TABLE A4.
Descriptives of Panel Data Used to Model Union Attachment
| CPS-MORG Minipanels Union Attachment Model |
||
|---|---|---|
| Women (1) |
Men (2) |
|
| Percentage African-American | 8.8 | 6.6 |
| Percentage union | 6.2 | 12.9 |
| African-American | 10.1 | 16.6 |
| White | 5.4 | 13.1 |
| Selected demographic controls: | ||
| Average potential experience (in years) | 19.3 | 19.0 |
| Percentage less than high school | 10.6 | 14.1 |
| Percentage high school diploma or equivalent | 32.2 | 32.1 |
| Percentage some college | 32.5 | 27.1 |
| Percentage BA or higher | 24.8 | 26.7 |
| Percentage married | 60.9 | 68.1 |
| Selected labor market position controls: | ||
| Weekly hours worked | 36.4 | 42.3 |
| African-American | 37.5 | 40.8 |
| White | 36.2 | 42.7 |
| Percentage manufacturing industry | 13.9 | 26.7 |
| African-American | 15.6 | 27.6 |
| White | 13.0 | 27.3 |
| Percentage transportation industry | 2.2 | 5.9 |
| Percentage professionals/managers | 30.8 | 27.9 |
| African-American | 21.0 | 16.8 |
| White | 33.6 | 31.3 |
| Percentage production/craft/repair occupations | 10.4 | 42.5 |
| Percentage Southern | 32.4 | 33.0 |
| Years of sample used | 1983–2007 | 1983–2007 |
| N | 237,471 | 263,320 |
Note.—Weighted means are presented. Descriptives for all covariates used in the models but not shown here are available on request.