E1. Means of Variables, 1994-2001 – Supply of Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses
| 1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male |
4.8% |
5.0% |
4.8% |
6.5% |
3.2% |
5.0% |
6.5% |
4.7% |
| Age |
41.03 |
42.28 |
41.65 |
41.22 |
40.91 |
41.58 |
42.38 |
42.10 |
| Age Squared |
1,798 |
1,914 |
1,849 |
1,820 |
1,804 |
1,863 |
1,922 |
1,899 |
| White |
74.8% |
75.2% |
77.5% |
75.0% |
75.6% |
74.2% |
69.8% |
69.9% |
| Black |
17.9% |
19.5% |
15.9% |
17.1% |
18.1% |
17.1% |
21.3% |
25.2% |
| Hispanic |
4.2% |
3.2% |
3.8% |
5.2% |
4.0% |
5.6% |
5.3% |
2.3% |
| Native American |
0.6% |
0.3% |
0.7% |
0.7% |
0.5% |
0.9% |
0.7% |
1.1% |
| Asian |
2.2% |
1.5% |
2.2% |
1.9% |
1.8% |
2.2% |
2.9% |
1.6% |
| Other Race |
0.3% |
0.4% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| U.S. Born |
94.4% |
96.0% |
95.3% |
94.3% |
93.6% |
93.9% |
93.2% |
95.0% |
| Citizen by Naturalization |
3.0% |
2.5% |
1.8% |
2.6% |
3.8% |
3.7% |
4.2% |
2.2% |
| Not a U.S. Citizen |
2.7% |
1.5% |
2.9% |
3.1% |
2.6% |
2.4% |
2.6% |
2.8% |
| No More Than a High School Education |
24.6% |
20.2% |
17.5% |
19.5% |
21.0% |
20.9% |
19.6% |
15.4% |
| Some College |
31.2% |
33.2% |
36.1% |
35.0% |
36.1% |
38.8% |
30.0% |
35.0% |
| AA Degree |
40.1% |
41.4% |
39.8% |
40.3% |
36.3% |
36.7% |
44.1% |
44.9% |
| Bachelor, Master, PhD, or Professional School Degree |
4.1% |
5.1% |
6.6% |
5.2% |
6.6% |
3.6% |
6.3% |
4.7% |
| Employed/Working |
94.1% |
94.8% |
94.9% |
93.7% |
92.9% |
95.6% |
95.4% |
93.7% |
| Full-time (30+ hours per week) |
88.1% |
87.6% |
86.4% |
87.1% |
88.2% |
89.0% |
87.7% |
91.0% |
| Usual Hours Worked Per Week |
36.95 |
36.76 |
37.08 |
37.29 |
37.19 |
37.03 |
37.26 |
37.79 |
| Usual Weekly Earnings before Deductions (Year 2001 Dollars) |
$496.20 |
$478.96 |
$484.60 |
$480.62 |
$487.46 |
$500.54 |
$504.22 |
$515.73 |
| Wage=usual weekly earnings/usual hours worked per week (Year 2001 Dollars) |
$13.64 |
$13.48 |
$13.36 |
$13.00 |
$13.37 |
$13.77 |
$13.67 |
$13.97 |
| Predicted Wage |
$13.50 |
$13.50 |
$13.33 |
$13.00 |
$13.42 |
$13.79 |
$13.70 |
$14.03 |
| Own Wage if Working; Else Predicted Wage |
$13.62 |
$13.49 |
$13.38 |
$13.01 |
$13.40 |
$13.82 |
$13.66 |
$13.99 |
| Family Characteristics |
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| Household Earnings (Weekly earnings of all household members except LPN) |
$451.22 |
$432.79 |
$433.27 |
$485.21 |
$455.48 |
$457.17 |
$466.89 |
$513.81 |
| Married |
59.9% |
55.9% |
61.9% |
62.9% |
60.4% |
61.3% |
63.3% |
60.7% |
| Previously Married |
27.1% |
32.0% |
27.2% |
25.4% |
28.8% |
25.0% |
23.6% |
25.9% |
| Single, Never Married |
12.9% |
12.1% |
10.9% |
11.7% |
10.7% |
13.7% |
13.1% |
13.4% |
| Presence of Kids Aged 0-5 in Household |
23.3% |
20.7% |
22.1% |
22.7% |
20.4% |
22.1% |
21.2% |
22.2% |
| Presence of Kids Aged 6-12 in Household |
27.3% |
27.7% |
28.1% |
30.3% |
