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Table 21.6 Reasons for part-time work, by sex and age group, 2008

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Table 21.6 Reasons for part-time work, by sex and age group, 2008
	15 years and older	15 to 24 years	25 to 44 years	45 years and older
	thousands
All persons employed part-time	3,149.2	1,168.6	891.9	1,088.7
Males	1,013.3	489.5	210.1	313.7
Females	2,135.9	679.1	681.8	774.9
	%
Both sexes
Own illness	3.7	0.8	3.5	7.1
Caring for children	10.3	0.9	30.0	4.4
Other personal/family responsibilities	3.4	0.7	4.7	5.2
Going to school	31.6	75.8	11.2	0.8
Personal preference	27.7	5.8	18.0	59.0
Other voluntary	0.7	0.4	1.1	0.8
Involuntary (no full-time work available)	22.6	15.6	31.6	22.7
Males
Own illness	4.0	0.9	5.5	7.9
Caring for children	1.4	x	4.5	1.3
Other personal/family responsibilities	1.5	0.6	2.7	1.9
Going to school	41.2	76.4	19.5	0.8
Personal preference	26.4	6.0	20.5	62.0
Other voluntary	1.0	0.4	2.0	1.3
Involuntary (no full-time work available)	24.6	15.6	45.4	24.8
Females
Own illness	3.6	0.7	2.9	6.7
Caring for children	14.6	1.5	37.8	5.6
Other personal/family responsibilities	4.3	0.8	5.4	6.5
Going to school	27.0	75.3	8.6	0.8
Personal preference	28.3	5.6	17.2	57.9
Other voluntary	0.6	0.4	0.8	0.6
Involuntary (no full-time work available)	21.6	15.6	27.3	21.9
Note: Expressed as a percentage of total part-time employment.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0014.

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