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9.12 Employed persons, by sex and working hours per week.¹ Per cent

Year	Total			Males			Females
	Short parttime2	Long parttime3	Fulltime4	Short part-time	Long part-time	Full-time	Short part-time	Long part-time	Full-time
1972	9.8	12.4	77.8	3.0	5.4	91.6	21.6	24.6	53.8
1973	10.1	12.8	77.1	3.0	5.6	91.5	22.4	25.3	52.3
1974	9.8	13.2	76.9	2.8	5.7	91.5	21.8	26.2	52.0
1975	10.1	13.4	76.6	3.1	5.6	91.3	21.5	26.1	52.4
1976	11.1	15.0	74.0	3.7	6.6	89.7	22.6	28.1	49.3
1977	11.6	15.7	72.8	3.9	6.9	89.2	23.3	29.1	47.6
1978	11.5	14.9	73.5	3.7	6.1	90.2	23.3	28.3	48.4
1979	11.7	15.6	72.7	4.0	6.6	89.4	22.9	28.7	48.4
1980	11.5	15.5	72.9	3.9	5.9	90.2	22.7	29.8	47.5
1981	12.5	15.8	71.6	4.1	6.6	89.3	24.8	29.3	45.9
1982	12.3	16.6	71.2	4.1	6.9	88.9	23.9	30.4	45.7
1983	13.1	16.5	70.4	4.6	7.0	88.4	25.0	29.9	45.2
1984	12.8	16.4	70.9	4.5	6.9	88.5	24.1	29.4	46.4
1985	12.5	15.9	71.6	4.6	6.0	89.4	23.2	29.4	47.4
1986	12.8	15.6	71.6	4.8	5.6	89.6	23.2	28.9	47.9
1987	13.2	15.1	71.7	5.5	5.7	88.8	23.3	27.5	49.3
1988	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
1989	13.0	13.4	73.6	4.5	3.9	91.6	23.7	25.2	51.1
1990	13.4	13.2	73.4	5.0	3.8	91.2	23.5	24.6	51.8
1991	13.5	13.2	73.3	5.1	4.0	90.8	23.4	24.2	52.4

1	The figures for 1989 and onwards are not quite comparable to previous years. Up to 1988 the figures are based on actual working hours, while from 1989 and onwards they are based on stipulated working hours. By using stipulated working hours instead of actual working hours, the proportion of full-time workers increases by about 2 per cent for both males and females, total.
2	1-19 hours per week.
3	For 1972-1987, 20-34 hours per week, in recent years 20-36 hours with exception of persons with 30-36 working hours who classify themselves as full-time workers.
4	For 1972-1987, 35 hours or more, in recent years 37 hours or more included persons with 30-36 hours classified as full-time work.
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