Hours Employed
Respondents who indicated they were employed before receiving benefits and respondents who were employed after receiving benefits were asked about the number of hours they worked per week. A larger proportion of respondents reported they worked full time before receiving benefits than those respondents who were employed after receiving benefits. Table 11 displays specific responses.
Table 11: About how many hours a week did you work at your last job before you started collecting Social Security benefits or Adult Public Assistance?
|
|
Before
|
After
|
|
Part-time, less than 20 hours per week |
23 (16%) |
12 (36%) |
|
Half-time, 20 to 29 hours per week |
17 (12%) |
6 (18%) |
|
Full-time, 30 or more hours per week |
100 (71%) |
15 (46%) |
|
Total |
140 (100%) |
33 (100%) |
