Bloomberg Businessweek published a chart showing that both higher- and lower-wage workers are more likely than their middle-wage counterparts to spend time working on the weekend. I have expanded on their data to include a comparison of actual hours worked on a weekday or weekend by income group.

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Employed Persons Who
Worked on an Average
Weekday…
Employed Persons Who
Worked on an Average
Saturday, Sunday, and
Holiday…
... by Average
Weekly Earnings
$0 – $520
$521 – $850
$851 – $1,340
$1,341 and higher
Working on the Weekend
Both higher- and lower-wage workers are more likely to spend time
working on weekends and holidays, but…

2. Working more on the Weekend
…lower-wage
workers are
working more
hours on
weekends and
holidays than
their higher-
wage
counterparts.
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Average Hours of Work
per Weekday…
Average Hours of Work
per Saturday, Sunday, or
Holiday…
...by Average
Weekly Earnings
$0 – $520
$521 – $850
$851 – $1,340
$1,341 and higher
Data source: Bureau of
Labor Statistics, American
Time Use Survey
(http://www.bls.gov/new
s.release/atus.t05.htm)