State Data - Women in the States

Chapters	Rank	Grade
Employment & Earnings	3	B+
Political Participation	5	B-
Poverty & Opportunity	3	B
Reproductive Rights	14	B+
Health & Well-Being	9	B-
Work & Family	24	C-

Employment & Earnings

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B+

Statistic	Women	Men	Rank	Percent
What Workers Earn, 2016	$50,000	$62,000	2
Gender Wage Ratio, 2016			19	80.6%
Labor Force Participation Rate, 2016	63.5%	71.3%	10
Share of All Workers in Managerial and Professional Jobs, 2016	49.4%	41.6%	2
What Workers Earn by Race and Ethnicity, 2012-2016
White	$53,372	$67,267
Hispanic	$34,785	$37,210
Black	$40,723	$42,084
Asian	$54,524	$71,223
Native American	$41,304	$45,440
Other Race	$31,739	$35,658
Two or More Races	$41,856	$42,368
Share of All Workers in Managerial and Professional Jobs by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	52.1%	44.1%
Hispanic	27.6%	21.0%
Black	36.5%	28.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	56.1%	59.3%
Native American	—	—
Other Race or Two or More Races	39.1%	34.0%
Percent of Employed Women and Men in STEM Occupations, 2013	7.0%	14.6%
Women's Share of All STEM Workers, 2013			9	31.9%
Gender Wage Ratio for Millennials (Aged 16-34), 2011-2013			11	93.2%
What Workers Earn and Gender Earnings Ratio for Workers with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher (Aged 25 and Older), 2013	$64,000	$88,000		72.7%
Percent of Employed Women and Men Working Part-Time, 2013	34.3%	17.0%
Union Wage Advantage in Median Weekly Earnings for Full-Time Wage and Salary Women Workers, 2011-2014	211			24.9%

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Political Participation

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Statistic	Score	Rank	Women	Men	Rank for Women
Women in Elected Office Index	3.03	6
Percent Registered to Vote, 2010/2012 Average			69.7%	66.2%	19
Percent Who Voted, 2010/2012 Average			57.4%	56.2%	16
Women's Institutional Resources Index	2.00	1
Number of U.S. Senators Who Are Women, 2015			1
Proportion of U.S. Representatives Who Are Women, 2015			22.2%		19 (tie)
Proportion of U.S. Representatives Who Are Women of Color, 2015			0.0%		17 (tie)
Proportion of State Senators Who Are Women, 2015			30.0%		10 (tie)
Proportion of State Representatives Who Are Women, 2015			23.8%		27
Proportion of State Legislators Who Are Women of Color, 2015			2.0%		38 (tie)
Proportion of Statewide Elected Executive Offices Held by Women, 2015			80.0%		3
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	97.5%	95.4%	1
Percent with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher, 2016	43.3%	42.2%	2
Percent Who Own Businesses, 2012	32.8%	58.8%	28
Percent above Poverty, 2016	86.2%	87.7%	11
Percent with Health Insurance by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	97.6%	96.2%
Hispanic	95.2%	87.9%
Black	94.3%	91.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	96.3%	95.3%
Native American	—	81.9%
Other Race or Two or More Races	95.8%	92.1%
Percent with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	45.2%	44.8%
Hispanic	19.4%	16.8%
Black	25.3%	23.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	55.4%	61.0%
Native American	—	—
Other Race or Two or More Races	35.9%	31.5%
Percent with Only a High School Diploma or the Equivalent by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	23.5%	25.8%
Hispanic	27.0%	31.6%
Black	27.3%	31.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	15.2%	13.5%
Native American	—	—
Other Race or Two or More Races	24.4%	31.3%
Percent Below Poverty by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	9.1%	7.4%
Hispanic	29.9%	22.6%
Black	20.7%	16.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	16.8%	16.1%
Native American	—	17.8%
Other Race or Two or More Races	20.1%	14.5%
Percent of Households Below Poverty by Household Type, 2014-2016
Household Headed by Married Couples with Children			3	3.6%
Household Headed by Married Couples without Children			15	2.9%
Households Headed by Single Women with Children			11	35.1%
Households Headed by Single Women without Children			10	11.2%
Households Headed by Single Men with Children			17	18.7%
Households Headed by Single Men without Children			5	7.6%

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Reproductive Rights

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B+

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)	Yes*
What Percent of Women Live in Counties with an Abortion Provider? (2011)		91.0%
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)	Yes
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)	Yes
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		7.7%
White Women		7.0%
Hispanic Women		8.2%
Black Women		10.7%
Infant Mortality Rates (deaths of infants under age one per 1,000 live births) by Race and Ethnicity, 2010-2012
All Women				4.2
White Women				3.5
Hispanic Women				6.0
Black Women				6.4
Asian/Pacific Islander Women				3.9
Native American Women				—

