Table 1 Definition of variables
| Â | Â | Pooled | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable name | Definition of variable | %, mn (n= 10,066) | %, mn (n= 3,451) | %, mn (n= 6,615) |
Log of hourly wage | Continuous variable | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
Annual income | Continuous variable | 51,615.6 | 60,590.4 | 46,933.6 |
Hourly wage | Continuous variable | 24.8 | 28.7 | 22.7 |
Actual hours worked | Continuous variable | 44.8 | 46.1 | 44.1 |
Expected hours worked | Continuous variable | 40.6 | 40.9 | 40.5 |
Unpaid overtimea | Employee’s actual hours minus expected hours worked. Continuous variable | 4.2 | 5.2 | 3.7 |
Gender (%) | 1 male | 34.3 | Â | Â |
0 female | 65.7 | Â | Â | |
Marital status (%) | 1 married/cohabitation – referent | 71.1 | 79.6 | 66.7 |
Never married | 15.5 | 12.1 | 17.3 | |
Separated/divorced/widowed | 13.4 | 8.3 | 16.0 | |
Education (%) | Year 11 or under | 17.1 | 16.5 | 17.4 |
Year 12 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.9 | |
Tertiary education | 23.4 | 23.9 | 23.1 | |
Degree graduate – referent | 27.3 | 26.1 | 27.9 | |
Postgraduate | 24.7 | 26.7 | 23.7 | |
Occupation (%) | Manager – referent | 11.2 | 13.0 | 10.3 |
Professional/technical | 61.1 | 58.9 | 62.2 | |
Clerical/service | 23.1 | 16.1 | 26.7 | |
Trade/labour | 4.6 | 12.1 | 0.7 | |
Private/public sector (%) | Local – referent | 16.5 | 30.0 | 9.4 |
State | 80.4 | 67.4 | 87.2 | |
Private | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.4 | |
Supervision | Number of people personally supervise | 6.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 |
Number of children | Continuous variable | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
PE | Labour market experience proxy. Continuous variable | 22.7 | 23.3 | 22.3 |
PE2 | Continuous variable | 630.2 | 657.7 | 615.8 |