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Table 3 Descriptive statistics, wage earners in rural India

From: Decomposition analysis of earnings inequality in rural India: 2004–2012

 

2004/05

2011/12

Number of observations

44,634

36,050

Mean log real weekly earnings (Std. dev.)

5.61 (0.78)

6.13 (0.69)

Mean age (Std. dev.)

34.1 (11.72)

35.8 (11.70)

Male (%)

69.9

75.0

Married (%)

74.2

76.1

Muslim (%)

8.4

10.4

Caste categories (%)

 ST

13.0

12.0

 SC

30.8

28.9

 OBC

37.9

41.5

 Others

18.3

17.7

Education categories (%)

 Illiterate

47.0

35.6

 Primary and middle

39.4

43.9

 Secondary

6.1

9.4

 Higher secondary

2.9

4.7

 College and beyond

4.6

6.4

Industries (%)

 Agriculture

60.0

47.6

 Manufacturing

10.1

10.2

 Construction

12.3

24.1

 Utilities

4.7

4.5

 Wholesale and retail trade

2.7

2.6

 Public administration

2.4

1.8

 Other services

7.9

9.2

Occupation (%)

 Administrators and managers

5.6

6.0

 Clerks

1.9

1.9

 Sales and service workers

4.0

4.3

 Skilled agriculture

2.6

2.2

 Craftsmen and machine operators

18.9

20.0

 Laborers and unskilled workers

67.2

65.7