State Data - Women in the States

Chapters	Rank	Grade
Employment & Earnings	8	B
Political Participation	19	C-
Poverty & Opportunity	5	B-
Reproductive Rights	21	C+
Health & Well-Being	6	B
Work & Family	11	C+

Employment & Earnings

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Statistic	Women	Men	Rank	Percent
What Workers Earn, 2016	$43,000	$50,000	14
Gender Wage Ratio, 2016			5	86.0%
Labor Force Participation Rate, 2016	62.5%	73.1%	14
Share of All Workers in Managerial and Professional Jobs, 2016	44.5%	38.7%	11
What Workers Earn by Race and Ethnicity, 2012-2016
White	$45,852	$58,778
Hispanic	$31,455	$36,097
Black	$37,061	$41,258
Asian	$41,303	$58,348
Native American	$32,943	$39,396
Other Race	$30,218	$33,791
Two or More Races	$37,463	$45,060
Share of All Workers in Managerial and Professional Jobs by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	49.2%	43.6%
Hispanic	27.0%	16.7%
Black	34.7%	27.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	46.4%	48.7%
Native American	34.5%	28.5%
Other Race or Two or More Races	40.0%	38.9%
Percent of Employed Women and Men in STEM Occupations, 2013	6.1%	13.0%
Women's Share of All STEM Workers, 2013			24	28.9%
Gender Wage Ratio for Millennials (Aged 16-34), 2011-2013			19	89.6%
What Workers Earn and Gender Earnings Ratio for Workers with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher (Aged 25 and Older), 2013	$53,000	$76,000		69.7%
Percent of Employed Women and Men Working Part-Time, 2013	31.2%	15.6%
Union Wage Advantage in Median Weekly Earnings for Full-Time Wage and Salary Women Workers, 2011-2014	92			11.9%

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Political Participation

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Statistic	Score	Rank	Women	Men	Rank for Women
Women in Elected Office Index	2.22	18
Percent Registered to Vote, 2010/2012 Average			67.2%	62.9%	25
Percent Who Voted, 2010/2012 Average			59.1%	54.7%	8
Women's Institutional Resources Index	0.50	36
Number of U.S. Senators Who Are Women, 2015			0
Proportion of U.S. Representatives Who Are Women, 2015			14.3%		26
Proportion of U.S. Representatives Who Are Women of Color, 2015			0.0%		17 (tie)
Proportion of State Senators Who Are Women, 2015			34.3%		4 (tie)
Proportion of State Representatives Who Are Women, 2015			46.2%		1
Proportion of State Legislators Who Are Women of Color, 2015			8.0%		15
Proportion of Statewide Elected Executive Offices Held by Women, 2015			0.0%		38 (tie)
Proportion of Statewide Elected Executive Offices Held by Women of Color, 2015			0.0%

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Poverty & Opportunity

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Statistic	Women	Men	Rank	Percent
Percent with Health Insurance, 2016	91.5%	86.9%	22
Percent with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher, 2016	40.4%	39.5%	3
Percent Who Own Businesses, 2012	35.5%	52.0%	22
Percent above Poverty, 2016	85.7%	85.4%	18
Percent with Health Insurance by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	93.5%	90.1%
Hispanic	77.8%	71.6%
Black	91.7%	84.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	90.8%	88.8%
Native American	84.8%	72.1%
Other Race or Two or More Races	90.9%	87.0%
Percent with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	45.4%	45.0%
Hispanic	16.0%	13.4%
Black	27.0%	23.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	48.0%	53.4%
Native American	22.2%	24.2%
Other Race or Two or More Races	40.8%	37.4%
Percent with Only a High School Diploma or the Equivalent by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	19.8%	20.3%
Hispanic	28.6%	30.8%
Black	21.9%	27.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	17.7%	15.8%
Native American	26.4%	31.2%
Other Race or Two or More Races	17.5%	21.4%
Percent Below Poverty by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	10.0%	9.8%
Hispanic	20.9%	15.4%
Black	19.2%	16.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	13.4%	14.4%
Native American	21.1%	—
Other Race or Two or More Races	16.7%	19.1%
Percent of Households Below Poverty by Household Type, 2014-2016
Household Headed by Married Couples with Children			20	6.1%
Household Headed by Married Couples without Children			8	2.6%
Households Headed by Single Women with Children			7	33.1%
Households Headed by Single Women without Children			6	10.7%
Households Headed by Single Men with Children			2	12.3%
Households Headed by Single Men without Children			4	7.4%

