Table 8 Decomposition results of Internet use and the gender wage gap by age cohort
Value | Percentage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Explained | Unexplained | Explained (%) | Unexplained (%) | |
(a) Born before 1969 (N = 3512) | ||||
Total | 1.000 | 1.162 | 46.3 | 53.7 |
Internet use | 1.023 | − 2.401 | 47.3 | − 111.0 |
Other variables | − 0.023 | 3.563 | − 1.0 | 168.3 |
(b) Born between 1970–1989 (N = 12,701) | ||||
Total | 0.538 | 0.445 | 54.7 | 45.3 |
Internet use | 0.536 | − 0.004 | 54.6 | − 0.4 |
Other variables | 0.002 | 0.449 | 0.1 | 45.7 |
(c) Born after 1990 (N = 2168) | ||||
Total | 0.132 | 0.136 | 49.1 | 50.9 |
Internet use | 0.044 | − 3.022 | 16.3 | − 1129.4 |
Other variables | 0.088 | 3.158 | 32.8 | 1180.3 |