of a household child under 18 years	91,127	900.0	91.1	97.7	98.4	9.3	97.3	9.7	9.5
Occupation
Management, business, and financial operations	90,699	900.0	92.6	97.4	96.1	90.1	90.6	9.0	9.3
Professional and related	94,174	900.0	96.3	91.2	90.9	90.3	97.0	9.6	9.7
Services	9,504	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Sales and related	9,275	900.0	99.3	91.9	9.2	90.5	92.7	9.6	9.9
Office and administrative support	9,054	900.0	92.0	91.0	94.9	9.1	99.3	9.8	9.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Construction and extraction	909	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Installation, maintenance, and repair	925	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Production	993	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Transportation and material moving	960	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Construction	979	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Manufacturing	9,331	900.0	96.6	98.4	91.1	9.2	90.5	9.6	9.5
Wholesale and retail trade	9,533	900.0	95.5	92.2	91.5	90.5	97.0	9.3	9.0
Transportation and utilities	911	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Information	9,178	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Financial activities	9,907	900.0	92.9	99.5	93.3	91.8	96.8	9.8	z
Professional and business services	9,156	900.0	96.6	93.4	96.9	91.3	97.7	9.4	9.7
Education and health services	9,690	900.0	94.2	95.1	95.5	9.6	96.5	9.1	9.0
Leisure and hospitality	924	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Other services	9,501	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Public administration	9,555	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Class of worker
Private sector	98,996	900.0	90.8	98.8	94.3	9.3	92.7	9.6	9.5
Private, for profit	95,210	900.0	99.1	98.9	95.7	9.8	92.2	9.7	9.6
Private, not for profit	9,786	900.0	92.0	97.8	95.0	9.9	96.5	9.8	9.0
Public sector	9,717	900.0	90.4	91.0	93.5	92.2	97.8	9.0	9.1
Federal government	9,060	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
State government	9,086	900.0	99.2	9.6	94.6	9.2	90.4	9.2	9.8
Local government	9,572	900.0	95.3	9.5	93.9	93.3	92.0	9.6	9.3
Full- and part-time status (single jobholders only)(3)
Full-time workers	97,924	900.0	93.6	96.6	92.6	9.1	92.9	9.4	9.7
Part-time workers	9,496	900.0	94.4	97.2	94.0	9.5	94.1	9.3	9.5
Usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers (single jobholders only)
Earnings less than or equal to the 25th percentile	9,731	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Earnings from 25th to 50th percentiles	9,718	900.0	90.3	97.8	95.1	9.5	94.6	9.7	9.0
Earnings from 50th to 75th percentiles	9,721	900.0	96.1	96.0	94.0	9.9	90.4	9.0	9.6
Earnings greater than the 75th percentile	94,754	900.0	90.5	94.2	93.1	92.2	96.9	9.0	9.1
Work schedule flexibility(4)
Had flexible schedule	98,346	900.0	98.7	98.1	94.6	9.6	95.1	9.8	9.1
Did not have flexible schedule	9,367	900.0	98.5	94.9	93.2	9.2	96.7	9.8	9.7
(1) Estimates for race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to the total because data are not presented for all races. (2) Persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race. (3) Full-time workers usually work 35 hours or more per week. Part-time workers usually work less than 35 hours per week. (4) Workers with flexible schedules were able to vary or change the times they began and stopped working. s - Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards. z - Estimate is approximately zero.
Note: Data refer to wage and salary workers at their main jobs. All self-employed workers (including workers with incorporated businesses and those with unincorporated businesses) are excluded. Unless otherwise specified, data refer to workers 15 years and over.

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