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Table 2 Selected work-related characteristics of core-age and older workers

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  25 to 54 55 and over
%
Weekly hours worked (all jobs)
Less than 30 9.3 20.0*
30 or more 90.7 80.0*
Type of worker
Paid worker 82.0 68.6*
Self-employed 18.0 31.4*
Working arrangements1
Flexible schedule 40.7 47.7*
Regular daytime schedule 73.0 71.9
Working some hours at home2 19.0 25.0*
1. Categories are not mutually exclusive.
2. Excluding overtime.
* significantly different from workers age 25 to 54
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2005.