HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

41. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation and selected characteristics

Characteristic

1997 1998

Total Members of

unions1

Represented

 by unions2

Nonunion Total Members of

unions1

Represented

 by unions2

Nonunion

SEX AND AGE

 Total, 16 years and over .......................................... $503 $640 $632 $478 $523 $659 $653 $499

 16 to 24 years ......................................................... 306 385 384 302 319 415 410 315

 25 years and over ................................................... 540 655 648 511 572 673 667 537

 25 to 34 years ........................................................ 481 579 572 466 502 595 591 489

 35 to 44 years ........................................................ 579 675 666 548 597 683 678 576

 45 to 54 years ........................................................ 607 704 697 578 620 716 712 592

 55 to 64 years ........................................................ 558 661 657 512 592 697 692 560

 65 years and over .................................................. 393 614 609 374 405 610 597 383

 Men, 16 years and over .......................................... 579 683 679 539 598 699 696 573

 16 to 24 years ........................................................ 317 402 404 313 334 430 424 326

 25 years and over .................................................. 615 697 693 595 639 712 709 617

 25 to 34 years ....................................................... 515 607 603 503 544 618 615 524

 35 to 44 years ....................................................... 651 712 708 630 677 722 719 660

 45 to 54 years ....................................................... 713 744 741 698 732 755 755 719

 55 to 64 years ....................................................... 669 702 701 649 699 738 737 674

 65 years and over ................................................. 452 677 672 415 482 657 659 445

 Women, 16 years and over .................................... 431 577 568 411 456 596 593 430

 16 to 24 years ........................................................ 292 353 351 289 305 389 382 301

 25 years and over .................................................. 462 587 581 437 485 605 602 463

 25 to 34 years ....................................................... 427 521 514 416 451 542 542 439

 35 to 44 years ....................................................... 482 592 585 461 498 605 605 479

 45 to 54 years ....................................................... 495 627 620 465 516 651 645 488

 55 to 64 years ....................................................... 433 582 575 408 476 602 596 448

 65 years and over ................................................. 348 3 ( ) 586 324 350 548 522 329

RACE, HISPANIC ORIGIN, AND SEX

 White, 16 years and over ........................................ 519 $663 654 494 545 683 678 513

 Men ....................................................................... 595 699 695 569 615 719 716 591

 Women ................................................................. 444 595 587 421 468 610 607 443

 Black, 16 years and over ........................................ 400 533 523 371 426 578 572 398

 Men ....................................................................... 432 577 573 396 468 597 592 424

 Women ................................................................. 375 504 496 349 400 537 533 376

 Hispanic origin, 16 years and over ......................... 351 506 501 331 370 540 541 350

 Men ....................................................................... 371 538 526 348 390 585 584 367

 Women ................................................................. 318 440 430 309 337 478 481 322

1 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association

similar to a union. 2 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association

similar to a union as well as workers who report no union affiliation but whose

jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract. 3 Data not shown where base is less than 50,000.

 NOTE: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full-time workers. Excluded

are all self-employed workers regardless of whether or not their businesses

are incorporated. Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not

sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and

Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.

Beginning in January 1998, data reflect new composite estimation procedures

and revised population population controls used in the household survey.

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