Figure 23
Employed contingent workers by their preference for contingent or noncontingent work arrangements, February 1995
(Percent distribution)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

					 Est.    Est.    Est.
Preference                           	  1       2       3

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)   	2,739   3,422   6,034
Percent                              	  100     100     100
Prefer noncontingent arrangement      	 64.1    61.2    55.8
Prefer contingent arrangement         	 29.8    32.6    30.5
It depends                             	  2.4     2.5     3.1
Not available                         	  3.6     3.7    10.7