27.7% |
30.7% |
27.5% |
31.2% |
| Presence of Kids Aged 13-17 in Household |
26.3% |
24.9% |
26.3% |
21.6% |
25.6% |
23.0% |
19.8% |
24.0% |
| Market Characteristics |
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| LPN Market Wage (Yr 2001 Dollars) |
$13.43 |
$13.17 |
$13.10 |
$13.05 |
$13.22 |
$13.58 |
$13.72 |
$13.60 |
| Percentage of LPNs Unionized in State |
16.3% |
16.3% |
15.7% |
13.1% |
10.9% |
13.6% |
11.9% |
12.2% |
| Northeast |
22.1% |
23.1% |
22.0% |
23.3% |
22.1% |
21.1% |
18.2% |
18.0% |
| Midwest |
25.2% |
26.4% |
28.5% |
28.4% |
23.2% |
29.9% |
28.2% |
26.7% |
| South |
37.8% |
37.8% |
36.1% |
36.6% |
44.5% |
38.5% |
41.5% |
45.2% |
| West |
15.0% |
12.7% |
13.4% |
11.7% |
10.1% |
10.4% |
12.0% |
10.1% |
| No Information on MSA Size |
73.9% |
69.6% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Not an MSA/CMSA |
8.7% |
10.1% |
30.2% |
31.2% |
34.8% |
37.4% |
33.7% |
35.4% |
| MSA Population 100,000-499,999 |
4.9% |
6.1% |
18.3 % |
15.4 % |
14.9 % |
17.4 % |
16.0 % |
17.5 % |
| MSA Population 500,000-999,999 |
3.2 % |
2.2 % |
11.4 % |
12.2 % |
11.2 % |
8.4 % |
10.5 % |
10.0 % |
| MSA Population 1,000,000-2,499,999 |
4.4 % |
3.8 % |
15.7 % |
17.2 % |
18.0 % |
13.8 % |
14.6 % |
13.2 % |
| MSA Population 2,500,000+ |
5.0 % |
8.1 % |
24.4 % |
24.0 % |
21.1 % |
23.1 % |
25.3 % |
23.9 % |
| Work Setting/Industry Type |
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| Private Employer |
86.7 % |
84.9 % |
86.3 % |
87.3 % |
88.1 % |
89.0 % |
87.9 % |
89.1 % |
| Government Employer |
12.6 % |
14.0 % |
12.9 % |
11.6 % |
10.9 % |
10.5 % |
11.1 % |
10.6 % |
| Self Employed |
0.7 % |
1.1 % |
0.8 % |
1.1 % |
1.0 % |
0.5 % |
0.9 % |
0.4 % |
| Personnel Supply Services |
3.1 % |
3.3 % |
1.7 % |
2.8 % |
3.5 % |
3.2 % |
4.0 % |
4.9 % |
| Private Households |
0.3 % |
0.5 % |
0.3 % |
0.8 % |
0.3 % |
0.0 % |
0.3 % |
0.2 % |
| Offices and Clinics of Physicians |
8.7 % |
8.4 % |
9.1 % |
11.5 % |
11.0 % |
10.9 % |
10.4 % |
13.1 % |
| Hospitals |
39.2 % |
36.9 % |
36.5 % |
35.3 % |
38.9 % |
36.3 % |
36.6 % |
31.6 % |
| Nursing and Personal Care Facilities |
35.3 % |
33.9 % |
37.0 % |
32.5 % |
30.6 % |
34.2 % |
31.6 % |
32.8 % |
| Health Services (not else where classified) |
8.9 % |
11.2 % |
10.5 % |
13.5 % |
10.6 % |
10.6 % |
12.5 % |
11.2 % |
| Other Industry |
4.6 % |
5.8 % |
4.9 % |
3.6 % |
5.1 % |
4.9 % |
4.6 % |
6.1 % |
| Instruments for Wage |
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| Number of Physicians Per 100,000 People in State |
226 |
238 |
236 |
243 |
249 |
250 |
241 |
244 |
| Average Manufacturing Wage in State |
$14.39 |
$14.29 |
$14.24 |
$14.40 |
$14.31 |
$14.67 |
$14.52 |
$14.47 |
| Sample Size |
683 |
659 |
570 |
579 |
543 |
498 |
524 |
560 |
Source: Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group Files, 1994-2001; Area Resource File (February 2003 release); and Bureau of Labor Statistics.