Earnings Chart

Sources: U.S. Department of Labor; Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Ratio of earnings, 1992 

 Men |------------One dollar---------------------------* Women |------------75 cents----------------*

Full-time workers' median weekly earnings, 1993 

 Men |------------$514---------------------------------* Women |------------$395---------------------*

People earning $75,000 or more annually, 1992

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 Men |------------3.4 million--------------------------* Women |-----* 437,000
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