Working at Home: Table 6. Selected Characteristics of Private Wage and Salary Workers Who Worked at Home: 1990 and 1980

WORKING AT HOME: 1990

Table 6. Selected Characteristics of Private Wage and Salary Workers Who Worked at Home: 1990 and 1980

Selected Characteristics 1990 1980

Number Percent Number Percent

WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER

1,236,843

100.0

731,660

100.0

OCCUPATION 1/
Managerial and Professional Specialty (003-199)
Computer systems analysts etc. (064)
Operations and systems researchers etc. (065)
Authors (183)
Technical writers (184)
Designers (185)
Editors and reporters (195)
Technical, sales, and administrative support (203-389)
Computer programmers (229)
Insurance sales (253)
Real estate sales (254)
Securities and financial services sales (255)
Peripheral equipment operators (309)
Typists (315)
Service (403-469)
Launderers and ironers (403)
Barbers (457)
Hairdressers and cosmetologists (458)
Farming, forestry, and fishing (473-499)
Farmers, excluding horticultural (473)
Managers, farms (475)
Supervisors, farm workers (477)
Farm workers (479)
Precision production, craft, and repair (503-699)
Precision production (628-699)
Precious stones and metals workers [jewelers] (647)
Dressmakers (666)
Miscellaneous precision apparel etc. (674)
Operators, fabricators, and laborers (703-889)
Textile sewing machine operators (744)
Hand cutting and trimming (786)
Miscellaneous hand working (795)
383,704
4,901
1,338
8,221
1,664
13,002
8,400
405,498
7,192
10,658
14,062
5,506
50
10,575
175,900
119
533
10,406
119,074
0
57,023
2,247
45,699
66,954
22,296
1,125
4,949
273
85,713
7,934
75
407
31.0
0.4
0.1
0.7
0.1
1.1
0.7
32.8
0.6
0.9
1.1
0.4
0.0
0.9
14.2
0.0
0.0
0.8
9.6
0.0
4.6
0.2
3.7
5.4
1.8
0.1
0.4
0.0
6.9
0.6
0.0
0.0
186,734
662
173
2,395
924
3,746
5,025
205,846
1,113
6,531
7,012
1,641
69
7,829
139,599
79
276
5,018
98,716
41
27,615
2,078
62,077
42,281
13,137
334
1,910
115
58,484
5,443
57
188
25.5
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.1
0.5
0.7
28.1
0.2
0.9
1.0
0.2
0.0
1.1
19.1
0.0
0.0
0.7
13.5
0.0
3.8
0.3
8.5
5.8
1.8
0.0
0.3
0.0
8.0
0.7
0.0
0.0

INDUSTRY 1/
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries (010-032)
Agricultural production (010-011)
Agricultural services (020-030)
Mining (040-050)
Construction (060)
Manufacturing (100-392)
Nondurable goods (100-222)
Knitting mills (132)
Dyeing and finishing textiles, etc. (140)
Miscellaneous textile mill products (150)
Apparel and accessories, except knits (151)
Miscellaneous fabricated textile products (152)
Newspaper, etc. (171)
Printing, etc. (172)
Leather tanning and finishing (220)
Footwear, except rubber and plastics (221)
Leather products, except footwear (222)
Durable goods (230-392)
Miscellaneous manufacturing industries (391)
Transportation, communications, and other
public utilities (400-472)
Wholesale trade (500-571)
Retail trade (580-691)
Finance, insurance, and real estate (700-712)
Security, commodity, etc. (710)
Insurance (711)
Real estate, etc. (712)
Business and repair services (721-760)
Computer and data processing services (740)
Personal services (761-791)
Entertainment and recreation services (800-810)
Professional and related services (812-893)
Legal services (841)
Libraries (852)
Membership organizations (881)
Engineering, architectural, and surveying services (882)
Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping, etc. (890)
Noncommercial educational and scientific, etc. (891)
Miscellaneous professional and related services (893)
Public Administration (900-932) 135,798
120,009
12,453
4,500
86,640
126,814
60,677
835
131
248
7,952
1,412
7,558
20,935
41
615
572
66,137
4,438
47,906
62,392
134,984
119,349
12,311
22,479
76,116
95,270
16,479
140,902
17,967
264,312
6,953
386
7,749
10,776
17,258
5,749
12,702
9
11.0
9.7
1.0
0.4
7.0
10.3
4.9
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.1
0.6
1.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
0.4
3.9
5.0
10.9
9.6
1.0
1.8
6.2
7.7
1.3
11.4
1.5
21.4
0.6
0.0
0.6
0.9
1.4
0.5
1.0
0.0
106,199
99,256
6,104
4,176
46,556
81,230
41,283
643
152
140
5,288
1,173
7,635
9,829
67
1,110
374
39,947
2,755
23,771
31,630
77,085
71,957
4,123
12,892
50,259
43,332
2,809
115,425
9,544
120,755
2,495
180
6,804
5,319
4,499
924
4,212
0
14.5
13.6
0.8
0.6
6.4
11.1
5.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.2
1.0
1.3
0.0
0.2
0.1
5.5
0.4
3.2
4.3
10.5
9.8
0.6
1.8
6.9
5.9
0.4
15.8
1.3
16.5
0.3
0.0
0.9
0.7
0.6
0.1
0.6
0.0

