| Median annual earnings of year-round, full-time employees, 1996: | ||
| ALL | Men | $32,144 |
| Women | $23,710 | |
| WHITE | Men | $32,966 |
| Women | $24,160 | |
| AFRICAN AMERICAN |
Men | $26,404 |
| Women | $21,473 | |
| LATINO | Men | $21,056 |
| Women | $18,665 | |
| % of firms
owned by women, 1996 U.S.--36% California--38% |
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