TABLE A5.
Covariates Used in Constructing the Unionization, Union Attachment, and Union Wage Estimates (Tables 2 and 3)
| Table 2: Cross-Sectional Estimates | Table 2: Panel Estimates | Table 3: Cross-Sectional Estimates | Table 3: Panel Estimates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race: white (reference), black, Hispanic, other | Race: white (reference), black, Hispanic, other | All table 2 cross-sectional estimates controls, plus race × union interaction terms | All table 2 panel estimates controls, with the following exceptions: |
| Experience and experience2 (continuous) | Experience and experience2 (continuous) | No race main effects | |
| Marital status: not married (reference), married | Marital status: not married (reference), married | Race × union interaction terms | |
| Education: < high school (reference), high school, some college, BA or higher | Education: < high school (reference), high school, some college, BA or higher | ||
| Employment status: hours worked per week | Employment status: hours worked per week | ||
| Occupation: professional/managerial (reference), production/craft/repair, service, farm/forestry/fishery occupations | Occupation: professional/managerial (reference), production/craft/repair, service, farm/forestry/fishery occupations | ||
| Industry: Agriculture/forestry/fisheries (reference), mining, construction, manufacturing durables, manufacturing nondurables, transportation, communications, utilities/sanitary services, wholesale trade, retail, finance/insurance/real estate, business repair services, recreation/entertainment services, professional services, unclassified | Industry: Agriculture/forestry/fisheries (reference), mining, construction, manufacturing durables, manufacturing nondurables, transportation, communications, utilities/sanitary services, wholesale trade, retail, finance/insurance/real estate, business repair services, recreation/entertainment services, professional services, unclassified | ||
| Residence: metropolitan (reference), nonmetropolitan, missing | Residence: nonmetropolitan (reference), metropolitan, missing | ||
| Year fixed effects: 1973 (reference), dummies for 1974–2007, excluding 1980, 1982, 1994 | Year fixed effects: 1983 (reference), dummies for 1984–2007, excluding 1984–85, 1993–95 | ||
| State-group fixed effects: Mass. (reference), dummies for 22 other states and state-groups | Region: Northeast (reference), dummies for Midwest, South, and West |