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Reproductive Rights

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C+

Statistic	Yes/No	Percent	Mixed	Rate
Does the State Require Parental Notification and/or Consent for Abortion Services for Minors? (as of March 2015)	Yes
Does the State Mandate a Waiting Period Prior to Abortion Services? (as of March 2015)	No
What Percent of Women Live in Counties with an Abortion Provider? (2011)		88.0%
Does the State Have a Pro-Choice Governor and Legislature? (as of January 2015)			X
Does the State Provide Public Funding for Abortions? (as of March 2015)	No
Has the State Adopted the Medicaid Expansion (as of February 2015) or Expanded Eligibility for Medicaid Family Planning Services (as of April 2015)?	Yes
Does the State Require Health Insurers to Provide Coverage of Infertility Treatments? (as of June 2014)	No
Does the State Recognize Same-Sex Marriage (as of March 2015) or Allow Second-Parent Adoption (as of December 2014)?	Yes
Does the State Require Schools to Provide Sex Education? (as of March 2015)	No
Percent of Low Birth-Weight Babies (less than 5 lbs., 8 oz.) by Race and Ethnicity, 2013
All Women		8.8%
White Women		8.3%
Hispanic Women		8.7%
Black Women		14.6%
Infant Mortality Rates (deaths of infants under age one per 1,000 live births) by Race and Ethnicity, 2010-2012
All Women				4.6
White Women				4.6
Hispanic Women				5.5
Black Women				11.2
Asian/Pacific Islander Women				6.4
Native American Women				—

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Health & Well-Being

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Statistic	Women	Men	Rank for Women
Heart Disease Mortality (per 100,000 people), 2011-2013	102.3	158.3	4
Incidence of Diabetes, 2013	5.9%	7.1%	1
Rate of Reported Cases of Chlamydia (per 100,000 people), 2013	554.8	232.4	19
Poor Mental Health (mean # of days in past 30 days), 2013	4.0	2.9	13
Lung Cancer Mortality (per 100,000 people), 2011-2013	27.5	36.0	4
Breast Cancer Mortality (per 100,000 people), 2011-2013	19.4		11
Incidence of AIDS (per 100,000 people), 2012	2.0	9.1	20
Suicide Mortality (per 100,000 people), 2011-2013	8.7	28.6	46
Limited Activities (mean # of days in past 30 days), 2013	3.8	3.9	4
Heart Disease Mortality (per 100,000 people) by Race and Ethnicity, 2011-2013
White	103.1	160.0
Hispanic	88.0	134.9
Black	136.7	210.0
Asian/ Pacific Islander	70.3	95.1
Native American	80.3	149.6
Poor Mental Health (mean # of days in past 30 days) by Race and Ethnicity, 2011-2013
White	3.9	2.7
Hispanic	4.1	2.9
Black	4.7	3.8
Asian/ Pacific Islander	1.8	2.5
Native American	5.9	5.2
Other Race or Two or More Races	5.2	4.9
Incidence of Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity, 2011-2013
White	5.1%	6.4%
Hispanic	9.0%	11.6%
Black	12.5%	8.7%
Asian/ Pacific Islander	5.8%	4.7%
Native American	8.6%	12.4%
Other Race or Two or More Races	7.9%	9.8%

