Table 1.

Work Schedule Descriptive Statistics for FFCWS (n = 2,524) and CPS (n = 1,430)

FFCWS Year 5	%	CPS May 2004	%
Schedule regularly worked (can choose  more than one)		Schedule usually worked (can choose daytime or  some other schedule)
Weekdays	95	Usually work daytime	83
Evenings (6 p.m.–11 p.m.)	25	Some other schedule	17
Nights (11 p.m.–7 a.m.)	12	If works some other schedule, describe hours  usually worked
Weekends	39	Evening shift (2 p.m.–midnight)	8
Different times each week	26	Night shift (9 p.m.–8 a.m.)	2
		Rotating shift (changes from day to  evening/night)	1
Work schedule combinations		Split shift (two distinct periods in a day)	0
Worked weekdays plus some type of  nonstandard	50	Irregular schedule	4
Worked nonstandard but no weekdays	5	Some other shift	0
Worked weekdays but no nonstandard	46	Days of the week usually worked (asked separately  from work shift)
		Works on Saturday, Sunday, or “it varies”	15

Note. All results are unweighted.