Chart 6. Probability of a worker in the NLSY97 bargaining over wages by hourly wage decile
Hourly wage range (in dollars) Likelihood of wage bargaining Upper limit of 95-percent CI Lower limit of 95-percent CI

45.4–244.8

0.61 0.67 0.55

33.2–45.2

0.49 0.55 0.42

27.2–33.3

0.47 0.53 0.41

22.8–27.2

0.42 0.48 0.36

19.6–22.7

0.30 0.36 0.25

17.2–19.6

0.32 0.38 0.27

15.0–17.1

0.28 0.33 0.22

13.0–15.0

0.29 0.34 0.23

10.5–13.0

0.22 0.26 0.17

2.1–10.5

0.15 0.20 0.11

Notes: CI = confidence interval. NLSY97 = National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997.

Source: Authors' calculations based on data from the 2017–18 interview of the NLSY97 cohort.