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Table 5.10
Reasons for part-time work, by age, 2004
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| Reasons | Women aged | Men aged | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 to 24 | 25 to 44 | 45 and over | Total | 15 to 24 | 25 to 44 | 45 and over | Total | |
| % | ||||||||
| Own illness | 0.6 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 3.8 |
| Caring for children | 1.7 | 33.7 | 4.9 | 14.3 | F | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Other personal/family responsibilities | 0.8 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| Going to school | 70.9 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 24.7 | 75.0 | 17.4 | 0.8 | 41.9 |
| Personal preference | 5.7 | 18.6 | 56.8 | 27.1 | 4.5 | 18.4 | 59.7 | 23.2 |
| Other voluntary | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | F | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| Other1 | 19.9 | 32.6 | 24.9 | 26.1 | 19.0 | 50.7 | 27.6 | 28.0 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Total employed part-time (in thousands) |
631.1 | 733.4 | 663.6 | 2,028.2 | 467.6 | 189.7 | 264.0 | 921.3 |
| % employed part-time2 | 52.2 | 20.5 | 24.7 | 27.2 | 37.4 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 10.9 |
| 1. Includes business conditions and unable to find full-time work. 2. Expressed as a percentage of total employed. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey. |
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