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

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Distribution of working hours by household type
  Couple Only Couple Only and Other Person(s) Couple With Child(ren) Couple With Child(ren) and Other Person(s) One Parent With Child(ren) One Parent With Child(ren) and Other Person(s) Two 2-Parent Families One 2-Parent Family and a 1-Parent Family Two 1-Parent Families Other 2-Family Household Three- or More Family Household (With or Without Other People) Household of Related People Household of Related and Unrelated People Household of Unrelated People One-Person Household
<30 hours per week 18.47% 16.45% 25.23% 21.48% 32.32% 25.08% 16.70% 19.92% 25.50% 18.73% 17.80% 17.65% 18.01% 18.83% 16.87%
30-49 hours per week 57.23% 63.09% 51.07% 58.00% 53.25% 58.50% 65.14% 63.07% 60.50% 61.50% 65.59% 62.49% 64.87% 61.21% 59.32%
50+ hours per week 24.30% 20.46% 23.71% 20.52% 14.43% 16.42% 18.16% 17.01% 14.00% 19.78% 16.61% 19.85% 17.12% 19.95% 23.81%

 

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