State Data - Women in the States

Chapters	Rank	Grade
Employment & Earnings	50	F
Political Participation	48	F
Poverty & Opportunity	47	D-
Reproductive Rights	18	B
Health & Well-Being	44	D-
Work & Family	26	C-

Employment & Earnings

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Statistic	Women	Men	Rank	Percent
What Workers Earn, 2016	$33,300	$45,000	48
Gender Wage Ratio, 2016			47	74.0%
Labor Force Participation Rate, 2016	50.2%	57.3%	51
Share of All Workers in Managerial and Professional Jobs, 2016	39.9%	28.4%	37
What Workers Earn by Race and Ethnicity, 2012-2016
White	$32,002	$46,174
Hispanic	$28,382	$38,735
Black	$30,113	$36,679
Asian	$42,392	$57,101
Native American	$31,204	$50,106
Other Race	$22,917	$25,000
Two or More Races	$34,246	$41,199
Share of All Workers in Managerial and Professional Jobs by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	40.4%	26.4%
Hispanic	35.5%	42.9%
Black	29.3%	21.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	59.4%	67.9%
Native American	—	—
Other Race or Two or More Races	36.0%	25.4%
Percent of Employed Women and Men in STEM Occupations, 2013	3.3%	8.2%
Women's Share of All STEM Workers, 2013			46	25.5%
Gender Wage Ratio for Millennials (Aged 16-34), 2011-2013			45	82.8%
What Workers Earn and Gender Earnings Ratio for Workers with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher (Aged 25 and Older), 2013	$46,000	$68,000		67.6%
Percent of Employed Women and Men Working Part-Time, 2013	27.0%	13.9%
Union Wage Advantage in Median Weekly Earnings for Full-Time Wage and Salary Women Workers, 2011-2014	176			29.0%

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Political Participation

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Statistic	Score	Rank	Women	Men	Rank for Women
Women in Elected Office Index	1.39	40
Percent Registered to Vote, 2010/2012 Average			66.5%	62.2%	29
Percent Who Voted, 2010/2012 Average			45.4%	49.3%	47
Women's Institutional Resources Index	0.50	36
Number of U.S. Senators Who Are Women, 2015			1
Proportion of U.S. Representatives Who Are Women, 2015			0.0%		33 (tie)
Proportion of U.S. Representatives Who Are Women of Color, 2015			0.0%		17 (tie)
Proportion of State Senators Who Are Women, 2015			2.9%		49
Proportion of State Representatives Who Are Women, 2015			19.0%		39 (tie)
Proportion of State Legislators Who Are Women of Color, 2015			0.7%		44
Proportion of Statewide Elected Executive Offices Held by Women, 2015			20.0%		26 (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	94.4%	89.0%	8
Percent with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher, 2016	21.7%	20.5%	51
Percent Who Own Businesses, 2012	34.1%	55.2%	24
Percent above Poverty, 2016	80.2%	83.5%	46
Percent with Health Insurance by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	92.3%	88.0%
Hispanic	86.4%	69.3%
Black	88.1%	71.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	90.2%	91.4%
Native American	—	—
Other Race or Two or More Races	92.9%	84.7%
Percent with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	20.6%	18.8%
Hispanic	—	—
Black	17.9%	14.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	56.0%	73.5%
Native American	—	—
Other Race or Two or More Races	—	—
Percent with Only a High School Diploma or the Equivalent by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	39.2%	43.3%
Hispanic	—	29.6%
Black	37.5%	40.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	—	—
Native American	—	—
Other Race or Two or More Races	—	—
Percent Below Poverty by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	18.2%	14.4%
Hispanic	—	—
Black	26.4%	22.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	—	—
Native American	—	—
Other Race or Two or More Races	—	—
Percent of Households Below Poverty by Household Type, 2014-2016
Household Headed by Married Couples with Children			42	9.8%
Household Headed by Married Couples without Children			45	5.2%
Households Headed by Single Women with Children			45	47.5%
Households Headed by Single Women without Children			39	19.4%
Households Headed by Single Men with Children			—	—
Households Headed by Single Men without Children			31	19.4%

