S2408: Class of Worker by Sex and Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months for the Civilian Employed Population

Data Set: 2004 American Community Survey

Geographic Area: Pennsylvania

NOTE. Data are limited to the household population and exclude the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.

Subject	Total for civilian employed 16 years and over	MOE	Percent male civilian employed 16 years and over	MOE	Percent female civilian employed 16 years and over	MOE	Median earnings for full-time, year-round civilian employed 16 years and over	MOE	Median earnings for male full-time, year-round civilian employed 16 years and over	MOE	Median earnings for female full-time, year-round civilian employed 16 years and over	MOE
Population 16 years and over	5,600,085	+/-36404	53.0	+/-0.3	47.0	+/-0.3	37,021	+/-429	41,995	+/-425	31,305	+/-337
Private for-profit wage and salary workers	4,017,207	+/-57692	55.7	+/-0.5	44.3	+/-0.5	36,351	+/-537	41,410	+/-509	30,504	+/-466
Employee of private company workers	3,860,410	+/-55816	54.9	+/-0.5	45.1	+/-0.5	35,841	+/-557	40,848	+/-487	30,410	+/-459
Self-employed in own incorporated business workers	156,797	+/-12555	75.1	+/-2.7	24.9	+/-2.7	61,295	+/-2034	66,229	+/-5781	40,000	+/-15777
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers	560,070	+/-27670	33.3	+/-1.6	66.7	+/-1.6	37,791	+/-1719	44,815	+/-2905	33,586	+/-1873
Local government workers	386,590	+/-23737	41.2	+/-1.8	58.8	+/-1.8	38,919	+/-2105	42,663	+/-2257	34,381	+/-1631
State government workers	148,395	+/-11357	51.8	+/-4.2	48.2	+/-4.2	40,805	+/-2236	46,032	+/-3293	35,540	+/-1869
Federal government workers	120,029	+/-9488	59.3	+/-3.3	40.7	+/-3.3	49,836	+/-3068	53,019	+/-3384	43,687	+/-2234
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	348,182	+/-21696	66.7	+/-2.1	33.3	+/-2.1	31,157	+/-1628	38,343	+/-5443	21,064	+/-2666
Unpaid family workers	19,612	+/-4235	36.5	+/-8.8	63.5	+/-8.8	22,000	+/-4730	22,589	+/-10106	21,912	+/-7635
PERCENT IMPUTED
Class of Worker	3.5	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey

Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.

Explanation of Symbols:

1. An '*' entry in the margin of error column indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.

2. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.

3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.

4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.

5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.

6. An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.

7. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.

8. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

9. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available.

Prepared By: The Pennsylvania State Data Center 02/1/2006