From: Decomposition analysis of earnings inequality in rural India: 2004–2012
2004/05 | 2011/12 | |
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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 |