Table 3
Percentage of new teleworkers who reported that they would prefer to work at least half of their hours at home once the COVID-19 pandemic is over, by sex and selected characteristics
| Both sexes | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |
| Overall | 79.8 | 79.3 | 80.2 |
| Age | |||
| 15 to 34 | 76.9 | 80.2 | 73.8 |
| 35 to 50 | 82.4 | 80.0 | 84.7 |
| 51 to 64 | 78.2 | 77.0 | 79.2 |
| Education | |||
| No postsecondary education (PSE) | 82.5 | 81.5 | 83.4 |
| PSE below bachelor's degree | 82.2 | 80.7 | 83.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 80.1 | 80.7 | 79.6 |
| Above bachelor's degree | 75.7 | 74.6 | 76.6 |
| Marital status and presence of children | |||
| Married or common-law, with children | 81.7 | 80.1 | 83.2 |
| Married or common-law, without children | 78.4 | 80.6 | 76.5 |
| Not married or common-law, with children | 87.0 | 78.2 | 89.5 |
| Not married or common-law, without children | 75.5 | 75.8 | 75.1 |
| Industry | |||
| Goods-producing industries | 81.6 | 80.8 | 82.5 |
| Trade, transportation and warehousing | 85.2 | 84.0 | 86.7 |
| Finance and insurance | 86.6 | 85.5 | 87.7 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 79.8 | 79.5 | 80.1 |
| Educational services | 61.9 | 58.8 | 63.5 |
| Health care and social assistance | 79.4 | 73.6 | 80.9 |
| Public administration | 83.6 | 82.5 | 84.4 |
| Other | 75.8 | 74.1 | 77.4 |
| Occupation | |||
| Management | 81.5 | 81.1 | 82.1 |
| Business, finance, and administration | 85.5 | 84.9 | 85.7 |
| Natural and applied sciences | 81.3 | 80.3 | 83.9 |
| Education, law and social, community and government services | 65.6 | 60.7 | 68.7 |
| Sales and services | 79.8 | 81.8 | 78.1 |
| Other | 74.7 | 80.4 | 70.5 |
| Region | |||
| Atlantic provinces | 71.5 | 68.8 | 73.6 |
| Quebec | 81.5 | 81.7 | 81.2 |
| Ontario | 81.2 | 82.3 | 80.1 |
| Manitoba and Saskatchewan | 78.1 | 74.2 | 81.4 |
| Alberta | 76.0 | 73.7 | 78.2 |
| British Columbia | 76.8 | 70.6 | 82.2 |
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):
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey and Labour Force Survey supplement, February 2021.
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