Table 1. Earnings and Relative Earnings by Race and Sex.
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| White Only | 40,600 | 28,700 | .71 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Chinese | 54,600 | 44,100 | .81 | 1.34 | 1.54 | 1.15 *** | 1.15 *** |
| Asian Indian | 47,700 | 38,300 | .80 | 1.17 | 1.34 | 1.14 *** | 1.14 *** |
| Korean | 46,300 | 39,700 | .86 | 1.14 | 1.38 | 1.21 *** | 1.20 *** |
| Japanese | 48,600 | 38,300 | .79 | 1.20 | 1.33 | 1.11 *** | 1.11 *** |
| Cuban | 39,400 | 32,200 | .82 | .97 | 1.12 | 1.16 *** | 1.12 *** |
| Other, multi-eth Asian | 39,500 | 33,400 | .85 | .97 | 1.17 | 1.20 *** | 1.20 *** |
| Asian-white | 39,800 | 32,600 | .82 | .98 | 1.13 | 1.16 *** | 1.15 *** |
| Black-Asian | 38,900 | 29,900 | .77 | .96 | 1.04 | 1.09 | 1.10 |
| Filipino | 37,900 | 32,000 | .84 | .93 | 1.12 | 1.20 *** | 1.17 *** |
| Other | 35,100 | 27,700 | .79 | .86 | .96 | 1.11 *** | 1.09 *** |
| Vietnamese Only | 35,300 | 27,300 | .77 | .87 | .95 | 1.09 | 1.08 |
| Black-white | 34,800 | 27,700 | .80 | .86 | .97 | 1.13 *** | 1.10 *** |
| Native Am.-white | 33,300 | 24,500 | .74 | .82 | .86 | 1.04 *** | 1.02 * |
| Other Hispanic | 31,900 | 24,900 | .78 | .79 | .87 | 1.10 *** | 1.08 *** |
| Puerto Rican | 32,000 | 26,500 | .83 | .79 | .92 | 1.17 *** | 1.12 *** |
| Mexican | 31,600 | 24,700 | .78 | .78 | .86 | 1.11 *** | 1.08 *** |
| Black | 30,000 | 25,200 | .84 | .74 | .88 | 1.19 *** | 1.14 *** |
| Native American | 29,400 | 23,300 | .79 | .72 | .81 | 1.12 *** | 1.08 *** |
Geometric mean of annual earnings
Given by exp(dk) = exp[(Y11- Y12) − (Yk1- Yk2)]
Notes: Sample includes full-time, full-year workers between the ages of 25-55 who were born in the U.S.
Statistical significance refers to the significance of the race-gender interaction
Control variables are: Education, potential work experience, potential work experience squared, hours worked per week (above 35), self-employment, and region.
p < .1
p < .05
p < .01