Table 9.13 Actual working hours per week, by sex and status. Hours per week

9.13 Actual working hours per week, by sex and status. Hours per week
Year	Total				Males				Females

Year	Total	Salaried employees and wage earners	Selfemployed	Family workers	Total	Salaried employees and wage earners	Selfemployed	Family workers	Total	Salaried employees and wage earners	Selfemployed	Family workers

1972	39.6	39.0	46.7	32.0	44.1	43.1	49.1	40.8	31.8	31.8	34.1	30.3
1973	39.1	38.2	47.1	33.3	43.7	42.5	49.6	42.4	31.2	31.1	32.5	31.0
1974	38.8	37.9	47.0	32.6	43.5	42.4	49.0	42.7	30.8	30.8	32.5	30.5
1975	38.8	37.7	47.6	34.5	43.6	42.3	50.0	44.8	30.9	30.7	32.9	31.4
1976	37.5	36.5	46.2	34.8	42.2	41.0	49.0	41.5	30.0	29.6	32.3	33.0
1977	36.9	35.9	45.8	34.1	41.7	40.6	48.6	40.5	29.4	29.1	30.8	32.4
1978	36.8	35.8	45.5	33.7	41.6	40.5	48.6	39.0	29.4	29.2	31.3	32.0
1979	36.5	35.5	45.0	33.5	41.2	40.2	47.6	40.5	29.4	29.2	32.5	31.7
1980	36.2	35.4	44.7	31.3	41.1	40.2	47.4	34.5	29.2	29.0	31.9	30.2
1981	35.9	35.0	45.3	30.5	41.0	40.0	48.1	34.6	28.6	28.4	31.8	29.0
1982	35.9	35.1	44.6	29.6	41.1	40.0	47.7	35.1	28.7	28.7	30.7	27.2
1983	35.6	34.9	43.8	29.9	40.8	40.0	46.4	33.8	28.5	28.4	32.0	28.2
1984	35.9	35.0	44.5	30.7	41.0	40.1	47.2	33.3	28.9	28.7	32.2	29.6
1985	36.2	35.4	44.8	30.8	41.5	40.6	47.4	31.8	29.3	29.1	32.8	30.4
1986	36.4	35.8	45.5	26.3	41.9	41.2	48.3	27.8	29.3	29.4	33.3	25.7
1987	35.9	35.2	45.3	25.3	41.0	40.1	48.1	27.6	29.3	29.3	34.0	24.1
1988¹	36.5	35.8	45.5	27.3	41.6	40.7	48.6	29.1	30.1	30.0	35.3	26.4
1989	36.4	35.7	45.2	26.1	41.2	40.4	47.7	26.6	30.2	30.1	36.1	25.9
1990	36.0	35.3	44.8	25.9	40.6	39.7	47.7	27.1	30.1	30.0	35.3	25.4
1991	35.7	35.0	44.2	26.5	40.3	39.4	47.4	26.8	30.0	29.8	33.7	26.3

¹	Because of changes in the questionnaire, there is a break in the timeseries between 1987 and 1988, see http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/00/histstat/kap09.html
Source: NOS Labour Market Statistics.
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