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Reproductive Rights

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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)		18.0%
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)	Yes
Percent of Low Birth-Weight Babies (less than 5 lbs., 8 oz.) by Race and Ethnicity, 2013
All Women		9.4%
White Women		9.2%
Hispanic Women		—
Black Women		15.3%
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				7.1
Hispanic Women				—
Black Women				9.8
Asian/Pacific Islander Women				—
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	167.1	247.9	46
Incidence of Diabetes, 2013	12.6%	13.5%	47
Rate of Reported Cases of Chlamydia (per 100,000 people), 2013	385.5	165.4	4
Poor Mental Health (mean # of days in past 30 days), 2013	5.3	3.7	48
Lung Cancer Mortality (per 100,000 people), 2011-2013	46.7	76.2	50
Breast Cancer Mortality (per 100,000 people), 2011-2013	22.7		42
Incidence of AIDS (per 100,000 people), 2012	1.8	7.4	19
Suicide Mortality (per 100,000 people), 2011-2013	6.5	27.0	37
Limited Activities (mean # of days in past 30 days), 2013	6.0	6.8	50
Heart Disease Mortality (per 100,000 people) by Race and Ethnicity, 2011-2013
White	168.6	249.3
Hispanic	—	—
Black	163.8	279.9
Asian/ Pacific Islander	—	—
Native American	—	—
Poor Mental Health (mean # of days in past 30 days) by Race and Ethnicity, 2011-2013
White	5.3	3.6
Hispanic	4.6	2.4
Black	4.8	5.0
Asian/ Pacific Islander	—	—
Native American	—	—
Other Race or Two or More Races	6.2	6.7
Incidence of Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity, 2011-2013
White	12.8%	12.7%
Hispanic	8.2%	7.8%
Black	16.0%	14.3%
Asian/ Pacific Islander	—	—
Native American	—	—
Other Race or Two or More Races	12.4%	9.7%

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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	0.69	34
Child Care Index	1.69	3
Gender Gap in Labor Force Participation Rates for Parents of Children under Six, 2013		43	30.2
Households with a Breadwinner Mother as Percent of all Households with Children, 2011-2013				49.1%
Single Mothers as Percent of All Female Breadwinners, 2011-2013				52.7%
Percent of Married Couples with Female Breadwinner, 2011-2013				37.3%
Average Cost of Full-Time Infant Care in a Center, 2013				$7,800
Average Annual Cost of Full-Time Infant Care in a Center as Percent of Women's Full-Time, Year-Round Median Annual Earnings, 2013		25		25.7%
Percent of Four-Year-Olds Enrolled in State Pre-K, Preschool Special Education, and State and Federal Head Start, 2012-2013		4		85.3%
Preschool Quality Standards (Out of 10), 2012-2013		12		8
Women Living with a Person with a Disability, 2011-2013		51		20.9%
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				11

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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	13.8%	8.0%
Percent of Students (Grades 9–12) Who Have Experienced Harassment or Bullying at School, 2013	28.3%	16.4%
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	13.4%	4.2%
Percent of Students (Grades 9–12) Who Experienced Electronic Bullying, 2013	27.4%	7.7%
Percent of Students (Grades 9-12) Who Did Not Go to School at Least One Day in the Past Month Because Felt Unsafe, 2013	8.5%	5.1%
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			No
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			Yes
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			Yes

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Demographics

Statistic	Women	Men	Ratio	Percent
Number of Women and Men, All Ages	936,667	917,637
Sex Ratio (Women to Men, Aged 18 and Older)			1.02:1
Median Age of All Women and Men	42	40
Proportion of Women and Men Aged 65 and Older	18.8%	15.6%
Proportion of Women and Men Under Age 35	40.2%	43.1%
Number of Same-Sex Partner Households	1,441	1,964
Proportion of Women and Men Living in Metropolitan Areas, All Ages	18.2%	18.1%
Proportion of Women and Men Who Are Immigrants, All Ages	1.6%	1.4%
Percent of Federal and State Prison Population Who Are Women				11.8%
Proportion of Women and Men with a Disability, Aged 21–64	18.4%	20.4%

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2099

21.9

34.5%

2.5

Employment & Earnings

Political Participation

Poverty & Opportunity

Reproductive Rights

Health & Well-Being

Work & Family

Violence & Safety

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