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Table 5 Descriptive statistics

From: Are changes in the dispersion of hours worked a cause of increased earnings inequality?

 

Y

W

H

 

Year

Country

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Nobs

1991

USA

384.14

222.98

9.75

4.95

38.75

9.85

5837

  

(3.47)

(4.35)

(0.08)

(0.11)

(0.14)

(0.18)

 
 

UK

244.87

164.78

6.20

3.49

38.35

13.72

3583

  

(2.77)

(5.15)

(0.06)

(0.14)

(0.24)

(0.19)

 
 

DE

374.23

214.60

9.51

4.87

39.34

10.95

7032

  

(3.16)

(5.93)

(0.07)

(0.15)

(0.17)

(0.17)

 
 

FR

255.05

137.91

6.85

3.66

37.70

8.26

33,152

  

(0.76)

(2.47)

(0.02)

(0.06)

(0.05)

(0.06)

 

1995

USA

556.17

367.36

13.56

8.11

40.18

9.71

10,380

  

(4.11)

(4.31)

(0.09)

(0.14)

(0.11)

(0.12)

 
 

UK

290.83

211.36

7.25

4.29

38.81

13.86

3314

  

(4.03)

(10.74)

(0.08)

(0.19)

(0.26)

(0.21)

 
 

DE

470.98

241.72

12.17

6.45

39.32

11.13

8436

  

(3.84)

(6.19)

(0.10)

(0.31)

(0.16)

(0.15)

 
 

FR

281.37

162.20

7.61

4.21

37.28

8.81

42,934

  

(0.83)

(2.61)

(0.02)

(0.07)

(0.04)

(0.05)

 

2000

USA

678.70

465.66

16.35

9.93

40.60

9.23

9632

  

(5.26)

(6.96)

(0.11)

(0.14)

(0.10)

(0.13)

 
 

UK

356.85

235.56

8.89

4.96

39.20

12.84

5636

  

(4.48)

(7.21)

(0.10)

(0.20)

(0.24)

(0.21)

 
 

DE

516.47

301.72

13.08

6.19

38.84

11.63

12,924

  

(3.81)

(8.04)

(0.08)

(0.14)

(0.13)

(0.12)

 
 

FR

296.43

168.94

8.20

4.26

36.20

8.55

41,356

  

(0.89)

(2.84)

(0.02)

(0.07)

(0.04)

(0.05)

 

2007

USA

830.46

561.06

20.24

12.57

40.35

9.12

9788

  

(6.24)

(6.87)

(0.14)

(0.19)

(0.10)

(0.13)

 
 

UK

472.62

338.68

11.95

7.17

38.42

11.69

5038

  

(6.77)

(17.00)

(0.15)

(0.37)

(0.23)

(0.20)

 
 

DE

546.31

334.58

13.82

6.88

38.58

12.44

12,611

  

(4.26)

(5.69)

(0.09)

(0.20)

(0.17)

(0.15)

 
 

FR

384.61

207.75

10.51

4.96

36.63

9.22

8292

  

(2.65)

(6.12)

(0.06)

(0.17)

(0.12)

(0.15)

 

2012

USA

898.47

629.36

22.07

13.96

39.63

9.44

8997

  

(7.80)

(7.40)

(0.17)

(0.20)

(0.11)

(0.14)

 
 

UK

495.20

365.06

12.81

7.92

37.59

12.27

15,886

  

(3.43)

(6.74)

(0.07)

(0.16)

(0.12)

(0.09)

 
 

DE

600.69

373.17

15.26

7.77

38.23

11.86

10,893

  

(5.06)

(7.64)

(0.11)

(0.32)

(0.16)

(0.15)

 
 

FR

441.56

267.26

11.81

5.80

37.01

9.23

11,670

  

(3.11)

(9.73)

(0.06)

(0.17)

(0.10)

(0.11)