State Data - Women in the States

Chapters	Rank	Grade
Employment & Earnings	38	D+
Political Participation	38	D-
Poverty & Opportunity	40	D
Reproductive Rights	47	D-
Health & Well-Being	45	D-
Work & Family	41	D

Employment & Earnings

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Statistic	Women	Men	Rank	Percent
What Workers Earn, 2016	$35,000	$43,000	38
Gender Wage Ratio, 2016			17	81.4%
Labor Force Participation Rate, 2016	55.9%	66.1%	41
Share of All Workers in Managerial and Professional Jobs, 2016	40.0%	29.6%	35
What Workers Earn by Race and Ethnicity, 2012-2016
White	$36,180	$46,545
Hispanic	$24,805	$26,683
Black	$31,486	$35,599
Asian	$40,000	$53,065
Native American	$29,537	$40,231
Other Race	$22,839	$25,788
Two or More Races	$32,063	$38,262
Share of All Workers in Managerial and Professional Jobs by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	41.8%	32.4%
Hispanic	21.2%	14.7%
Black	29.9%	17.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	43.9%	52.0%
Native American	27.4%	21.7%
Other Race or Two or More Races	32.3%	30.8%
Percent of Employed Women and Men in STEM Occupations, 2013	3.8%	8.0%
Women's Share of All STEM Workers, 2013			16	30.1%
Gender Wage Ratio for Millennials (Aged 16-34), 2011-2013			16	90.8%
What Workers Earn and Gender Earnings Ratio for Workers with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher (Aged 25 and Older), 2013	$47,000	$65,000		72.3%
Percent of Employed Women and Men Working Part-Time, 2013	26.6%	15.2%
Union Wage Advantage in Median Weekly Earnings for Full-Time Wage and Salary Women Workers, 2011-2014	179			28.8%

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Political Participation

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Statistic	Score	Rank	Women	Men	Rank for Women
Women in Elected Office Index	1.45	39
Percent Registered to Vote, 2010/2012 Average			66.1%	60.1%	31
Percent Who Voted, 2010/2012 Average			46.9%	42.8%	42
Women's Institutional Resources Index	2.00	1
Number of U.S. Senators Who Are Women, 2015			0
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			18.2%		34
Proportion of State Representatives Who Are Women, 2015			17.2%		45
Proportion of State Legislators Who Are Women of Color, 2015			6.1%		19 (tie)
Proportion of Statewide Elected Executive Offices Held by Women, 2015			—		—
Proportion of Statewide Elected Executive Offices Held by Women of Color, 2015			—

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Poverty & Opportunity

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Statistic	Women	Men	Rank	Percent
Percent with Health Insurance, 2016	88.7%	83.5%	36
Percent with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher, 2016	26.8%	25.4%	41
Percent Who Own Businesses, 2012	35.6%	54.9%	20
Percent above Poverty, 2016	82.8%	85.6%	36
Percent with Health Insurance by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	89.0%	85.3%
Hispanic	55.9%	47.3%
Black	86.6%	76.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	85.3%	84.9%
Native American	79.6%	79.8%
Other Race or Two or More Races	84.7%	80.6%
Percent with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	27.2%	27.2%
Hispanic	15.1%	12.9%
Black	21.6%	15.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	48.5%	56.0%
Native American	—	—
Other Race or Two or More Races	27.8%	29.8%
Percent with Only a High School Diploma or the Equivalent by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	33.0%	33.5%
Hispanic	27.9%	29.2%
Black	30.3%	38.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	18.5%	16.4%
Native American	—	—
Other Race or Two or More Races	22.1%	27.7%
Percent Below Poverty by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	14.8%	11.6%
Hispanic	30.7%	24.4%
Black	25.0%	20.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	11.5%	14.1%
Native American	—	—
Other Race or Two or More Races	25.1%	18.5%
Percent of Households Below Poverty by Household Type, 2014-2016
Household Headed by Married Couples with Children			38	8.9%
Household Headed by Married Couples without Children			36	4.5%
Households Headed by Single Women with Children			43	45.7%
Households Headed by Single Women without Children			32	17.8%
Households Headed by Single Men with Children			33	27.2%
Households Headed by Single Men without Children			25	13.7%

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Reproductive Rights

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Statistic	Yes/No	Percent	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)		42.0%
Does the State Have a Pro-Choice Governor and Legislature? (as of January 2015)	No
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)?	No
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)?	No
Does the State Require Schools to Provide Sex Education? (as of March 2015)	Yes
Percent of Low Birth-Weight Babies (less than 5 lbs., 8 oz.) by Race and Ethnicity, 2013
All Women		9.1%
White Women		7.9%
Hispanic Women		6.9%
Black Women		14.0%
Infant Mortality Rates (deaths of infants under age one per 1,000 live births) by Race and Ethnicity, 2010-2012
All Women			7.3
White Women			6.5
Hispanic Women			5.1
Black Women			12.3
Asian/Pacific Islander Women			3.7
Native American Women			—

