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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Labor Econ. 2022 May 20;40(3):613–667. doi: 10.1086/717730

Appendix Table B2B:

Varying the Percentile, Men, Effects on Discrimination Against Older Applicants

Middle-Janitor Middle-Sales Middle-Security Old-Janitor Old-Sales Old-Security
Percentile Median 95th Max Median 95th Max Median 95th Max Median 95th Max Median 95th Max Median 95th Max

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18)

Health stereotypes

Attractive (+) −0.018 0.017 0.004 0.002 −0.017 −0.020 −0.010 0.019 −0.015 −0.097 * 0.018 0.019 −0.022 −0.026 0.005 0.005 −0.029 −0.028
(0.026) (0.022) (0.019) (0.020) (0.017) (0.015) (0.018) (0.012) (0.013) (0.044) (0.034) (0.033) (0.018) (0.014) (0.013) (0.026) (0.020) (0.017)
Hearing (+) 0.021 −0.007 −0.028 * 0.011 −0.010 −0.011 0.015 0.020 * 0.012 0.030 −0.010 −0.013 −0.008 0.000 0.006 0.002 0.012 0.015
(0.019) (0.016) (0.012) (0.017) (0.010) (0.008) (0.013) (0.010) (0.007) (0.029) (0.023) (0.019) (0.014) (0.009) (0.009) (0.020) (0.014) (0.014)
Memory (+) −0.028 −0.019 0.007 0.002 0.030 * 0.017 −0.022 0.012 0.005 −0.057 0.006 0.001 −0.009 0.006 0.021 * −0.019 0.006 0.019
(0.024) (0.019) (0.015) (0.015) (0.012) (0.011) (0.013) (0.010) (0.010) (0.032) (0.028) (0.027) (0.014) (0.013) (0.010) (0.019) (0.017) (0.014)
Physical Ability (+) 0.026 0.038 * 0.029 0.004 0.032 * 0.000 −0.003 0.022 0.003 0.054 0.002 −0.021 0.040 * 0.026 0.013 −0.008 −0.002 −0.021
(0.021) (0.018) (0.018) (0.017) (0.015) (0.012) (0.013) (0.012) (0.011) (0.034) (0.027) (0.028) (0.016) (0.015) (0.011) (0.016) (0.015) (0.014)

Personality stereotypes

Adaptable (+) 0.049 −0.000 −0.003 −0.011 0.032 0.020 0.000 −0.021 −0.006 0.113 ** −0.001 −0.031 0.000 0.031 * 0.005 0.005 0.015 0.035
(0.027) (0.020) (0.020) (0.021) (0.020) (0.015) (0.017) (0.011) (0.013) (0.039) (0.037) (0.035) (0.018) (0.016) (0.014) (0.026) (0.018) (0.020)
Careful (−) −0.032 −0.042 * −0.025 −0.020 −0.035 * −0.007 0.023 −0.016 −0.009 −0.022 −0.014 0.017 −0.007 −0.031 * −0.011 0.050 * −0.001 −0.014
(0.025) (0.020) (0.016) (0.019) (0.015) (0.014) (0.016) (0.013) (0.013) (0.036) (0.029) (0.027) (0.019) (0.015) (0.013) (0.025) (0.018) (0.016)
Creative (+) −0.032 0.015 −0.026 −0.042 −0.018 −0.009 −0.008 −0.026 * −0.020 −0.033 0.035 −0.040 −0.021 −0.008 −0.007 −0.044 0.011 −0.010
(0.027) (0.023) (0.019) (0.023) (0.016) (0.013) (0.018) (0.013) (0.014) (0.048) (0.036) (0.029) (0.021) (0.014) (0.009) (0.026) (0.023) (0.020)
Dependable (−) 0.004 0.020 0.012 0.017 0.011 0.018 −0.004 0.004 0.000 0.004 0.016 −0.003 −0.003 −0.001 0.006 −0.011 0.006 0.017
(0.024) (0.016) (0.013) (0.017) (0.015) (0.013) (0.015) (0.009) (0.009) (0.031) (0.024) (0.023) (0.018) (0.014) (0.011) (0.021) (0.014) (0.014)
Personality (+/−) 0.039 0.019 0.026 0.025 0.021 0.009 −0.003 −0.014 −0.021 0.071 0.035 0.055 0.020 −0.002 −0.008 0.034 −0.014 −0.032
(0.026) (0.017) (0.018) (0.017) (0.014) (0.009) (0.006) (0.006) (0.006) (0.040) (0.033) (0.029) (0.017) (0.012) (0.009) (0.026) (0.020) (0.019)

Skills stereotypes

Ability to Learn (+) −0.008 0.004 −0.013 0.006 −0.045 * −0.015 −0.000 −0.009 0.008 −0.027 0.027 0.006 −0.009 −0.022 −0.017 −0.031 −0.001 0.012
(0.025) (0.025) (0.019) (0.023) (0.018) (0.014) (0.019) (0.015) (0.014) (0.037) (0.036) (0.030) (0.019) (0.017) (0.013) (0.028) (0.023) (0.019)
Comm Skills (+/−) −0.028 0.002 0.048 * −0.019 0.003 −0.001 −0.013 0.010 0.012 −0.009 −0.068 0.033 −0.007 0.015 0.016 −0.040 0.004 0.019
(0.031) (0.033) (0.022) (0.022) (0.020) (0.013) (0.022) (0.015) (0.014) (0.053) (0.053) (0.040) (0.018) (0.019) (0.013) (0.029) (0.027) (0.021)
Experienced (−) 0.039 0.033 ** 0.020 * −0.006 0.014 0.013 −0.002 −0.012 −0.009 0.015 0.042 * 0.036 * −0.020 −0.007 −0.012 0.009 0.003 0.011
(0.020) (0.012) (0.009) (0.018) (0.010) (0.009) (0.015) (0.008) (0.010) (0.032) (0.019) (0.015) (0.015) (0.008) (0.009) (0.020) (0.011) (0.010)
Productive (+/−) −0.037 −0.049 * −0.023 0.021 −0.022 −0.019 −0.005 0.014 0.033 * −0.036 −0.036 0.009 0.011 −0.002 0.000 −0.002 0.005 −0.001
(0.029) (0.021) (0.017) (0.022) (0.016) (0.015) (0.019) (0.013) (0.013) (0.040) (0.037) (0.033) (0.019) (0.012) (0.013) (0.028) (0.020) (0.021)
Technology (+) 0.022 0.011 −0.026 0.026 0.004 0.002 0.030 0.021 * 0.002 −0.001 0.034 0.000 0.014 −0.009 −0.012 0.037 −0.007 −0.028
(0.024) (0.014) (0.017) (0.016) (0.012) (0.011) (0.016) (0.009) (0.012) (0.037) (0.026) (0.027) (0.015) (0.013) (0.011) (0.021) (0.016) (0.019)

N 311 311 311 1,612 1,612 1,612 954 954 956 318 318 318 1,680 1,680 1,680 932 932 932

Note: See notes to Table 4 and Appendix Table B2A.

*

indicates that the estimate is statistically significant at the 5% level.

**

indicates that the estimate is statistically significant at the 1% level.