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Work & Family

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C+

Statistic	Score	Rank	Percent Points
Paid Leave Legislation Index	0.00	12
Elder and Dependent Care Index	2.00	1
Child Care Index	1.11	31
Gender Gap in Labor Force Participation Rates for Parents of Children under Six, 2013		38	28.9
Households with a Breadwinner Mother as Percent of all Households with Children, 2011-2013				45.2%
Single Mothers as Percent of All Female Breadwinners, 2011-2013				46.6%
Percent of Married Couples with Female Breadwinner, 2011-2013				34.5%
Average Cost of Full-Time Infant Care in a Center, 2013				$13,143
Average Annual Cost of Full-Time Infant Care in a Center as Percent of Women's Full-Time, Year-Round Median Annual Earnings, 2013		47		32.9%
Percent of Four-Year-Olds Enrolled in State Pre-K, Preschool Special Education, and State and Federal Head Start, 2012-2013		26		34.1%
Preschool Quality Standards (Out of 10), 2012-2013		27		6
Women Living with a Person with a Disability, 2011-2013		6		11.4%
Temporary Disability Insurance Statewide, 2014				No
Paid Leave (for FMLA Reasons), 2014				No
Paid Sick Days, 2014				No
Unemployment Insurance Covers Family Care Reasons, 2014				Yes
Dependent Care Credits Not Limited to Child Care, 2014				Yes
Maximum Dependent Care Credit				$525
Credit Refundable				Yes
Number of Long-Term Support Services That Can Be Delegated to a Home Care Agency Waiver (Out of 16), 2013				16

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Violence & Safety

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Statistic	Girls	Boys	Yes/No
Percent of Students (Grades 9–12) Who Have Experienced Physical Dating Violence, 2013	—	—
Percent of Students (Grades 9–12) Who Have Experienced Harassment or Bullying at School, 2013	—	—
Does State Law Provide Unemployment Insurance Benefits to Domestic Violence Victims? 2014			Yes
Gun Possession Bar on Individuals Subject to Domestic Violence Protection Orders? 2014			Yes
Percent of Students (Grades 9–12) Who Have Experienced Sexual Dating Violence, 2013	—	—
Percent of Students (Grades 9–12) Who Experienced Electronic Bullying, 2013	—	—
Percent of Students (Grades 9-12) Who Did Not Go to School at Least One Day in the Past Month Because Felt Unsafe, 2013	—	—
Does the State Have an Employment Rights Law for Victims of Domestic Violence? 2014			Yes
Does the State Have a General Crime Victim Protection Law? 2014			Yes
Gun Possession Bar on Individuals Convicted of Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Crimes? 2014			Yes
Gun Possession Bar on Individuals Convicted of Misdemeanor Sex Crimes? 2014			No
Gun Possession Bar on Individuals Convicted of Misdemeanor Stalking Crimes? 2014			No
Bar for Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Crimes, Including “Dating Partners”? 2014			No
Required Surrender of Certain Firearms by Persons Convicted of Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Crimes? 2014			Yes
Required Surrender of Certain Firearms by Persons Subject to Domestic Violence Restraining Orders? 2014			Yes
Required Removal of Certain Firearms by Law Enforcement at Specified Domestic Violence Incidents? 2014			No

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Demographics

Statistic	Women	Men	Ratio	Percent
Number of Women and Men, All Ages	2,616,599	2,651,768
Sex Ratio (Women to Men, Aged 18 and Older)			0.99:1
Median Age of All Women and Men	37	35
Proportion of Women and Men Aged 65 and Older	13.6%	11.0%
Proportion of Women and Men Under Age 35	46.5%	49.5%
Number of Same-Sex Partner Households	7,849	7,970
Proportion of Women and Men Living in Metropolitan Areas, All Ages	76.5%	75.7%
Proportion of Women and Men Who Are Immigrants, All Ages	9.9%	9.2%
Percent of Federal and State Prison Population Who Are Women				8.9%
Proportion of Women and Men with a Disability, Aged 21–64	8.9%	10.6%

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12.9

29.3%

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Employment & Earnings

Political Participation

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Reproductive Rights

Health & Well-Being

Work & Family

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