Table 4. Number and percent distribution of persons 65 years of age or over at work in nonagricultural industries, by full- or part-time status: United States, 1977-1983.
| Year | Total at work | On part time for economic reasons | On voluntary part time | On full-time schedules | Average hours | |||
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| Total | 40 hours or less | 41 hours or more | All workers | Workers on full-time schedules | ||||
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| 1977 | 2,201 | 87 | 1,071 | 1,043 | 707 | 336 | 29.1 | 43.1 |
| 1978 | 2,334 | 98 | 1,151 | 1,085 | 736 | 349 | 28.6 | 42.8 |
| 1979 | 2,404 | 102 | 1,169 | 1,133 | 798 | 335 | 29.0 | 42.4 |
| 1980 | 2,391 | 99 | 1,164 | 1,128 | 786 | 342 | 29.0 | 42.5 |
| 1981 | 2,377 | 99 | 1,151 | 1,127 | 806 | 321 | 28.9 | 42.0 |
| 1982 | 2,389 | 121 | 1,146 | 1,122 | 801 | 321 | 29.1 | 42.5 |
| 1983 | 2,408 | 118 | 1,154 | 1,136 | 803 | 333 | 29.2 | 42.7 |
| Percent distribution | ||||||||
| 1977 | 100.0 | 4.0 | 48.7 | 47.4 | 32.1 | 15.3 | — | — |
| 1978 | 100.0 | 4.2 | 49.3 | 46.5 | 31.5 | 15.0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 100.0 | 4.2 | 48.6 | 47.1 | 33.2 | 13.9 | — | — |
| 1980 | 100.0 | 4.1 | 48.7 | 47.2 | 32.9 | 14.3 | — | — |
| 1981 | 100.0 | 4.2 | 48.4 | 47.4 | 33.9 | 13.5 | — | — |
| 1982 | 100.0 | 5.1 | 48.0 | 47.0 | 33.5 | 13.4 | — | — |
| 1983 | 100.0 | 4.9 | 47.9 | 47.2 | 33.3 | 13.8 | — | — |
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics: Household data from the Current Population Survey, 1977-1984.