State Data - Women in the States

Chapters	Rank	Grade
Employment & Earnings	19	C+
Political Participation	7	C+
Poverty & Opportunity	20	C
Reproductive Rights	41	D+
Health & Well-Being	16	C+
Work & Family	17	C

Employment & Earnings

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Statistic	Women	Men	Rank	Percent
What Workers Earn, 2016	$40,000	$50,000	17
Gender Wage Ratio, 2016			21	80.0%
Labor Force Participation Rate, 2016	62.9%	70.6%	12
Share of All Workers in Managerial and Professional Jobs, 2016	41.2%	31.7%	25
What Workers Earn by Race and Ethnicity, 2012-2016
White	$40,092	$51,064
Hispanic	$26,941	$30,598
Black	$31,168	$35,440
Asian	$35,505	$45,321
Native American	$32,102	$38,030
Other Race	$25,264	$28,383
Two or More Races	$31,473	$39,968
Share of All Workers in Managerial and Professional Jobs by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	41.7%	33.2%
Hispanic	25.6%	14.1%
Black	25.3%	16.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	46.1%	46.9%
Native American	33.3%	24.0%
Other Race or Two or More Races	34.4%	31.2%
Percent of Employed Women and Men in STEM Occupations, 2013	3.9%	9.7%
Women's Share of All STEM Workers, 2013			33	27.8%
Gender Wage Ratio for Millennials (Aged 16-34), 2011-2013			30	87.0%
What Workers Earn and Gender Earnings Ratio for Workers with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher (Aged 25 and Older), 2013	$52,000	$66,000		78.8%
Percent of Employed Women and Men Working Part-Time, 2013	33.5%	16.2%
Union Wage Advantage in Median Weekly Earnings for Full-Time Wage and Salary Women Workers, 2011-2014	141			20.2%

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Political Participation

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Statistic	Score	Rank	Women	Men	Rank for Women
Women in Elected Office Index	2.41	12
Percent Registered to Vote, 2010/2012 Average			74.9%	69.1%	4
Percent Who Voted, 2010/2012 Average			64.8%	59.7%	1
Women's Institutional Resources Index	1.00	25
Number of U.S. Senators Who Are Women, 2015			1
Proportion of U.S. Representatives Who Are Women, 2015			12.5%		27 (tie)
Proportion of U.S. Representatives Who Are Women of Color, 2015			12.5%		6 (tie)
Proportion of State Senators Who Are Women, 2015			33.3%		6 (tie)
Proportion of State Representatives Who Are Women, 2015			22.2%		30
Proportion of State Legislators Who Are Women of Color, 2015			3.8%		25 (tie)
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	93.8%	91.1%	12
Percent with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher, 2016	31.4%	28.2%	27
Percent Who Own Businesses, 2012	30.9%	54.6%	44
Percent above Poverty, 2016	86.6%	87.9%	7
Percent with Health Insurance by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	94.7%	92.3%
Hispanic	75.6%	67.4%
Black	89.7%	77.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	90.1%	88.8%
Native American	79.7%	73.8%
Other Race or Two or More Races	90.6%	85.4%
Percent with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	31.6%	29.2%
Hispanic	15.6%	11.6%
Black	16.3%	11.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	43.0%	49.0%
Native American	13.2%	—
Other Race or Two or More Races	34.9%	31.5%
Percent with Only a High School Diploma or the Equivalent by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	30.9%	32.8%
Hispanic	27.3%	31.2%
Black	29.7%	37.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	18.4%	15.5%
Native American	39.1%	32.0%
Other Race or Two or More Races	21.8%	29.6%
Percent Below Poverty by Race and Ethnicity, 2014-2016
White	10.4%	8.4%
Hispanic	24.4%	19.4%
Black	29.8%	29.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	17.6%	17.0%
Native American	24.6%	19.7%
Other Race or Two or More Races	20.4%	18.6%
Percent of Households Below Poverty by Household Type, 2014-2016
Household Headed by Married Couples with Children			8	5.0%
Household Headed by Married Couples without Children			5	2.4%
Households Headed by Single Women with Children			21	37.8%
Households Headed by Single Women without Children			3	9.3%
Households Headed by Single Men with Children			24	20.3%
Households Headed by Single Men without Children			11	9.5%

