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Section 5.7.2

5.7.2 - Detailed Employment Status of Adults in Household

Client respondents provided information on their households' current employment status. Tables 5.7.1 and 5.7.2 present the findings regarding all adults in the households.

Table 5.7.2
DETAILED EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF ADULTS IN HOUSEHOLD

  Pantry Kitchen Shelter All
Current employment status of all adults in client households        
Full-time 17.4% 14.9% 15.6% 17.0%
Part-time 13.6% 14.9% 11.7% 13.6%
Unemployed 69.0% 70.2% 72.7% 69.3%
TOTAL 100% 100% 100% 100%
SAMPLE SIZE (N) 40,875 7,382 3,261 51,518
         
Employment status of adult clients at program sites        
Currently Working        
Full-Time 12.0% 12.6% 12.9% 12.1%
Part-Time 12.6% 15.0% 9.1% 12.7%
Unknown 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%
SUBTOTAL 24.7% 27.7% 22.0% 24.9%
Have Not Worked for        
Less than 3 months 6.3% 12.1% 21.8% 7.8%
3-5 months 4.0% 4.6% 5.8% 4.2%
6-8 months 3.3% 3.7% 11.2% 3.7%
9-11 months 1.8% 1.9% 1.8% 1.8%
1-2 years 9.7% 9.6% 12.8% 9.9%
More than 2 years 43.4% 35.8% 17.7% 41.1%
Unknown 1.9% 2.0% 3.5% 2.0%
SUBTOTAL 70.4% 69.7% 74.7% 70.5%
Never Worked 4.7% 2.4% 3.3% 4.3%
Unknown 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2%
TOTAL 100% 100% 100% 100%
SAMPLE SIZE (N) 24,436 5,441 2,882 32,759
         
Clients with managerial or professional jobs among those who have worked before or are currently working 19.9% 19.5% 18.1% 19.7%
SAMPLE SIZE (N) - Clients at program sites who have worked before or are currently working 23,200 5,221 2,816 31,237
Clients participating in government-sponsored job training or work experience programs among those who have never worked 4.1% 8.8% 3.1% 4.4%
SAMPLE SIZE (N) - Clients who have never worked 1,169 187 57 1,413

Source
This table was constructed based on all responses to Questions 6, 12a, 13, 14a, and 15 of the client survey.

Notes
were calculated without leaving out item nonresponses (labeled "unknown"). Because this table was constructed combining responses to several questions, excluding item nonresponses could have caused confusion. All responses were weighted as described in Chapter 3 and in the Technical Appendix volume to represent all emergency food clients or households of the A2H network.