Department of Labour logo for printing

Working Long Hours in New Zealand: A Profile of Long Hours Workers Using Data From The 2006 Census

Figure 2 Data

Educational qualifications, those working 50+ hours per week and total workforce
Those working 50+ hours per week Total workforce
No Qualification 17.44% 17.73%
Bachelor Degree and Level 7 Qualification 14.85% 13.22%
Level 4 Certificate 13.96% 11.64%
Level 1 Certificate 12.33% 13.74%
Level 2 Certificate 9.99% 11.44%
Level 3 Certificate 6.84% 8.49%
Level 6 Diploma 5.64% 5.87%
Level 5 Diploma 5.08% 4.57%
Overseas Secondary School Qualification 3.73% 4.58%
Masters Degree 3.16% 2.51%
Not Elsewhere Included (2) 2.92% 3.11%
Post-graduate and Honours Degrees 2.85% 2.40%
Doctorate Degree 1.22% 0.72%

 

Back to Working Long Hours in New Zealand