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Contents
Introduction 1
Background 1
Impact on overall weeks worked (WKWN) distribution 4
Impact on weeks worked recode (WKWR) distribution 5
Impact on work experience (WKEXP) in the past 12 months 7
Impact on year-round and less than year-round workers in the past 12 months by state 7
Impact on 1 to 13 weeks worked in the past 12 months by state 7
Summary 8
Conclusion 8
Table 1. Total number of affected 2021 ACS cases, by imputation status 10
Table 2. Demographic breakdown for persons impacted and unimpacted by the weeks worked error 11
Table 3. Percentage of people by industry and occupation: selected industries and occupations with a 1 percentage point or greater difference between impacted... 13
Table 4. National weeks worked (WKWR) distribution among the population ages 16 and over who worked in the past 12 months 14
Table 5. National weeks worked (WKWR) distribution among the population who worked in the past 12 months by age category 15
Table 6. National weeks worked (WKWR) distribution among the population ages 16 and over who worked in the past 12 months by sex 16
Table 7. National weeks worked (WKWR) distribution among the population ages 16 and over who worked in the past 12 months by race 17
Table 8. National weeks worked (WKWR) distribution among the population ages 16 and over who worked in the past 12 months by Hispanic origin 19
Table 9. National weeks worked (WKWR) distribution among the population ages 16 and over who worked in the past 12 months by educational attainment 20
Table 10. National work experience (WKEXP) distribution among the population ages 16 and over 21
Table 11. National work experience (WKEXP) distribution among the population ages 16 and over who worked in the past 12 months 21
Table 12. Year-round work experience percent among the population ages 16 and over who worked in the past 12 months by state and the District of Columbia 22
Table 13. Less than year-round work experience percent among the population ages 16 and over who worked in the past 12 months by state and the District of Columbia 24
Table 14. Worked 1 to 13 weeks in the past 12 months distribution percent among the population ages 16 and over by state and the District of Columbia 26
Figure 1. Select Items from the 2021 ACS paper questionnaire 2
Figure 2. Examples of weeks worked processing error for paper questionnaires where respondent did not select working all 52 weeks in previous 12 months 3