Characteristics of Adults Who Worked More Than 75 Percent of Full-Time Hours

Characteristic

200% of Poverty or Less

More than 200% of Poverty

Characteristic

200% of Poverty or Less

More than 200% of Poverty

Age Group

Percent

Percent

Years of School

19 to 25

17.9

8.7

8th Grade or Less

9.8

3.1

26 to 35

45.2

35.2

Some High School, No Diploma

21.9

9.0

36 to 45

27.1

41.2

High School Graduate

44.7

36.9

46 to 65

9.6

14.6

Some College, No Degree

16.0

21.4

Over 65

0.3

0.2

College Degree

7.5

29.6

Gender

Number of Workers in Family

Male

60.1

59.3

One Worker

42.7

14.3

Female

39.9

40.7

Two Workers

47.2

62.6

Three or More Workers

9.8

23.0

Race

White

89.8

94.5

Worked During Previous Week

Black

9.2

4.7

Worked

85.1

92.3

Other

1.1

0.7

Did Not Work

14.9

7.7

Location

Percent of Full-Time Hours Worked

Urban

60.6

49.4

76 to 99 Percent

19.5

10.9

Rural

39.4

50.6

100 Percent

58.0

56.9

More than 100 Percent

22.5

32.2

Number of Persons in Household

2 Persons

7.2

2.4

Industry When Last Worked

3 Persons

26.9

36.3

Agricultural, Forestry & Fisheries

4.8

2.0

4 Persons

36.1

41.3

Mining

3.0

3.8

5 Persons

19.3

14.3

Construction

9.6

6.1

6 or more Persons

10.5

5.7

Manufacturing

20.8

23.2

Retail Trade

18.3

11.8

Number of Associated Children

Services

22.3

27.4

One

36.1

50.8

Other

21.2

25.7

Two

39.6

37.6

Three

17.6

9.7

Occupation When Last Worked

Four

4.7

1.6

Sales

8.5

9.8

Five or More

2.0

0.3

Administrative Support & Clerical

10.4

14.7

Services

16.4

7.2

Household or Family Type

Agricultural

5.2

1.8

Married-Couple

75.9

91.5

Skilled Trades

19.1

19.0

Male Householder

4.6

2.2

Machine Operators & Laborers

29.1

19.4

Female Householder

19.5

6.3

Managerial & Professional

9.7

27.7

Other

1.6

0.4