Table 1
Percentage of new teleworkers who reported accomplishing at least as much work per hour as they did when they were working outside the home, by sex and selected characteristics
| Both sexes | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |
| Overall | 90.4 | 90.3 | 90.6 |
| Age | |||
| 15 to 34 | 91.3 | 90.4 | 92.2 |
| 35 to 50 | 89.9 | 89.7 | 90.1 |
| 51 to 64 | 90.5 | 91.3 | 89.8 |
| Education | |||
| No postsecondary education (PSE) | 92.3 | 92.5 | 92.1 |
| PSE below bachelor's degree | 90.7 | 90.9 | 90.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 92.3 | 91.1 | 93.4 |
| Above bachelor's degree | 86.5 | 87.7 | 85.3 |
| Marital status and presence of children | |||
| Married or common-law, with children | 90.2 | 91.2 | 89.1 |
| Married or common-law, without children | 91.3 | 89.4 | 93.0 |
| Not married or common-law, with children | 95.3 | 99.5 | 94.1 |
| Not married or common-law, without children | 88.9 | 88.5 | 89.3 |
| Industry | |||
| Goods-producing industries | 91.2 | 92.7 | 89.3 |
| Trade, transportation and warehousing | 92.2 | 89.8 | 95.2 |
| Finance and insurance | 94.3 | 92.7 | 96.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 90.2 | 91.4 | 88.6 |
| Educational services | 86.6 | 82.9 | 88.6 |
| Health care and social assistance | 91.1 | 96.8 | 89.6 |
| Public administration | 90.8 | 91.9 | 90.0 |
| Other | 86.8 | 85.3 | 88.0 |
| Occupation | |||
| Management | 93.3 | 91.7 | 95.5 |
| Business, finance, and administration | 91.5 | 92.0 | 91.2 |
| Natural and applied sciences | 89.8 | 90.7 | 87.5 |
| Education, law and social, community and government services | 86.3 | 82.5 | 88.6 |
| Sales and services | 93.2 | 93.6 | 92.8 |
| Other | 87.9 | 89.3 | 86.8 |
| Region | |||
| Atlantic provinces | 87.4 | 82.3 | 91.3 |
| Quebec | 92.8 | 93.6 | 92.2 |
| Ontario | 91.4 | 92.1 | 90.7 |
| Manitoba and Saskatchewan | 86.9 | 85.8 | 88.0 |
| Alberta | 88.5 | 87.5 | 89.5 |
| British Columbia | 85.5 | 82.3 | 88.4 |
Note(s):
The sample consists of employees aged 15 to 64 who have at least 24 months of tenure with their employer, who usually worked outside the home prior to the COVID-19 pandemic but worked most of their hours at home during the reference week of February 2021. Full-time students, full-time members of the Canadian Armed Forces and records fully imputed are excluded. Numbers may not add to 100.0 because of rounding.
Source(s):
Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey and Labour Force Survey supplement, February 2021.
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