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Table Ba4426-4430 - Summary measures of wage inequality: 1939-1989
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Ba4426
Ba4427
Ba4428
Ba4429
Ba4430
Difference between 90th and 10th percentiles, log of weekly wage
Standard deviation, log of the hourly wage, males, age 18-64
Variance, log of annual wage and salary income
Males, age 18-64
Males, age 18-64
Males, age 16 and older
Females, age 16 and older
Row
Year
Number
Number
Number
Number
Number
1
1939
1.447
----
----
----
----
2
1949
1.181
----
----
----
----
3
1959
1.250
1.050
0.450
----
----
4
1963
----
1.068
0.453
1.471
2.125
5
1964
----
1.101
0.456
1.494
2.143
6
1965
----
1.089
0.459
1.408
2.021
7
1966
----
1.097
0.453
1.342
1.921
8
1967
----
1.066
0.446
1.354
1.867
9
1968
----
1.059
0.446
1.343
1.847
10
1969
----
1.097
0.448
1.357
1.858
11
1970
----
1.120
0.455
1.428
1.890
12
1971
----
1.148
0.467
1.408
1.838
13
1972
----
1.174
0.483
1.397
1.821
14
1973
----
1.187
0.477
1.402
1.770
15
1974
----
1.171
0.481
1.401
1.754
16
1975
----
1.173
0.479
1.380
1.729
17
1976
----
1.227
0.490
1.411
1.717
18
1977
----
1.225
0.495
1.426
1.700
19
1978
----
1.232
0.499
1.395
1.685
20
1979
----
1.243
0.504
1.430
1.852
21
1980
----
1.277
0.509
1.471
1.814
22
1981
----
1.297
0.520
1.536
1.755
23
1982
----
1.371
0.530
1.471
1.814
24
1983
----
1.362
0.540
1.724
1.917
25
1984
----
1.429
0.550
1.624
1.910
26
1985
----
1.447
0.560
1.579
1.867
27
1986
----
1.456
0.563
1.606
1.872
28
1987
----
1.430
0.562
1.641
1.902
29
1988
----
1.454
0.567
----
----
30
1989
----
1.491
0.578
----
----
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