Table 4. Wage and salary workers who took leave from their main job during an average week: percent of workers taking leave, hours of leave taken, and type of leave used by main reason for taking leave, 2011 annual averages
Table 4. Wage and salary workers who took leave from their main job during an average week: percent of workers taking leave,
hours of leave taken, and type of leave used by main reason for taking leave, 2011 annual averages
Workers who took paid or unpaid leave during an average week
Percent distribution by type of leave
Number Average
Main reason for taking leave (in thou- Percent hours of
sands) leave taken Paid leave Unpaid Paid and
Total only leave only unpaid
leave
Total..................................... 29,653 21.3 15.61 100.0 57.1 40.0 2.9
Own illness or medical care............. 6,502 4.7 13.79 100.0 62.6 34.8 2.7
Illness or medical care of another
family member......................... 1,656 1.2 11.52 100.0 65.0 30.7 4.2
Childcare or eldercare (other than for
illness).............................. 677 0.5 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Vacation................................ 8,758 6.3 21.53 100.0 68.3 28.9 2.7
Errands or personal reasons............. 4,890 3.5 8.79 100.0 47.1 51.3 1.6
Birth or adoption of a child............ 497 .4 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Other................................... 6,673 4.8 14.29 100.0 44.8 51.4 3.8
1 Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.
NOTE: Data refer to wage and salary workers age 15 years and over. Self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated
are classified as wage and salary workers.