The working patterns of older workers

APPENDIX 2: TABLES

TABLE NOTES

Source: Statistics New Zealand's Survey of Working Life

Access to the data used in these tables was provided by Statistics New Zealand under conditions designed to give effect to the security and confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act 1975.

The results presented in these tables are the work of the author, not Statistics New Zealand.

S = suppressed due to small sample size.

For most variables, 'not specified' responses are included in the table totals only. Therefore, the column percentages will not usually add to 100%.

Earnings

Weekly earnings for employees are derived from weekly earnings in the respondent's main job only. Weekly earnings from self-employment are derived from annual earnings from all forms of self-employment.

Means and medians are calculated excluding 'not specified' responses and mean and median weekly earnings are rounded to the nearest dollar.

Employer-funded study and training

The 'Total who did study/training' includes those who gave an 'other' response to the amount of time spent on study and training, and those who did not specify the amount of time spent on study and training.

Employment relationship

'Temporary employee' is a prioritised classification. For example, if a respondent said they were a 'casual' and a 'fixed-term' worker they are classified in this table as a 'casual' worker.

'Temporary employee' includes 'permanent' employees who were reclassified as 'temporary' because they said their jobs were seasonal.

The total includes 'seasonal workers not further defined' and 'other' temporary employees not elsewhere classified, in addition to 'not specified' responses.

Frequency of work at non-standard times in last 4 weeks (for those who worked in the last 4 weeks)

Tables 10 and 15 only include those who worked for one hour or more in the last four weeks.

Working at a non-standard time includes any work for one hour or more in the evening, at night, in the early morning, on a Saturday, or on a Sunday.

The totals for those who worked in the evening, at night, in the early morning and in the weekend include those who said they worked at this time but who were unable to provide the frequency of times worked.

The 'Total who worked at a non-standard time' includes those who worked at a non-standard time, where the frequency of non-standard times worked could not be derived.

Highest qualification

'Higher school qualification' includes NCEA Levels 2 and 3, University Entrance, NZ Bursary, Higher School Certificate and NZ Scholarship.

Industry

ANZSIC: Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification 1996, classifying industrial activity of place of employment.

The total includes two extra categories: Mining; and Electricity, gas and water supply, in addition to 'not specified' responses.

Occupation

NZSCO: New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, 1999.

Overtime worked in last 4 weeks

To be counted as working 'paid overtime' a person had to be working additional hours and paid at a higher rate than normal for those hours.

Reasons for doing temporary/seasonal work

Respondents could provide more than one response where applicable. This means the sum of the cells will equal more than the total number of temporary employees.

Seasonal vs. non-seasonal job

'Seasonal' counts all employees who said 'yes' to the seasonal employment question, including those whose employment relationship was classified as 'casual', 'fixed-term', 'temporary agency worker', 'seasonal worker not further defined' or 'other' temporary. Also included are 'permanent' employees who were reclassified as 'temporary' because they said their jobs were seasonal.

Types of difficulties with working at a non-standard time (for those who had difficulties)

Respondents could provide more than one response where applicable. This means the sum of the cells for the types of difficulties with working at a non-standard time will equal more than the total number of people who had difficulties.

These proportions (in Tables 10 and 15) are of the total number of people with difficulties and are therefore not proportions of the weighted number at the bottom of the table.

Type of temporary employee

'Temporary employee' is a prioritised classification. For example, if a respondent said they were a 'casual' and a 'fixed-term' worker they are classified in this table as a 'casual' worker.

'Other temporary employee' includes 'fixed-term workers', 'temporary employment agency workers', 'seasonal workers not further defined', 'other temporary employees' and 'permanent' employees who were reclassified as 'temporary' because they said their jobs were seasonal.

Usual working time

'Standard' is defined as usually working all hours in all jobs between 7am and 7pm, Monday to Friday.

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