Box Table 1
Female-to-male average hourly wage ratio, select years, 1988 to 2008

Box Table 1
Female-to-male average hourly wage ratio, select years, 1988 to 2008
 Table summary
 This table displays the results of Female-to-male average hourly wage ratio. The information is grouped by Year, Change appearing as row headers and is grouped by Total, Age group, 25 to 29, 30 to 34, 35 to 39, 40 to 44, 45 to 49, 50 to 54 appearing as column headers, calculated using female to male hourly wage ratio, $ 2007 as a unit of measure.
Year Total Age group
25 to 29 30 to 34 35 to 39 40 to 44 45 to 49 50 to 54
Female to male hourly wage ratio, $ 2007
1988 0.757 0.846 0.794 0.768 0.736 0.681 0.645
1993 0.794 0.905 0.886 0.772 0.762 0.700 0.709
1998 0.811 0.901 0.851 0.805 0.808 0.750 0.749
2003 0.825 0.920 0.868 0.843 0.804 0.768 0.771
2008 0.833 0.901 0.858 0.837 0.825 0.784 0.807
Change
1988 to 2008 0.076 0.056 0.064 0.068 0.089 0.103 0.162
Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Market Activity Survey 1988, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics 1993 and Labour Force Survey, 2003 and 2008.
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