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“When considering workers of all ages, by far the largest proportion (80 percent) are wage and salaried employees who “work for someone else.” However, a substantial proportion of workers (20 percent) are either independent self-employed workers (14 percent) or small business owners (6 percent).” (p.2)
Center on Aging & Work / Workplace Flexibility. (2005, November).Context matters: Insights about older workers from the National study of the changing workforce. (Research Highlights No. 01).Chestnut Hill, MA: Bond, T. J., Galinsky, M. E., Pitt-Catsouphes, M., & Smyer, A. M. Retrieved July 31, 2006, from http://agingandwork.bc.edu/template_highlights
“This report is the first in a series of Research Highlights published by the Center on Aging & Work/Workplace Flexibility in collaboration with the Families and Work Institute that present the findings of in-depth analyses of the Families and Work Institute’s 2002 National Study of the Changing Workforce (NSCW). This first issue compares the personal characteristics, employment experiences, and attitudes of workers, 50 or more years old, who are wage and salaried employees, independent self-employed workers, and small business owners…The National Study of the Changing Workforce (NSCW) is conducted every five years. It surveys large samples of the U.S. workforce to collect information about both the work and personal lives of U.S. workers.”
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