Table 3 Explained and unexplained components from the Blinder-Oaxaca decompositions for female-male earnings differentials in the dental workforce

Adjusted earnings differential

(%, with 95% confidence interval)

-21.2%*

(-11.3% – -32.0%)

-26.4%*

(-12.7% – -41.8%)

13.2%

(-3.3% – 26.9%)

Explained

59.0%*

1.2%

  60.5%*

 Geographic:

  Relative remoteness

1%

-179%

9%*

 Institutional:

  Ambulatory care vs. other sectors

<1%

-99%

-25%

  Full-time vs. part-time work

60%*

1869%*

-24%

  Self-employed vs. employee

<1%

-1541%*

13%

 Other characteristics:

  Age group

16%*

-726%

67%*

  Advanced educational attainment

1%

304%

44%*

  Household living arrangements

4%

1078%*

-37%*

  Adult migrant status

20%*

-495%*

35%*

  Ethnic/ancestral origin

-2%

-111%

18%

Unexplained

 41.0% 

 98.8%*

 39.5%