Census Bureau

WORKING AT HOME: 1990

Table 2. Selected Characteristics of Workers Who Worked at Home and Workers Who Did Not Work at Home: 1990

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Selected Characteristics Workers who
worked at home
Workers who did
not work at home
Number Percent Number Percent
 
WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER
 
 
3,406,025
 
 
100.0
 
 
111,664,249
 
 
100.0
 
GENDER
Male
Female
1,647,282
1,758,743
48.4
51.6
61,493,471
50,170,778
55.1
44.9
AGE
16 and 17 years
18 to 20 years
21 to 24 years
25 to 34 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 61 years
62 to 64 years
65 to 74 years
75 years and over
31,909
111,968
171,059
732,803
847,784
640,422
376,495
140,035
276,723
76,827
0.9
3.3
5.0
21.5
24.9
18.8
11.1
4.1
8.1
2.3
2,012,051
6,081,949
10,072,496
32,318,159
28,924,908
18,615,422
8,327,631
2,167,721
2,671,021
472,891
1.8
5.4
9.0
28.9
25.9
16.7
7.5
1.9
2.4
0.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Not a high school graduate
High school graduate
Some college, no degree or associate degree
Bachelor's degree
Graduate or professional degree
550,291
1,016,266
962,393
575,905
301,170
16.2
29.8
28.3
16.9
8.8
18,662,770
33,209,825
33,664,061
17,038,767
9,088,826
16.7
29.7
30.1
15.3
8.1
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White
Black
Other races

Hispanic origin 1/

3,115,626
131,299
159,100

164,782

91.5
3.9
4.7

4.8

92,585,283
11,280,910
7,798,056

8,695,987

82.9
10.1
7.0

7.8

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
Local government workers
State government workers
Federal government workers
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
1,236,843
36,283
37,025
125,680
1,828,470
141,724
36.3
1.1
1.1
3.7
53.7
4.2
86,485,434
8,045,107
5,239,662
5,424,106
6,108,009
361,931
77.5
7.2
4.7
4.9
5.5
0.3
OCCUPATION
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations
Professional specialty occupations
Technicians and related support occupations
Sales occupations
Administrative support occupations, including clerical
Private household occupations
Protective service occupations
Service occupations, except protective and household
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors
Transportation and material moving occupations
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
Armed Forces
411,124
493,066
49,886
351,276
362,498
70,883
9,888
573,818
575,227
223,997
96,785
41,197
38,069
108,311
12.1
14.5
1.5
10.3
10.6
2.1
0.3
16.8
16.9
6.6
2.8
1.2
1.1
3.2
13,642,807
15,534,978
4,133,775
13,041,087
18,116,192
438,260
1,944,251
11,873,279
2,214,441
12,611,544
7,598,045
4,552,964
4,399,705
1,562,921
12.2
13.9
3.7
11.7
16.2
0.4
1.7
10.6
2.0
11.3
6.8
4.1
3.9
1.4
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing, nondurable goods
Manufacturing, durable goods
Transportation
Communication and other public utilities
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Business and repair services
Personal services
Entertainment and recreation services
Health services
Educational services
Other professional and related services
Public administration
Armed Forces
624,238
7,114
159,783
110,016
124,089
59,090
22,947
107,469
289,645
203,760
279,512
256,404
40,993
89,908
112,406
783,776
26,564
108,311
18.3
0.2
4.7
3.2
3.6
1.7
0.7
3.2
8.5
6.0
8.2
7.5
1.2
2.6
3.3
23.0
0.8
3.2
2,440,150
700,573
6,893,451
7,776,949
12,040,540
4,907,971
3,025,947
4,886,061
18,779,508
7,661,290
5,188,849
3,334,063
1,559,134
9,373,730
9,320,876
6,784,300
5,427,936
1,562,921
2.2
0.6
6.2
7.0
10.8
4.4
2.7
4.4
16.8
6.9
4.6
3.0
1.4
8.4
8.3
6.1
4.9
1.4
EARNINGS IN 1989
Worked in 1989
 Less than $5,000 or loss or no earnings
 $5,000 to $9,999
 $10,000 to $14,999
 $15,000 to $24,999
 $25,000 to $34,999
 $35,000 to $49,999
 $50,000 to $74,999
 $75,000 to $99,999
 $100,000 or more
Did not work in 1989
3,172,128
976,960
585,508
431,390
482,364
257,495
189,084
138,911
45,897
64,519
233,897
100.0
30.8
18.5
13.6
15.2
8.1
6.0
4.4
1.4
2.0
...
108,477,729
12,520,013
14,015,666
15,393,955
27,209,247
17,942,217
12,517,092
5,727,278
1,385,371
1,766,890
3,186,520
100.0
11.5
12.9
14.2
25.1
16.5
11.5
5.3
1.3
1.6
...
NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED LAST WEEK
Less than 15 hours
15 to 34 hours
35 to 40 hours
Over 40 hours
430,535
835,763
924,174
1,215,553
12.6
24.5
27.1
35.7
5,177,643
17,615,229
55,044,301
33,827,076
4.6
15.8
49.3
30.3
1/ Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

... Not applicable

Source: 1990 Census of Population

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division,
Journey-To-Work & Migration Branch

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