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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)		40.0%
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)?	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		7.0%
White Women		6.0%
Hispanic Women		6.7%
Black Women		13.9%
Infant Mortality Rates (deaths of infants under age one per 1,000 live births) by Race and Ethnicity, 2010-2012
All Women			5.8
White Women			5.0
Hispanic Women			5.1
Black Women			13.4
Asian/Pacific Islander Women			5.2
Native American Women			8.4

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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	125.0	207.6	24
Incidence of Diabetes, 2013	8.3%	8.2%	14
Rate of Reported Cases of Chlamydia (per 100,000 people), 2013	570.5	250.2	23
Poor Mental Health (mean # of days in past 30 days), 2013	4.0	3.0	13
Lung Cancer Mortality (per 100,000 people), 2011-2013	37.8	53.4	27
Breast Cancer Mortality (per 100,000 people), 2011-2013	20.8		26
Incidence of AIDS (per 100,000 people), 2012	1.6	5.5	14
Suicide Mortality (per 100,000 people), 2011-2013	5.6	21.0	24
Limited Activities (mean # of days in past 30 days), 2013	4.3	4.5	14
Heart Disease Mortality (per 100,000 people) by Race and Ethnicity, 2011-2013
White	122.9	206.2
Hispanic	59.6	100.1
Black	177.1	293.0
Asian/ Pacific Islander	83.9	95.1
Native American	198.7	274.4
Poor Mental Health (mean # of days in past 30 days) by Race and Ethnicity, 2011-2013
White	3.6	2.7
Hispanic	6.0	5.1
Black	6.5	5.0
Asian/ Pacific Islander	4.0	2.0
Native American	3.4	2.2
Other Race or Two or More Races	9.1	3.2
Incidence of Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity, 2011-2013
White	8.1%	8.0%
Hispanic	6.8%	5.0%
Black	13.9%	14.8%
Asian/ Pacific Islander	—	—
Native American	12.8%	15.6%
Other Race or Two or More Races	15.7%	8.2%

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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	1.38	14
Child Care Index	1.33	19
Gender Gap in Labor Force Participation Rates for Parents of Children under Six, 2013		4	19.6
Households with a Breadwinner Mother as Percent of all Households with Children, 2011-2013				52.1%
Single Mothers as Percent of All Female Breadwinners, 2011-2013				45.5%
Percent of Married Couples with Female Breadwinner, 2011-2013				42.5%
Average Cost of Full-Time Infant Care in a Center, 2013				$11,342
Average Annual Cost of Full-Time Infant Care in a Center as Percent of Women's Full-Time, Year-Round Median Annual Earnings, 2013		46		31.5%
Percent of Four-Year-Olds Enrolled in State Pre-K, Preschool Special Education, and State and Federal Head Start, 2012-2013		6		72.4%
Preschool Quality Standards (Out of 10), 2012-2013		35		5
Women Living with a Person with a Disability, 2011-2013		7		11.6%
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				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				14

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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	10.3%	6.7%
Percent of Students (Grades 9–12) Who Have Experienced Harassment or Bullying at School, 2013	25.7%	19.8%
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	15.7%	4.0%
Percent of Students (Grades 9–12) Who Experienced Electronic Bullying, 2013	24.6%	10.9%
Percent of Students (Grades 9-12) Who Did Not Go to School at Least One Day in the Past Month Because Felt Unsafe, 2013	7.4%	4.2%
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			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			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	2,892,365	2,850,348
Sex Ratio (Women to Men, Aged 18 and Older)			1.01:1
Median Age of All Women and Men	40	37
Proportion of Women and Men Aged 65 and Older	16.3%	13.2%
Proportion of Women and Men Under Age 35	43.9%	46.5%
Number of Same-Sex Partner Households	5,941	4,613
Proportion of Women and Men Living in Metropolitan Areas, All Ages	65.4%	64.4%
Proportion of Women and Men Who Are Immigrants, All Ages	4.8%	4.9%
Percent of Federal and State Prison Population Who Are Women				5.5%
Proportion of Women and Men with a Disability, Aged 21–64	10.2%	11.3%

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Employment & Earnings

Political Participation

Poverty & Opportunity

Reproductive Rights

Health & Well-Being

Work & Family

Violence & Safety

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