Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Employment Status 2000 [PDF]
Year: 1960; Total: 57%; Men: 80%; Women: 36%
Year: 1970; Total: 58%; Men: 77%; Women: 41%
Year: 1980; Total: 62%; Men: 75%; Women: 50%
Year: 1990; Total: 65%; Men: 74%; Women: 57%
Year: 2000; Total: 64%; Men: 71%; Women: 58%
Women
Have Constituted the Majority of College Students Since 1979
Source: U.S.
Census Bureau, Current
Population Survey, 1972-2002 [PDF]
Year: 1972; Women: 43%; Men: 57%
Year: 1977; Women: 48%; Men: 52%
Year: 1979; Women: 52%; Men: 48%
Year: 1982; Women: 53%; Men: 47%
Year: 1987; Women: 53%; Men: 47%
Year: 1992; Women: 56%; Men: 44%
Year: 1997; Women: 55%; Men: 45%
Year: 2002; Women: 56%; Men: 44%
Men
Outnumber Women Early in Life, But Not Later
Source: U.S.
Census Bureau, National
Population Estimates, July 2002
(Population in Millions)
Age: Under 5 years; Women: 9.6; Men: 10.0
Age: 5-to-14 years; Women: 20; Men: 21
Age: 15-to-24 years; Women: 19.8; Men: 21
Age: 25-to-34 years; Women: 19.7; Men: 20.2
Age: 35-to-44 years; Women: 22.6; Men: 22.4
Age: 45-to-54 years; Women: 20.4; Men: 19.7
Age: 55-to-64 years; Women: 13.8; Men: 12.8
Age: 65-to-74 years; Women: 10; Men: 8.3
Age: 75-to-84 years; Women: 7.7; Men: 5.1
Age: 85 years and over; Women: 3.2; Men: 1.4
In
March 2002, More Than Four-Fifths of Women 16 and Over in the Civilian
Labor Force Were Employed in Five Occupational Groups
Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, March
2002 Current Population Survey [PDF]
Occupation: Administrative support, including clerical; Percent female: 22.8
Occupation: Professional speciality; Percent female: 18.8
Occupation: Service workers, except private household; Percent female: 17.0
Occupation: Executive, administrators, and managerial; Percent female: 14.8
Occupation: Sales; Percent female: 12.3
Occupation: Technical and related support; Percent female: 3.9
Occupation: Machine operators, assemblers and inspectors; Percent female: 3.7
Occupation: Precision production, craft and repair; Percent female: 2.0
Occupation: Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers and laborers; Percent female: 1.7
Occupation: Farming, forestry and fishing; Percent female: 1.1
Occupation: Service workers, private household; Percent female: 1.0
Occupation: Transportation and material moving; Percent female: 0.9
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