Table 2
Growth in work hours for women, by race, ethnicity and wage quintile, 1979–2000, 2000-2015
| Annual Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2000 | 2015 | Change, 1979-2000 | Change, 2000-2015 | |
| White women by wage quintile | |||||
| All | 1,432 | 1,695 | 1,747 | 18.4% | 3.1% |
| Bottom Fifth | 1,086 | 1,305 | 1,386 | 20.2% | 6.2% |
| Second fifth | 1,347 | 1,629 | 1,672 | 20.9% | 2.6% |
| Middle fifth | 1,526 | 1,796 | 1,843 | 17.7% | 2.6% |
| Fourth fifth | 1,646 | 1,873 | 1,915 | 13.8% | 2.2% |
| Top fifth | 1,531 | 1,809 | 1,852 | 18.2% | 2.4% |
| Black women by wage quintile | |||||
| All | 1,486 | 1,770 | 1,759 | 19.1% | -0.6% |
| Bottom Fifth | 1,162 | 1,513 | 1,511 | 30.2% | -0.1% |
| Second fifth | 1,419 | 1,801 | 1,776 | 26.9% | -1.4% |
| Middle fifth | 1,591 | 1,890 | 1,870 | 18.8% | -1.0% |
| Fourth fifth | 1,747 | 1,904 | 1,938 | 9.0% | 1.8% |
| Top fifth | 1,684 | 1,790 | 1,788 | 6.3% | -0.1% |
| Hispanic women by wage quintile | |||||
| All | 1,423 | 1,650 | 1,676 | 16.0% | 1.5% |
| Bottom Fifth | 1,197 | 1,491 | 1,525 | 24.5% | 2.3% |
| Second fifth | 1,413 | 1,697 | 1,664 | 20.1% | -1.9% |
| Middle fifth | 1,565 | 1,757 | 1,796 | 12.3% | 2.2% |
| Fourth fifth | 1,592 | 1,823 | 1,819 | 14.5% | -0.2% |
| Top fifth | 1,440 | 1,627 | 1,720 | 13.0% | 5.7% |
Notes: Annual hours based on weeks worked multiplied by usual weekly hours. Based on hourly wage distribution of all workers 18-64 years old
Source: Author's analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement microdata
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