HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

Table 44. Wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage by selected

characteristics

(Numbers in thousands)

Characteristic

2003

Workers paid hourly rates Total at or below prevailing Federal

minimum wage

Total

Below

prevailing

Federal

minimum

wage

At 

prevailing

Federal

minimum

wage

Number

Percent of

hourly-paid

workers

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over ............................................................................... 72,946 1,555 545 2,100 2.9

 16 to 24 years ............................................................................................. 15,871 776 330 1,105 7.0

 25 years and over ....................................................................................... 57,075 780 215 995 1.7

Men, 16 years and over ................................................................................ 35,853 493 213 706 2.0

 16 to 24 years ............................................................................................. 8,031 237 154 392 4.9

 25 years and over ....................................................................................... 27,823 256 58 315 1.1

Women, 16 years and over .......................................................................... 37,093 1,062 332 1,394 3.8

 16 to 24 years ............................................................................................. 7,841 538 175 713 9.1

 25 years and over ....................................................................................... 29,252 524 157 681 2.3

RACE, SEX, AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

White, 16 years and over1 ............................................................................ 59,109 1,325 421 1,746 3.0

 Men ............................................................................................................. 29,441 390 163 553 1.9

 Women ....................................................................................................... 29,668 935 257 1,193 4.0

Black or African American, 16 years and over1 ............................................ 9,419 145 105 249 2.6

 Men ............................................................................................................. 4,246 71 41 112 2.6

 Women ....................................................................................................... 5,173 74 64 138 2.7

Asian, 16 years and over1 ............................................................................ 2,528 46 5 51 2.0

 Men ............................................................................................................. 1,208 20 2 22 1.8

 Women ....................................................................................................... 1,320 26 3 29 2.2

Hispanic or Latino, 16 years and over .......................................................... 11,462 214 94 308 2.7

 Men ............................................................................................................. 6,775 89 39 128 1.9

 Women ....................................................................................................... 4,687 125 55 180 3.8

FULL- AND PART-TIME STATUS AND SEX2

Full-time workers .......................................................................................... 54,887 639 156 796 1.4

 Men ............................................................................................................. 30,141 243 60 303 1.0

 Women ....................................................................................................... 24,745 396 97 493 2.0

Part-time workers ......................................................................................... 17,932 910 388 1,299 7.2

 Men ............................................................................................................. 5,651 249 153 402 7.1

 Women ....................................................................................................... 12,282 661 235 896 7.3

1 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons

who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003,

persons who reported more than one race group were included in the group

they identified as their main race. For more information, see the "Explanatory

Notes and Estimates of Error" section of this publication. 2 The distinction between full- and part-time workers is based on hours

usually worked. These data will not sum to totals because full- or part-time

status on the principal job is not identifiable for a small number of multiple

jobholders.

 NOTE: The prevailing Federal minimum wage was $5.15 per hour in

2003. Data are for wage and salary workers, excluding the incorporated

self-employed. They refer to a person’s earnings on their sole or principal job,

and pertain only to workers who are paid hourly rates. Salaried workers and

other nonhourly workers are not included. The presence of workers with

hourly earnings below the minimum wage does not necessarily indicate

violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as there are exceptions to the

minimum wage provisions of the law. In addition, some survey respondents

might have rounded hourly earnings to the nearest dollar, and, as a result,

reported hourly earnings below the minimum wage even though they earned

the minimum wage or higher. Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised

population controls used in the household survey.

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