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)
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                  2003                               
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                       Workers paid hourly rates        Total at or below prevailing 
                                                                                                            Federal minimum wage     
                            Characteristic                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                 Below        At                       Percent of    
                                                                               prevailing  prevailing                 hourly-paid    
                                                                     Total      Federal     Federal      Number         workers      
                                                                                minimum     minimum                                  
                                                                                  wage        wage                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                     
                             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 over(1).................................    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 over(1).............     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 over(1).................................     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 SEX(2)                                                                                
                                                                                                                                     
     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.