Table 3. Respondent demographics following the matching procedure

Variable Male (n=557) Female (n=557) Combined sample (n=1,114)
Annualized base wages (mean), not a matching covariate 53,232.14 48,407.54 50,819.84
Age (mean years) 37.7 37.8 37.7
White 329 (59.1%) 328 (58.9%) 657 (59.0%)
Black or African American 115 (20.6%) 118 (21.2%) 233 (20.9%)
Asian 50 (9.0%) 37 (6.6%) 87 (7.8%)
American Indian or Alaska native 5 (0.9%) 9 (1.6%) 14 (1.3%)
Native Hawaiian or Pacific islander 4 (0.7%) 5 (0.9%) 9 (0.8%)
Other race 54 (9.7%) 60 (10.8%) 114 (10.2%)
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino 140 (25.1%) 130 (23.3%) 270 (24.2%)
Education (mean years required) 15.04 15.17 15.10
Time in current position (years) 6.73 6.68 6.70
Time with current employer (years) 6.96 6.79 6.88
Time in current industry (years) 10.02 9.98 10.00
Public sector 245 (44.0%) 254 (45.6%) 499 (44.8%)
Private sector 312 (56.0%) 303 (54.4%) 615 (55.2%)