Table 1 Female-to-male hourly wage ratio and gap, 1988 to 2008
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All | Age | ||||||
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25 to 29 | 30 to 34 | 35 to 39 | 40 to 44 | 45 to 49 | 50 to 54 | ||
ratio | |||||||
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 |
gap | |||||||
1988 | 0.243 | 0.154 | 0.206 | 0.232 | 0.264 | 0.319 | 0.355 |
1993 | 0.206 | 0.095 | 0.114 | 0.228 | 0.238 | 0.300 | 0.291 |
1998 | 0.189 | 0.099 | 0.149 | 0.195 | 0.192 | 0.250 | 0.251 |
2003 | 0.175 | 0.080 | 0.132 | 0.157 | 0.196 | 0.232 | 0.229 |
2008 | 0.167 | 0.099 | 0.142 | 0.163 | 0.175 | 0.216 | 0.193 |
change in gap (2007$) | |||||||
1988 to 2008 | -0.076 | -0.056 | -0.064 | -0.068 | -0.089 | -0.103 | -0.162 |
1988 to 1998 | -0.054 | -0.055 | -0.057 | -0.037 | -0.073 | -0.069 | -0.104 |
1998 to 2008 | -0.022 | -0.001 | -0.007 | -0.032 | -0.017 | -0.034 | -0.058 |
Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Market Activity Survey, 1988 to 1990; Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, 1993 to 1996; Labour Force Survey, 1998 to 2008. |
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