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* permanently enjoined; law not in effect

Health & Well-Being

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B-

Statistic	Women	Men	Rank for Women
Heart Disease Mortality (per 100,000 people), 2011-2013	110.2	183.8	7
Incidence of Diabetes, 2013	8.1%	9.0%	11
Rate of Reported Cases of Chlamydia (per 100,000 people), 2013	462.7	228.0	7
Poor Mental Health (mean # of days in past 30 days), 2013	4.2	3.3	23
Lung Cancer Mortality (per 100,000 people), 2011-2013	37.9	51.4	28
Breast Cancer Mortality (per 100,000 people), 2011-2013	19.1		8
Incidence of AIDS (per 100,000 people), 2012	6.1	14.1	40
Suicide Mortality (per 100,000 people), 2011-2013	4.1	13.0	6
Limited Activities (mean # of days in past 30 days), 2013	4.3	4.2	14
Heart Disease Mortality (per 100,000 people) by Race and Ethnicity, 2011-2013
White	112.8	190.7
Hispanic	64.0	96.5
Black	110.3	169.4
Asian/ Pacific Islander	47.9	71.6
Native American	122.4	—
Poor Mental Health (mean # of days in past 30 days) by Race and Ethnicity, 2011-2013
White	4.0	3.2
Hispanic	5.6	3.9
Black	4.4	3.5
Asian/ Pacific Islander	2.6	1.5
Native American	5.1	5.2
Other Race or Two or More Races	6.1	4.5
Incidence of Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity, 2011-2013
White	7.2%	8.6%
Hispanic	11.5%	8.9%
Black	12.9%	10.7%
Asian/ Pacific Islander	4.5%	6.3%
Native American	12.5%	14.8%
Other Race or Two or More Races	10.3%	12.3%

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Work & Family

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C-

Statistic	Score	Rank	Percent Points
Paid Leave Legislation Index	0.67	5
Elder and Dependent Care Index	0.63	37
Child Care Index	1.04	38
Gender Gap in Labor Force Participation Rates for Parents of Children under Six, 2013		13	23.5
Households with a Breadwinner Mother as Percent of all Households with Children, 2011-2013				51.8%
Single Mothers as Percent of All Female Breadwinners, 2011-2013				49.0%
Percent of Married Couples with Female Breadwinner, 2011-2013				39.2%
Average Cost of Full-Time Infant Care in a Center, 2013				$16,549
Average Annual Cost of Full-Time Infant Care in a Center as Percent of Women's Full-Time, Year-Round Median Annual Earnings, 2013		49		34.1%
Percent of Four-Year-Olds Enrolled in State Pre-K, Preschool Special Education, and State and Federal Head Start, 2012-2013		31		25.3%
Preschool Quality Standards (Out of 10), 2012-2013		27		6
Women Living with a Person with a Disability, 2011-2013		10		12.3%
Temporary Disability Insurance Statewide, 2014				No
Paid Leave (for FMLA Reasons), 2014				No
Paid Sick Days, 2014				State
Unemployment Insurance Covers Family Care Reasons, 2014				Yes
Dependent Care Credits Not Limited to Child Care, 2014				No
Maximum Dependent Care Credit				$0
Credit Refundable				—
Number of Long-Term Support Services That Can Be Delegated to a Home Care Agency Waiver (Out of 16), 2013				2

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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	18.0%	15.0%
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	18.7%	9.0%
Percent of Students (Grades 9-12) Who Did Not Go to School at Least One Day in the Past Month Because Felt Unsafe, 2013	4.4%	2.8%
Does the State Have an Employment Rights Law for Victims of Domestic Violence? 2014			No
Does the State Have a General Crime Victim Protection Law? 2014			Yes
Gun Possession Bar on Individuals Convicted of Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Crimes? 2014			No
Gun Possession Bar on Individuals Convicted of Misdemeanor Sex Crimes? 2014			No
Gun Possession Bar on Individuals Convicted of Misdemeanor Stalking Crimes? 2014			Yes
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			No
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	3,450,931	3,241,893
Sex Ratio (Women to Men, Aged 18 and Older)			1.06:1
Median Age of All Women and Men	41	37
Proportion of Women and Men Aged 65 and Older	16.5%	13.0%
Proportion of Women and Men Under Age 35	43.0%	46.5%
Number of Same-Sex Partner Households	13,550	9,250
Proportion of Women and Men Living in Metropolitan Areas, All Ages	86.3%	85.7%
Proportion of Women and Men Who Are Immigrants, All Ages	16.1%	15.4%
Percent of Federal and State Prison Population Who Are Women				7.4%
Proportion of Women and Men with a Disability, Aged 21–64	9.6%	9.9%

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28.5%

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Employment & Earnings

Political Participation

Poverty & Opportunity

Reproductive Rights

Health & Well-Being

Work & Family

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