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Table A2. Descriptive Statistics for STEM Source: Authors’ calculations based on data from the National Science Foundation’s Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) 1995–2008. Notes: All men and women graduating with a STEM bachelor’s degree between 1970 and 2004, working at least thirty-five hours a week in a STEM occupation. Wages are calculated by dividing annual salary by number of weeks worked per year and average number of hours worked per week. Women with children are defined as those who have at least one child under the age of eighteen living in the household. Marriage and cohabitation evaluated at the time of the survey. All wages reported in 2014 dollars. * Indicates significant difference between men and women at p < 0.05 level.
Table A2.

Descriptive Statistics for STEM

Source: Authors’ calculations based on data from the National Science Foundation’s Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) 1995–2008.

Notes: All men and women graduating with a STEM bachelor’s degree between 1970 and 2004, working at least thirty-five hours a week in a STEM occupation. Wages are calculated by dividing annual salary by number of weeks worked per year and average number of hours worked per week. Women with children are defined as those who have at least one child under the age of eighteen living in the household. Marriage and cohabitation evaluated at the time of the survey. All wages reported in 2014 dollars.

* Indicates significant difference between men and women at p < 0.05 level.

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