whywkhme
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Question Is it usually because you want to, you have to in order to keep up with your job, or for some other reason?
Values
[1]worker wants to work at home[2]worker has to work at home to keep up with job[3]worker is operating home-based business[4]other combinations and other reasons[NA(d)]don't know[NA(i)]iap[NA(j)]I don't have a job[NA(m)]dk, na, iap[NA(n)]no answer[NA(p)]not imputable[NA(r)]refused[NA(s)]skipped on web[NA(u)]uncodeable[NA(x)]not available in this release[NA(y)]not available in this year[NA(z)]see codebook
Overview
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Counts by year:
| year | iap | worker wants to work at home | worker has to work at home to keep up with job | worker is operating home-based business | no answer | don't know | other combinations and other reasons | skipped on web | not available in this year | Total |
| 2002 | 2077 | 254 | 224 | 197 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 2765 |
| 2006 | 3803 | 257 | 225 | 213 | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | 4510 |
| 2010 | 1531 | 160 | 189 | 60 | 27 | 3 | 74 | - | - | 2044 |
| 2014 | 2033 | 142 | 203 | 84 | 7 | - | 69 | - | - | 2538 |
| 2018 | 900 | 171 | 200 | 76 | 896 | 3 | 102 | - | - | 2348 |
| 2022 | 2641 | 476 | 160 | 106 | 3 | 8 | 130 | 20 | - | 3544 |
| Total | 12985 | 1460 | 1201 | 736 | 957 | 15 | 375 | 20 | 0 | 17749 |