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Respondents by Wage and Gender
Wages by gender indicate that 64 percent of
the female respondents reported annual wages of $25,000 or less,
while 67 percent of the males earned $25,000 or more. Only one
percent of the females earned over $75,000, while eight percent
of the males fell into this high wage category. Lower wages for
females appear to be tied to the types of jobs that they hold.
Although the female respondents are represented as well or better
than the males in the managerial and professional occupational
groups, they have a much stronger presence than males in the administrative
support and service occupations. According to 1998 statewide wage
data (obtained through the Occupational Employment Statistics
survey), wages are substantially lower in these two broad occupational
groups. Also, females are underrepresented in all of the production-related
groups where wages tend to be higher.
When gender comparisons are made for respondents
who held just one job, the wage distribution is similar to the
results that were obtained for the group as a whole. However,
when gender comparisons are made for respondents who hold a secondary
job, both genders were clustered in the low wage ranges. For those
respondents who held a secondary job, close to 87 percent of the
females and 73 percent of the males reported annual wages of $10,000
or less. This is due to the fact that most secondary jobs are
part-time and are heavily concentrated in the lower-paying retail
trade and service industries.
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Respondents by Wage and Gender (Percentage) |
| |
Female |
Male |
| $1-$5,000 |
8.9 |
3.6 |
| $5,001-$10,000 |
8.5 |
3.9 |
| $10,001-$15,000 |
13.4 |
5.7 |
| $15,001-$20,000 |
13.7 |
7.7 |
| $20,001-$25,000 |
19.9 |
12.6 |
| $25,001-$35,000 |
17.7 |
19.3 |
| $35,001-$50,000 |
11.4 |
26.8 |
| $50,001-$75,000 |
5.7 |
12.4 |
| $75,001-$100,000 |
1.0 |
7.2 |
| $100,001 and above |
0.0 |
0.8 |
The results for the total group of respondents
show that on average females earned 73 cents to every dollar earned
by their male counterparts.
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