Table 3
Differences in observable characteristics between workers who are displaced in 2003 and those who are not

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Differences in observable characteristics between workers who are displaced in 2003 and those who are not
  Males Females
Not displaced Displaced Not displaced Displaced
   2007 constant dollars
Paid earnings 54,538 34,118 35,523 21,733
  number
Age 35.4 34.2 35.3 34.4
Married 0.663 0.541 0.641 0.521
Unionized 0.387 0.429 0.400 0.283
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.016 0.034 0.017 0.034
Prince Edward Island 0.005 0.010 0.005 0.018
Nova Scotia 0.031 0.042 0.031 0.036
New Brunswick 0.027 0.049 0.027 0.046
Quebec 0.277 0.309 0.262 0.299
Ontario 0.368 0.271 0.376 0.289
Manitoba 0.036 0.029 0.037 0.032
Saskatchewan 0.029 0.027 0.031 0.021
Alberta 0.108 0.123 0.102 0.084
British Columbia 0.104 0.106 0.111 0.142
Primary industries 0.043 0.086 0.015 0.032
Construction 0.078 0.260 0.014 0.027
Manufacturing 0.242 0.200 0.105 0.152
Distributive services 0.128 0.098 0.067 0.073
Consumer services 0.160 0.131 0.212 0.258
Business services 0.173 0.154 0.215 0.231
Public services 0.164 0.065 0.367 0.225
Firm size  
0 to 20 employees 0.195 0.308 0.194 0.314
20 to 100 employees 0.185 0.259 0.148 0.210
100 to 500 employees 0.155 0.170 0.135 0.143
500 or more employees 0.465 0.263 0.523 0.333
Sample size 233,953 13,481 229,849 8,135
Note(s):
All characteristics are measured in 2002, one year prior to displacement.
Source(s):
Authors' calculation from the Longitudinal Worker File (LWF).
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