Demographics
60 percent of federal agencies had “fully integrated telework into emergency planning” in 2007, compared to 42 percent in 2006 and 35 percent in 2005.
About 7 percent of American workers in mid- to large-size corporations now do some form of telecommuting (New York Times, 2009)
76 percent of private-sector employers provide technical support for remote workers — up 27 percentage points over 2007. (CDW 2008 Telework Report)
Approximately 22% of Teleworkers are employed by companies with more than 1000 employees. (IDC/LINKFLASH)
20% of Teleworkers are supervised from out-of-state. (ITAC, 2000)
More than 65% of Teleworkers are employed by companies with fewer than 100 employees. (IDC/LINKFLASH)
65% of home Teleworkers are males versus 44% of non-Teleworkers. (ITAC, 2000)
45% of Teleworkers have a separate home office space. (ITAC, 1999)
67% of Teleworkers are married or from couple households. (ITAC, 1999)
The average age of Teleworkers are: 17%, 18-29 Yrs; 60%, 30-49 Yrs; 22%, 50-64 Yrs. (ITAC, 1999)
Home Teleworkers have on average 1 PC for work and 1 PC for non-work purpose. Non-Teleworkers average 0.8 PCs for work and 0.5 PCs for non-work. (ITAC, 2000)
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