Collective bargaining wage advantage for subgroups
| Benefit | Percent covered by collective bargaining | Collective bargaining advantage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupation | ||||
| White collar (1997) | 11.6% | 2.2% | ||
| Blue collar (1997) | 20.8 | 23.3 | ||
| Education | ||||
| College (1997) | 10.4% | 5.1% | ||
| High school (1997) | 23.6 | 20.8 | ||
| All (1992, 1993, 1996) | n.a. | 24.5 | ||
| High school or less | n.a. | 35.5 | ||
| Collective bargaining advantage estimates | ||||
| Wage distribution (1989) | Percent covered | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Lowest fifth | 4.9% | 17.2% | 20.6% | 24.2% |
| Second fifth | 8.9 | 21.8 | 16.8 | 34.6 |
| Middle fifth | 14.0 | 20.6 | 13.7 | 30.8 |
| Fourth fifth | 20.3 | 15.5 | 10.7 | 24.5 |
| Top fifth | 19.1 | 12.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Average effect | 19.0% | 11.9% | n.a. | |
| Percent bottom 40% to top 40% | 35.0% | 139.8 | 222.6 | 192.7% |
Source: Mishel et al. (2003), Table 2.3a; Gundersen (2003), Table 5.1 and Appendix C; premium estimates by fifth from Gittleman and Pierce (2007), Schmitt (2008), and Card, Lemieux, and Riddell (2002); collective bargaining coverage by fifth from Schmitt (2008)
Table 8. Collective bargaining wage advantage for subgroups. The analysis builds on Mishel and Walters (2003), Table 2.3A; and Gundersen (2003), Table 5.1 and Appendix C. Collective bargaining advantage estimates by fifth are from Schmitt (2008); Card, Lemieux, and Riddell (2002); and Gittleman and Pierce (2007). Collective bargaining coverage by fifth is from Schmitt (2008). See Chapter 4 of The State of Working America, 12th Edition (Mishel et al. 2012).
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