EARNINGS IN PREVIOUS YEAR
Did not work
Worked
Without wage and salary income
With wage and salary income 2/
$1 to $2,999
$3,000 to $4,999
$5,000 to $7,999
$8,000 to $9,999
$10,000 to $14,999
$15,000 to $19,999
$20,000 to $24,999
$25,000 to $34,999
$35,000 to $49,999
$50,000 or more
Mean earnings in constant 1989 dollars 83,770
1,153,073
12,945
1,140,128
142,276
93,016
145,458
77,305
169,109
111,891
85,805
109,760
87,435
118,073
$21,561 ...
100.0
1.1
98.9
12.3
8.1
12.6
6.7
14.7
9.7
7.4
9.5
7.6
10.2
... 48,038
683,622
12,156
671,466
206,192
102,463
109,656
47,711
77,742
44,130
28,979
28,020
14,367
12,206
$15,996 ...
100.0
1.8
98.2
30.2
15.0
16.0
7.0
11.4
6.5
4.2
4.1
2.1
1.8
...

WEEKS WORKED IN PREVIOUS YEAR
Did not work
Worked
50 to 52 weeks
48 and 49 weeks
40 to 47 weeks
27 to 39 weeks
14 to 26 weeks
1 to 13 weeks
Average (mean) weeks worked 83,770
1,153,073
784,235
51,486
93,019
72,007
88,770
63,556
44.9 ...
100.0
68.0
4.5
8.1
6.2
7.7
5.5
... 48,038
683,622
447,515
26,344
53,767
49,337
61,497
45,162
43.9 ...
100.0
65.5
3.9
7.9
7.2
9.0
6.6
...

USUAL HOURS WORKED IN PREVIOUS YEAR
Did not work
Worked
Less than 15 hours
15 to 34 hours
35 to 40 hours
Over 40 hours
Average (mean) hours worked 83,770
1,153,073
113,243
261,760
426,256
351,814
38.2 ...
100.0
9.8
22.7
37.0
30.5
... 48,038
683,622
79,624
145,602
251,468
206,928
38.0 ...
100.0
11.6
21.3
36.8
30.3
...

... Not applicable

Source: 1990 and 1980 Censuses of Population

1/ The 1980 data on working at home are from a special tabulation using nonstandard occupation and industry categories. Comparable categories are used in the 1990 data. Note that many detailed categories are not shown separately, but are included in the totals for the major headings.

2/ Income distributions are in current (own year) dollars.

