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Many Undergraduates Work Long Hours Balancing Jobs With Studies

August 21, 2011

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Percentage of college students age 16 to 24 who were employed, by hours worked per week, October 2009
	Full-time students		Part-time students
	Worked 20 or more hours	Worked less than 20 hours	Worked 20 or more hours	Worked less than 20 hours

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HOME: ▶ Almanac 2011	SECTIONS: ▶ Finance	▶ The Profession	▶ Student Demographics
	▶ Access and Equity	▶ Technology	▶ International

Percentage of college students age 16 to 24 who were employed, by hours worked per week, October 2009
	Full-time students		Part-time students
	Worked 20 or more hours	Worked less than 20 hours	Worked 20 or more hours	Worked less than 20 hours
All undergraduates	23%	16%	62%	11%
Female	25%	18%	64%	12%
Male	21%	13%	59%	10%
Hispanic	27%	10%	60%	12%
White	24%	19%	63%	13%
Black	20%	9%	64%	n/a
Asian	12%*	9%	n/a	n/a
By type of Institution attended:
Public 2-year	28%	16%	59%	11%
Public 4-year	24%	15%	63%	13%
Private 4-year	13%	20%	80%	n/a
* Large margin of error
Note: The designation “n/a” means no figures were provided because statistical standards were not met. For that reason, no figures were provided for American Indians or Pacific Islanders.
Source: Census Bureau