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. 2021 Aug 13;58(2):741–768. doi: 10.1007/s11187-021-00522-4

Table 12.

Means for RE sample (unincorporated self-employed)

Variable February March April May
Employed and at work 1.00 0.87 0.62 0.68
Hours on the primary job 34.67 29.61 20.29 22.96
Female 0.39 0.40 0.43 0.43
Age 49.45 49.37 49.38 48.91
Age 65 plus 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16
High school degree 0.27 0.27 0.26 0.27
Some college 0.28 0.28 0.29 0.29
Bachelor’s degree 0.23 0.24 0.24 0.24
Advanced degree 0.12 0.12 0.13 0.13
Black 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.07
Other race 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.06
Hispanic 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.2
Any child age < 6 0.14 0.14 0.15 0.16
Any child age 6–17 0.30 0.31 0.31 0.32
Married 0.62 0.62 0.64 0.63
Number of extra HH adults 0.53 0.54 0.51 0.52
Cohabiter 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.07
Immigrant 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.21
Remote job 0.38 0.39 0.40 0.42
Essential industry 0.69 0.68 0.67 0.66
Own industry
  Agriculture and mining 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.06
  Construction 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.16
  Manufacturing 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03
  Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.13
  Information 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
  Financial activities 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.10
  Professional and business services 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20
  Educational and health services 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.12
  Leisure and hospitality 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.08
  Other services/public administration 0.11 0.11 0.10 0.10
Own occupation
  Management, business, and financial 0.24 0.24 0.26 0.25
  Professional 0.17 0.18 0.18 0.2
  Service 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.19
  Sales 0.11 0.12 0.12 0.11
  Office and administrative support 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03
  Farming, fishing, and forestry 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00
  Construction and extraction 0.13 0.12 0.11 0.1
  Installation, maintenance, and repair 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.03
  Production 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03
  Transportation and material moving 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.05
Spouse: employed 0.47 0.46 0.48 0.48
Spouse: remote job 0.22 0.22 0.24 0.25
Spouse: essential industry 0.34 0.34 0.35 0.35
Spouse industry
  Agriculture and mining 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04
  Construction 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.04
  Manufacturing 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
  Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.08
  Information 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01
  Financial activities 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.05
  Professional and business services 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.08
  Educational and health services 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.08
  Leisure and hospitality 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03
  Other services/public administration 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
Observations 3400 2299 1513 776

Note: CPS final weights used. All workers were employed and at work in February

Source: Authors’ calculations based on the Current Population Survey, 2020