Economic Policy Institute: Briefing Paper: No Shortage of Nonstandard Jobs
TABLE 13 Reasons for working in nonstandard employment, by sex,1995 and 1997 1997 Reasons Given Female Temporary
Help Agency On-Call Self-
Employed Independent
Contractor, WSa Independent
Contractor, SEb Economic 57.3% 36.1% 8.0% 17.5% 8.0% Flexibility, Family 23.7% 41.6% 36.0% 41.2% 46.4% Personal 19.0% 20.4% 53.7% 38.3% 44.3% Male Economic 69.5% 60.2% 10.8% 20.5% 11.3% Flexibility, Family 10.7% 18.9% 13.9% 25.5% 18.7% Personal 18.4% 18.9% 70.9% 48.5% 66.8% 1995 Reasons Given Female Temporary
Help Agency On-Call Self-
Employed Independent
Contractor, WSa Independent
Contractor, SEb Economic 55.8% 41.8% 5.8% 16.9% 7.3% Flexibility, Family 21.3% 40.0% 40.7% 41.1% 40.8% Personal 20.3% 17.1% 51.0% 40.1% 50.9% Male Economic 77.7% 61.6% 6.7% 22.2% 8.8% Flexibility, Family 6.0% 14.4% 13.1% 16.4% 16.1% Personal 15.9% 22.5% 76.8% 59.2% 72.7% a Wage and salary b Self-employed
Source: Author's analysis of the February 1995 and 1997 supplements to the Current Population Survey.
