HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES 38. Median weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics Number of workers Median weekly earnings (in thousands) Characteristic 1997 1998 1997 1998 SEX AND AGE Total, 16 years and over........................................ 20,710 20,862 $149 $156 Men, 16 years and over......................................... 6,454 6,501 139 146 16 to 24 years................................................ 3,479 3,582 114 119 25 years and over............................................. 2,975 2,919 183 197 Women, 16 years and over....................................... 14,256 14,361 153 161 16 to 24 years................................................ 4,373 4,500 112 118 25 years and over............................................. 9,883 9,861 179 191 RACE, HISPANIC ORIGIN, AND SEX White.......................................................... 17,915 17,886 150 157 Men.......................................................... 5,462 5,470 138 146 Women........................................................ 12,454 12,416 155 163 Black.......................................................... 1,968 2,096 141 149 Men.......................................................... 669 688 142 145 Women........................................................ 1,299 1,408 140 151 Hispanic origin................................................ 1,877 1,828 144 154 Men.......................................................... 692 632 150 162 Women........................................................ 1,184 1,196 140 150 NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups. Beginning in January 1998, data reflect new composite estimation procedures and revised population controls used in the household survey.