Table 5.
Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition of hourly wage rate differences between males and females stratified by occupationa
| |
Manager (n = 1,128) |
Professional/technical (n = 6,151) |
Clerical/service (n = 2,324) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coeff. | Robust SE | 95% CI | Coeff. | Robust SE | 95% CI | Coeff. | Robust SE | 95% CI | ||||
|
overall |
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|
| group_1 (males) |
32.576 |
0.553 |
31.509 |
33.679 |
29.208 |
0.263 |
28.697 |
29.728 |
19.416 |
0.258 |
18.917 |
19.929 |
| group_2 (females) |
25.958 |
0.367 |
25.250 |
26.687 |
22.782 |
0.114 |
22.559 |
23.006 |
17.020 |
0.126 |
16.776 |
17.268 |
| difference |
1.255 |
0.028 |
1.202 |
1.310 |
1.282 |
0.013 |
1.256 |
1.308 |
1.141 |
0.017 |
1.107 |
1.175 |
| explained |
1.084 |
0.017 |
1.052 |
1.117 |
1.074 |
0.006 |
1.062 |
1.085 |
1.043 |
0.008 |
1.027 |
1.060 |
| unexplained | 1.158 | 0.021 | 1.117 | 1.200 | 1.194 | 0.012 | 1.172 | 1.217 | 1.093 | 0.015 | 1.065 | 1.123 |
aResults retransformed to the original scale. For ease of interpretation, gender codes are reversed: male = 0; female = 1. CI, confidence interval; Coeff., coefficient; SE, standard error.
Source: Work Outcomes Research Cost-benefit Survey 2005/06.