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Why Don't People Work?

26 34 !!!! 21 THE REASONS In thousands of unemployed people 18 16 12 Age is generaly carrelated with ife-cycle events, such as pursuingan ecucation, starting a family, experiencing an "empty nest", and being able to retire with a pension. These events can infvence a per-son's decisions or opportunities towork. The data in Table 1, which examines the relationship betweenage and reasons for not warking, Mustrates how age and characteristics assocated with age, such as educational level and marital status, affect such decisians and opportumities. Main Reasons for Not Working by Age Why Don't People Work? 20 40 60 100 20 40 60 00 100 20 0 080 100 20 40 60 100 20 100 20 40 100 - A red ne indicates na unable to work on layoff - temporary injury or ihess chronic ihess or disability pregnancy retired- going to school- taking care of chikdren/others not interested in working other age - 15-19 20-24 25-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Main Reasons for Not Working by Race O White O Black O Orher O Hispanic At even the busiest times, a large number of working-age people in the United States do not have or want jobs. Whatever the state of the economy, many people, even those who want to work, have been outside the workforce for long periods of time. Whether their joblesoness is brief or extended, non-workers constitute a large and important pool of human resources. Much research han been devoted to studying the characteristics and behavior of worlkers. Less is known about non-workers. Longest Spell Without a Job Iconsecutive monthsi Source of the Data 100 20 0 40 co 100 The population represented 20 40 100 80 (population universe) in the 2004 SIPP is the civlian noninstitutionalzed population living in the United States. The SIPP is a longtudnal survey 60 1 month 40 2 month conducted at 4-month intervals. The 20 3 month data in this report were collected from February through May 2004 in the first wave interview) of the 2004 4+ month SIPP. For the 2004 SPP Panel, approximately 62,700 housing unta and other dwelinge were in sample for Wave 1. Or the 51,400 eligble units, 43,700 units were interviewed. Main Reasons for Not Working by Marital Status • Widowed Avorced seporated O Married Never manied 15 years old and over 20 to 60 years old 100 Light gray incioatos spols dar wore spont wi no na on iayat or looking or work. 80 Understanding who non-workers are and why they do not work has many benefts. The labor force, for example, is a dynamic body whose size and composition reflect the colective decisions Al household members age 16 and older were eligble to be interviewed with proxy response permitted for 60 Main Reasons for Not Working by Age and Health Insurance Coverage O COvered 40 not coveara household members not avalable at 20 the time of the interview The institutionalzed population, which is excluded from the population and opportunities of both workers and non-workers. The Ine between the two groups is ursble to wodk onlayof tempoy rury or irese chorichess Dregrency or deatty universe is composed primarily of the Main Reasons for Not Working by Education O Graduate degree O n High school Same Less nhan Bachelors population in corectional institutions and nursing homes (91 percent of the 4.1 milion insttutionalized pecple in high school diploma college defree continualy being crossed from either side and is subject to seasonal and longer-term shifts. Information about 100 tng c of chicenvotteey notinteed nworng oher 80 achod Census 2000). non-workers is inmportant in predicting how changes in conditions of employment, 60 As part of Cuvont Popuiation Aspods 40 Such as pay. benefits, work schedules, child-care arrangements, and transportation, might affect theee transitions, and hence the economy as a whole. kouad Septamber 2007 uretie to wotk onlayof tempory hury or ihese cronicihess Dregrency 20 or detty going to school on layoff unable to find work temporary injury or iliness chronic illness or disability retired taking care not interested of children/ others pregnancy other in working notinteetect Inoring oted ng ca of chichenothers che schod ...

Why Don't People Work?

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