Table 5.
Percentage of Women Underemployed by Low Income or Other Reasons by Age and Residence.
| Total |
Metropolitan |
Nonmetropolitan |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Low Income | Other | Ratio | Low Income | Other | Ratio | Low Income | Other | Ratio | ||||||
| 20–29 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 0.9 | 10.8 | 12.9 | 0.8 | 14.4 | 15.8 | 0.9 | ||||||
| 30–39 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 1.1 | ||||||
| 40–49 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 1.1 | ||||||
| 50–54 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 1.4 | ||||||
| 55–59 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 10.4 | 7.8 | 1.3 | ||||||
| 60–64 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 12.0 | 6.4 | 1.9 | ||||||
| 65–69 | 10.9 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 9.7 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 14.4 | 6.1 | 2.4 | ||||||
| 70–74 | 12.2 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 10.3 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 18.4 | 7.1 | 2.6 | ||||||
| 75+ | 12.1 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 12.9 | 8.3 | 1.6 | 8.1 | 14.0 | 0.6 | ||||||
Notes: The denominator includes those who are either adequately employed or underemployed. Those who are not in the labor force are excluded from these calculations.
Source: March Current Population Surveys, 2003–2005.