Table 23
The gender log wage gap in 2008, full-time workers aged 25 to 54

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The gender log wage gap in 2008, full-time workers aged 25 to 54
Table summary
This table displays selected results from a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition of the gender log wage gap in 2008 for full-time workers aged 25 to 54. The row headers identify the type of industry and occupation codes used, that is, whether those of Baker and Drolet (2010) or detailed industry and occupation codes are used. The column headers describe the log wage gap, the explained components and their sum, as well as the unexplained component.
  Log wage gap Explained component Contribution of differences in Unexplained component
Education Occupation Industry
  number
Baker and Drolet (2010, Table 5) 0.166 0.026 -0.009 -0.023 0.065 0.141
Detailed industry and occupation codes 0.166 0.062 -0.007 0.029 0.045 0.105
Note(s):
The explained and unexplained components do not sum to the log wage gap as a result of rounding
Source(s):
Baker, M., and M. Drolet, 2010, Table 5; Statistics Canada, authors' calculations based on the 2008 Labour Force Survey.
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