Table 15.
Means for DDD sample (unincorporated self-employed)
| Variable | Feb 2019 | April 2019 | Feb 2020 | April 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employed at work | 1.00 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 0.62 |
| Hours on the primary job | 34.67 | 32.99 | 34.42 | 20.29 |
| Female | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.43 |
| Age | 49.35 | 49.36 | 49.74 | 49.38 |
| Age 65 + | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
| High school degree | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.26 |
| Some college | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 |
| Advanced degree | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Black | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| Other race | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| Hispanic | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.18 |
| Any child age < 6 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Any child age 6–17 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
| Married | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.64 |
| Number of extra HH adults | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.51 |
| Cohabiter | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Immigrant | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.22 |
| Remote job | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| Essential industry | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.67 |
| Own industry | ||||
| Agriculture and mining | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| Construction | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
| Manufacturing | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| Information | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Financial activities | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| Professional and business services | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 |
| Educational and health services | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| Other services/public administration | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Own occupation | ||||
| Management, business, and financial | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
| Professional | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| Service | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Sales | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| Office and administrative support | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Construction and extraction | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.11 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Production | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Transportation and material moving | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Spouse: employed | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.48 |
| Spouse: remote job | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 |
| Spouse: essential industry | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.35 |
| Spouse industry | ||||
| Agriculture and mining | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Construction | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Manufacturing | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| Information | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Financial activities | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Professional and business services | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| Educational and health services | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Other services/public administration | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Observations | 1509 | 1509 | 1513 | 1513 |
Note: CPS final weights used. Some differences are because of different monthly weights. Restricted to respondents who could be matched between February and April and who were working in February
Source: Authors’ calculations based on the Current Population Survey, 2019–2020