Table 1 Regression coefficients for female and percentage of the gender income gap explained with alternate models, including background, values, education, family formation, and work factors
Bobbitt-Zeher | Replication 1A: pure replication | Replication 1B: replication on unrestricted sample | Replication 1C: replication on unrestricted sample with correction for misspecification | ||||||||||
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N = 1946 | N = 1924 | N = 3290 | N = 3290 | ||||||||||
Model number | Model description | Income gap (bfemale) | % of gap explained | ∆ (%) | Income gap (bfemale) | % of gap explained | ∆ (%) | Income gap (bfemale) | % of gap explained | ∆ (%) | Income gap (bfemale) | % of gap explained | ∆ (%) |
1 | Female | −6938 | – | – | −6670 | 0 | – | −5707 | 0 | – | −5707 | 0 | – |
2 | Female and background | −6643 | 4 | 4 | −6373 | 4 | 4 | −5496 | 4 | 4 | −5496 | 4 | 4 |
3 | Female, background, and values | −6166 | 11 | 7 | −5849 | 12 | 8 | −4595 | 19 | 16 | −4595 | 19 | 16 |
4 | Female, background, values, and education | −3903 | 44 | 33 | −3849 | 42 | 30 | −2681 | 53 | 34 | −2681 | 53 | 34 |
5 | Female, background, values, education, and family formation (not interacted with gender) | −3854 | 44 | 0 | −3789 | 43 | 1 | −2771 | 51 | −2 | – | – | – |
5b | Female, background, values, education, and family formation (interacted with gender) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | −1813 | 68 | 15 |
6 | Female, background, values, education, family formation, and work | −2132 | 69 | 25 | −2569 | 61 | 18 | −1460 | 74 | 23 | −1050 | 82 | 13 |