Employment of Adults in Household (5.7)
Client respondents provided information on their households’ current employment status. Tables 5.7.1 and 5.7.2 present the findings regarding all adults in the households. 1
Table
5.7.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF ADULTS IN HOUSEHOLD
|
Pantry |
Kitchen |
Shelter |
All |
Percentage of employed adults among all adults in client households |
27.9% |
28.7% |
23.3% |
27.8% |
SAMPLE SIZE (N) |
65,773 |
14,882 |
4,647 |
85,302 |
Percentage of employed adults among adults younger than age 65 in client household |
34.1% |
32.8% |
24.5% |
33.3% |
SAMPLE SIZE (N) |
54,086 |
12,319 |
4,507 |
70,912 |
Percentage of client households with one or more adults employed |
37.3% |
35.1% |
24.3% |
36.0% |
SAMPLE SIZE (N) |
37,986 |
10,667 |
4,225 |
52,878 |
Source:
This table was constructed based on all responses to Question 6 of the client survey.
Notes:
The percentages in this table, unlike those in most other tables, were calculated without leaving out item nonresponses. Because this table was constructed combining responses to several questions, excluding item nonresponses could have caused confusion.
For all adults in the household, missing, don’t know, and refusal responses combined are 0.6% for pantry clients, 0.8% for kitchen clients, 1.3% for shelter clients, and 0.6% for all clients.
For adults younger than age 65 in the household, missing, don’t know, and refusal responses combined are 0.7% for pantry clients, 0.9% for kitchen clients, 1.3% for shelter clients, and 0.7% for all clients.
For client households, missing, don’t know, and refusal responses combined are 0.1% for pantry clients, 0.1% for kitchen clients, 0.3% for shelter clients, and 0.1% for all clients.
Among all adults in client households, 27.8% are employed. When we consider adults younger than age 65, 33.3% are currently working. At the household level, 35.9% have one or more adults employed. Results by program type show:
1 Data are available for at most 10 members of the household. See Technical Appendix volume for details.
· 37.3% of the pantry client households have one or more adults currently employed.
· 35.1% of the kitchen client households have one or more adults currently employed.
· 24.3% of the shelter client households have one or more adults currently employed.
