Table 2. Observed-to-Predicted Earnings Ratios for Minority Women, by Marital Status.
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| White Only | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Chinese | 1.13 *** | 1.05 ∧ | 1.15 *** | 1.15 *** | 1.08 *** ∧ | 1.15 *** |
| Asian Indian | 1.10 | 1.01 | 1.14 *** | 1.14 ** | 1.04 | 1.14 *** |
| Korean | 1.20 ** | 1.02 | 1.21 *** | 1.20 ** | 1.08 | 1.20 *** |
| Japanese | 1.10 *** | 1.06 ** | 1.11 *** | 1.09 *** | 1.07 *** | 1.11 *** |
| Cuban | 1.13 *** | 1.10 *** | 1.16 *** | 1.10 *** | 1.10 *** | 1.12 *** |
| Other, multi-eth Asian | 1.32 *** | 1.03 ∧∧∧ | 1.20 *** | 1.25 *** | 1.06 ∧∧ | 1.20 *** |
| Asian-white | 1.14 *** | 1.06 * | 1.16 *** | 1.13 *** | 1.09 *** | 1.15 *** |
| Black-Asian | 1.20 | .98 | 1.09 | 1.13 | .99 | 1.10 |
| Filipino | 1.25 *** | 1.01 ∧∧∧ | 1.20 *** | 1.20 *** | 1.04 ∧∧∧ | 1.17 *** |
| Other | 1.12 *** | 1.00 ∧∧∧ | 1.11 *** | 1.10 *** | 1.02 ∧∧∧ | 1.09 *** |
| Vietnamese Only | 1.02 | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.01 | 1.09 | 1.08 |
| Black-white | 1.17 *** | .99 ∧∧∧ | 1.13 *** | 1.12 *** | 1.00 ∧∧ | 1.10 *** |
| Native Am.-white | 1.03 * | 1.00 | 1.04 *** | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.02 * |
| Other Hispanic | 1.13 *** | 1.01 ∧∧∧ | 1.10 *** | 1.08 *** | 1.03 ** ∧∧ | 1.08 *** |
| Puerto Rican | 1.23 *** | 1.04 ** ∧∧∧ | 1.17 *** | 1.14 *** | 1.04 ** ∧∧∧ | 1.12 *** |
| Mexican | 1.14 *** | 1.01 ∧∧∧ | 1.11 *** | 1.09 *** | 1.02 ∧∧∧ | 1.08 *** |
| Black | 1.25 *** | 1.05 *** ∧∧∧ | 1.19 *** | 1.17 *** | 1.05 *** ∧∧∧ | 1.14 *** |
| Native American | 1.16 *** | 1.00 ∧∧∧ | 1.12 *** | 1.09 *** | 1.01 ∧∧∧ | 1.08 *** |
Notes: Sample includes full-time, full-year workers between the ages of 25-55 who were born in the U.S.
Control variables are: Education, potential work experience, potential work experience squared, hours worked per week (above 35), self-employment, and region.
Race-sex interaction statistically significant at the .1 level.
Race-sex interaction statistically significant at the .05 level.
Race-sex interaction statistically significant at the .01 level.
Statistically different from married at the .1 level
Statistically different from married at the .05 level
Statistically different from married at the .01 level