Table 2. OLS regression results for hourly wage (ln), 1994-1996

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau
Internet Release date:  July 15, 1999

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                                                  Parameter estimates
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Variable                            (1)            (2)            (3)            (4)
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Intercept (White man)             2.674 ***      2.421 ***      2.420 ***       .891 ***
       Married                        -           .338 ***       .329 ***       .227 ***
       Formerly married               -           .137 ***       .132 ***       .096 ***
       Cohabiting                     -           .094 ***       .091 ***       .110 ***
White woman                       -.298 ***      -.010          -.003          -.198 ***
       Married                        -          -.029 ***       .002           .008
       Formerly married               -          -.073 ***      -.045 ***      -.003
       Cohabiting                     -          -.062 **       -.039 +         .047 *
Black man                         -.289 ***      -.209 ***      -.211 ***      -.003
       Married                        -           .299 ***       .290 ***       .176 ***
       Formerly married               -           .114 ***       .110 ***       .038 +
       Cohabiting                     -           .112 **        .108 *         .099 *
Black woman                       -.441 ***      -.284 ***      -.254 ***      -.300 ***
       Married                        -           .174 ***       .191 ***       .129 ***
       Formerly married               -           .081 ***       .094 ***       .074 ***
       Cohabiting                     -           .111 *         .126 ***       .176 ***
Hispanic man                      -.406 ***      -.309 ***      -.309 ***       .171 ***
       Married                        -           .206 ***       .201 ***       .155 ***
       Formerly married               -           .219 ***       .214 ***       .106 ***
       Cohabiting                     -           .097 +         .101 *         .084 +
Hispanic woman                    -.564 ***      -.331 ***      -.306 ***       .086 *
       Married                        -           .036           .059 *         .064 **
       Formerly married               -          -.009           .010           .009
       Cohabiting                     -          -.059          -.049           .004
Man children under 5 only             -              -          -.047 ***       .039 ***
Woman children under 5 only           -              -           .043 ***       .055 ***
Man children under 5 and 5-17         -              -          -.014 +         .061 ***
Woman children under 5 and 5-17       -              -          -.096 ***      -.042 ***
Man children 5-17 only                -              -           .045 ***       .047 ***
Woman children 5-17 only              -              -          -.085 ***      -.067 ***
White man's education                 -              -              -           .097 ***
White woman's education               -              -              -           .110 ***
Black man's education                 -              -              -           .088 ***
Black woman's education               -              -              -           .108 ***
Hispanic man's education              -              -              -           .073 ***
Hispanic woman's education            -              -              -           .079 ***
Man's potential experience            -              -              -           .030 ***
Woman's potential experience          -              -              -           .027 ***
Man's potential experience^2          -              -              -         -.0004 ***
Woman's potential experience^2        -              -              -         -.0005 ***
Logged hours usually worked           -              -              -          -.093 ***
Metro area                            -              -              -           .189 ***
West region                           -              -              -           .053 ***
Norteast region                       -              -              -           .095 ***
North Central region                  -              -              -           .030 ***
Work-limiting disability              -              -              -          -.184 ***
Adj R-square                       .075           .098           .101           .268
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N = 138,499. + p<.10; * p<.05; ** p<.01; ***p<.001.
Excluded categories: White man, Never married, No children under 18, South region.