Sex Differences in the Incidence of the Economically Disadvantaged and Unemployed Persons in Kansas and the United States, 1975-1982

Abstract

This monograph reviews sex differences in the incidence of economic disadvantaged and unemployed persons in Kansas and the United States for the periods 1975-76 and 1978-82. For 1975-76, information for Wichita SMSA is also analyzed.

A general pattern of a higher incidence of poverty and unemployment among females than among males was found in most years for most age-groups and most ethnic groups. Exceptions to this general pattern were few. In most years and for most groups, the predominance of females over males followed a similar pattern in Kansas. In 1975, the predominance of females in most groups was greater in Wichita than in Kansas and the nation as a whole.

In Kansas, the relationship between fewer years of schooling and a higher incidence of CETA-eligibility was stronger than at the national level. Unemployment among more educated females in Kansas became severe in 1982.

Finally, three policy issues which take into account the higher incidence of poverty and unemployment among females 1n Kansas are raised for consideration.