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

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

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

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

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.