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* permanently enjoined; law not in effect

Health & Well-Being

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Statistic	Women	Men	Rank for Women
Heart Disease Mortality (per 100,000 people), 2011-2013	162.8	257.1	43
Incidence of Diabetes, 2013	12.0%	12.5%	46
Rate of Reported Cases of Chlamydia (per 100,000 people), 2013	636.6	295.7	31
Poor Mental Health (mean # of days in past 30 days), 2013	4.6	3.0	36
Lung Cancer Mortality (per 100,000 people), 2011-2013	43.4	76.9	44
Breast Cancer Mortality (per 100,000 people), 2011-2013	22.3		37
Incidence of AIDS (per 100,000 people), 2012	4.8	13.8	35
Suicide Mortality (per 100,000 people), 2011-2013	5.9	24.5	30
Limited Activities (mean # of days in past 30 days), 2013	6.5	6.1	51
Heart Disease Mortality (per 100,000 people) by Race and Ethnicity, 2011-2013
White	161.0	256.6
Hispanic	49.9	68.1
Black	187.4	294.0
Asian/ Pacific Islander	78.0	115.6
Native American	—	99.0
Poor Mental Health (mean # of days in past 30 days) by Race and Ethnicity, 2011-2013
White	4.7	3.0
Hispanic	2.6	3.1
Black	4.4	3.1
Asian/ Pacific Islander	0.7	—
Native American	10.7	—
Other Race or Two or More Races	3.6	2.9
Incidence of Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity, 2011-2013
White	11.6%	11.9%
Hispanic	3.7%	19.5%
Black	14.2%	11.9%
Asian/ Pacific Islander	—	—
Native American	—	—
Other Race or Two or More Races	10.0%	7.5%

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Work & Family

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Statistic	Score	Rank	Percent Points
Paid Leave Legislation Index	0.00	12
Elder and Dependent Care Index	0.13	46
Child Care Index	1.43	9
Gender Gap in Labor Force Participation Rates for Parents of Children under Six, 2013		29	26.1
Households with a Breadwinner Mother as Percent of all Households with Children, 2011-2013				51.4%
Single Mothers as Percent of All Female Breadwinners, 2011-2013				51.9%
Percent of Married Couples with Female Breadwinner, 2011-2013				38.7%
Average Cost of Full-Time Infant Care in a Center, 2013				$5,857
Average Annual Cost of Full-Time Infant Care in a Center as Percent of Women's Full-Time, Year-Round Median Annual Earnings, 2013		2		17.5%
Percent of Four-Year-Olds Enrolled in State Pre-K, Preschool Special Education, and State and Federal Head Start, 2012-2013		23		34.6%
Preschool Quality Standards (Out of 10), 2012-2013		5		9
Women Living with a Person with a Disability, 2011-2013		44		17.1%
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				No
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	10.8%	8.4%
Percent of Students (Grades 9–12) Who Have Experienced Harassment or Bullying at School, 2013	25.1%	17.4%
Does State Law Provide Unemployment Insurance Benefits to Domestic Violence Victims? 2014			No
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	14.4%	6.9%
Percent of Students (Grades 9–12) Who Experienced Electronic Bullying, 2013	21.4%	9.8%
Percent of Students (Grades 9-12) Who Did Not Go to School at Least One Day in the Past Month Because Felt Unsafe, 2013	7.3%	8.5%
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			Yes
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			Yes
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			Yes

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Demographics

Statistic	Women	Men	Ratio	Percent
Number of Women and Men, All Ages	3,319,592	3,176,386
Sex Ratio (Women to Men, Aged 18 and Older)			1.05:1
Median Age of All Women and Men	39	36
Proportion of Women and Men Aged 65 and Older	16.1%	13.0%
Proportion of Women and Men Under Age 35	44.0%	47.5%
Number of Same-Sex Partner Households	7,071	5,186
Proportion of Women and Men Living in Metropolitan Areas, All Ages	62.3%	61.3%
Proportion of Women and Men Who Are Immigrants, All Ages	4.3%	5.0%
Percent of Federal and State Prison Population Who Are Women				8.6%
Proportion of Women and Men with a Disability, Aged 21–64	14.7%	14.6%

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29.0%

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Employment & Earnings

Political Participation

Poverty & Opportunity

Reproductive Rights

Health & Well-Being

Work & Family

Violence & Safety

Demographics