TABLE 1—
Descriptive Statistics for Direct Care Workers: United States, IPUMS CPS, 2010–2020
| Nonunionized | Unionized | |
| Weekly earnings, $ | 682.36 | 754.24 |
| Observations | 14 843 | 1 449 |
| Population size | 148 436 955 | 16 622 839 |
| Demographic variables | ||
| Age, y, mean | 41.7 | 44.3 |
| Gender, % | ||
| Male | 13.9 | 18.3 |
| Female | 86.1 | 81.7 |
| Race/ethnicity, % | ||
| White | 50.3 | 41.4 |
| Black | 21.6 | 25.6 |
| Hispanic | 20.3 | 21.9 |
| Asian or another race | 7.8 | 11.1 |
| Born in the United States, % | 79.0 | 71.0 |
| Education, % | ||
| High-school degree or less | 38.4 | 38.2 |
| Some college | 26.0 | 26.1 |
| Associate degree | 20.7 | 18.9 |
| 4-year college degree or higher | 14.9 | 16.9 |
| Region, % | ||
| Northeast | 16.8 | 32.3 |
| Midwest | 19.7 | 16.6 |
| South | 37.2 | 9.4 |
| West | 26.2 | 41.8 |
Note. IPUMS CPS = Integrated Public Use Microdata Series Current Population Survey. “Unionized” indicates both workers who belong to a union and those who are covered by a union contract.