African-American | Mexican immigrant | |
---|---|---|
Average years of labor market experience | 21.95 | – |
Average years of schooling | 11.63 | 6.73 |
Less than high school | 0.19 | 0.53 |
High school | 0.35 | 0.17 |
College graduate | 0.34 | 0.11 |
Average age | 37.54 | 34.17 |
Married | 0.45 | 0.63 |
Do not speak English well or very well | – | 0.48 |
Average number of weeks worked | 38.49 | 40.47 |
Average number of hours worked a week | 36.02 | 38.68 |
Average hourly wages (1999$) | 16.83 | 13.17 |
Average log of hourly wages (1999$) | 2.50 | 2.27 |
Wage ratio by 1-digit occupation grouping | ||
Farming | 0.82 | |
Service | 0.88 | |
Production | 0.86 | |
Construction | 0.96 | |
Sales/office | 1.05 | |
Professional | 1.26 |