Working Long Hours in New Zealand: A Profile of Long Hours Workers Using Data From The 2006 Census
LONG HOURS AND AGE
Key question
How does age relate to long working hours?
Workers aged between 40–54 are slightly over-represented amongst long hours workers.
Figure 7 shows that those working long hours are slightly more likely to be workers between the ages of 40–54. Workers in these age brackets make up 41.6% of those working long hours, but only 35.43% of the total workforce. When those aged 35–39 are included, workers aged 35–54 make up 54.02% of long hours workers, compared with 47.16% of the total workforce. Young workers aged 15–19 are less likely to be working long hours, as are workers aged 60 and over.
Figure 7: Age distribution of long hours workers and the total workforce
