Table 15
Changes in average log wages in selected manufacturing industries, full-time jobs, 1981 versus 1997 to 1998

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Changes in average log wages in selected manufacturing industries, full-time jobs, 1981 versus 1997 to 1998
Table summary
This table displays the changes in average log real wages observed in full-time jobs in selected manufacturing industries from 1981 to 1998. The row headers describe the manufacturing industries examined. The headers for columns 1, 2, and 3 identify the types of models estimated in terms of the control variables used. The header for column 4 identifies the sample size in each industry.
Industry No controls Controls for gender, age, education, and seniority Column 2 plus controls for two-digit occupations Sample size
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
  number
Food and beverage 0.031 -0.039† -0.028 3,388
Leather, textile, and clothing -0.067** -0.127*** -0.137*** 1,591
Wood, furniture, and fixtures -0.034 -0.081*** -0.085*** 2,472
Paper and allied industries 0.142*** 0.086** 0.087*** 1,708
Primary metal and metal fabricating industries 0.005 -0.025 -0.007 2,875
Transportation equipment 0.057** 0.038* 0.036† 2,772
Electrical products 0.13*** 0.064* 0.040 1,221
Petroleum, coal products, chemical, and chemical products industries 0.050 0.005 0.012 1,133
Note(s):
†p<0.10; *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001 (two-tailed test).
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, authors' calculations based on the 1981 Survey of Work History and the 1997 to 1998 Labour Force Survey.
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