Table:
change in real log gender wage ratio
-0.062

gender gap in log wages in 2017
0.134

gender gap in log wages in 1997
0.196

percent due to change in gender differences in characteristics
46.8

province
-3.3

education
13.1

age
-5.3

job tenure
2.4

union status
11.2

public-sector employment
8.9

occupation
27.7

industry
-8

percent due to changes in gender differences in returns to characteristics
53.2

Statement: nearly half of the decrease in the gender wage gap that occurred between 1997 and 2017 was explained by changes in the relative characteristics of women and men.
Question: what is the percentage of decrease in the gender wage gap that occurred between 1997 and 2017 which was explained by changes in the relative characteristics of women and men?
Answer: [46.8]