Selected Characteristics	1990	1980
Number	Percent	Number	Percent
WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER	1,236,843	100.0	731,660	100.0
OCCUPATION 1/ Managerial and Professional Specialty (003-199) Computer systems analysts etc. (064) Operations and systems researchers etc. (065) Authors (183) Technical writers (184) Designers (185) Editors and reporters (195) Technical, sales, and administrative support (203-389) Computer programmers (229) Insurance sales (253) Real estate sales (254) Securities and financial services sales (255) Peripheral equipment operators (309) Typists (315) Service (403-469) Launderers and ironers (403) Barbers (457) Hairdressers and cosmetologists (458) Farming, forestry, and fishing (473-499) Farmers, excluding horticultural (473) Managers, farms (475) Supervisors, farm workers (477) Farm workers (479) Precision production, craft, and repair (503-699) Precision production (628-699) Precious stones and metals workers [jewelers] (647) Dressmakers (666) Miscellaneous precision apparel etc. (674) Operators, fabricators, and laborers (703-889) Textile sewing machine operators (744) Hand cutting and trimming (786) Miscellaneous hand working (795)	383,704 4,901 1,338 8,221 1,664 13,002 8,400 405,498 7,192 10,658 14,062 5,506 50 10,575 175,900 119 533 10,406 119,074 0 57,023 2,247 45,699 66,954 22,296 1,125 4,949 273 85,713 7,934 75 407	31.0 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.1 1.1 0.7 32.8 0.6 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.9 14.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 9.6 0.0 4.6 0.2 3.7 5.4 1.8 0.1 0.4 0.0 6.9 0.6 0.0 0.0	186,734 662 173 2,395 924 3,746 5,025 205,846 1,113 6,531 7,012 1,641 69 7,829 139,599 79 276 5,018 98,716 41 27,615 2,078 62,077 42,281 13,137 334 1,910 115 58,484 5,443 57 188	25.5 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.7 28.1 0.2 0.9 1.0 0.2 0.0 1.1 19.1 0.0 0.0 0.7 13.5 0.0 3.8 0.3 8.5 5.8 1.8 0.0 0.3 0.0 8.0 0.7 0.0 0.0
INDUSTRY 1/ Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries (010-032) Agricultural production (010-011) Agricultural services (020-030) Mining (040-050) Construction (060) Manufacturing (100-392) Nondurable goods (100-222) Knitting mills (132) Dyeing and finishing textiles, etc. (140) Miscellaneous textile mill products (150) Apparel and accessories, except knits (151) Miscellaneous fabricated textile products (152) Newspaper, etc. (171) Printing, etc. (172) Leather tanning and finishing (220) Footwear, except rubber and plastics (221) Leather products, except footwear (222) Durable goods (230-392) Miscellaneous manufacturing industries (391) Transportation, communications, and other public utilities (400-472) Wholesale trade (500-571) Retail trade (580-691) Finance, insurance, and real estate (700-712) Security, commodity, etc. (710) Insurance (711) Real estate, etc. (712) Business and repair services (721-760) Computer and data processing services (740) Personal services (761-791) Entertainment and recreation services (800-810) Professional and related services (812-893) Legal services (841) Libraries (852) Membership organizations (881) Engineering, architectural, and surveying services (882) Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping, etc. (890) Noncommercial educational and scientific, etc. (891) Miscellaneous professional and related services (893) Public Administration (900-932)	135,798 120,009 12,453 4,500 86,640 126,814 60,677 835 131 248 7,952 1,412 7,558 20,935 41 615 572 66,137 4,438 47,906 62,392 134,984 119,349 12,311 22,479 76,116 95,270 16,479 140,902 17,967 264,312 6,953 386 7,749 10,776 17,258 5,749 12,702 9	11.0 9.7 1.0 0.4 7.0 10.3 4.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.3 0.4 3.9 5.0 10.9 9.6 1.0 1.8 6.2 7.7 1.3 11.4 1.5 21.4 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.9 1.4 0.5 1.0 0.0	106,199 99,256 6,104 4,176 46,556 81,230 41,283 643 152 140 5,288 1,173 7,635 9,829 67 1,110 374 39,947 2,755 23,771 31,630 77,085 71,957 4,123 12,892 50,259 43,332 2,809 115,425 9,544 120,755 2,495 180 6,804 5,319 4,499 924 4,212 0	14.5 13.6 0.8 0.6 6.4 11.1 5.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.1 5.5 0.4 3.2 4.3 10.5 9.8 0.6 1.8 6.9 5.9 0.4 15.8 1.3 16.5 0.3 0.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.0
EARNINGS IN PREVIOUS YEAR Did not work Worked Without wage and salary income With wage and salary income 2/ $1 to $2,999 $3,000 to $4,999 $5,000 to $7,999 $8,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $14,999 $15,000 to $19,999 $20,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $34,999 $35,000 to $49,999 $50,000 or more Mean earnings in constant 1989 dollars	83,770 1,153,073 12,945 1,140,128 142,276 93,016 145,458 77,305 169,109 111,891 85,805 109,760 87,435 118,073 $21,561	... 100.0 1.1 98.9 12.3 8.1 12.6 6.7 14.7 9.7 7.4 9.5 7.6 10.2 ...	48,038 683,622 12,156 671,466 206,192 102,463 109,656 47,711 77,742 44,130 28,979 28,020 14,367 12,206 $15,996	... 100.0 1.8 98.2 30.2 15.0 16.0 7.0 11.4 6.5 4.2 4.1 2.1 1.8 ...
WEEKS WORKED IN PREVIOUS YEAR Did not work Worked 50 to 52 weeks 48 and 49 weeks 40 to 47 weeks 27 to 39 weeks 14 to 26 weeks 1 to 13 weeks Average (mean) weeks worked	83,770 1,153,073 784,235 51,486 93,019 72,007 88,770 63,556 44.9	... 100.0 68.0 4.5 8.1 6.2 7.7 5.5 ...	48,038 683,622 447,515 26,344 53,767 49,337 61,497 45,162 43.9	... 100.0 65.5 3.9 7.9 7.2 9.0 6.6 ...
USUAL HOURS WORKED IN PREVIOUS YEAR Did not work Worked Less than 15 hours 15 to 34 hours 35 to 40 hours Over 40 hours Average (mean) hours worked	83,770 1,153,073 113,243 261,760 426,256 351,814 38.2	... 100.0 9.8 22.7 37.0 30.5 ...	48,038 683,622 79,624 145,602 251,468 206,928 38.0	... 100.0 11.6 21.3 36.8 30.3 ...

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division,
Journey-To-Work & Migration Branch
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... Not applicable
Source: 1990 and 1980 Censuses of Population
1/	The 1980 data on working at home are from a special tabulation using nonstandard occupation and industry categories. Comparable categories are used in the 1990 data. Note that many detailed categories are not shown separately, but are included in the totals for the major headings.
2/	Income distributions are in current (own year) dollars.