Log In

Reset Password
BERMUDA | RSS PODCAST

Women still earn less than men — survey

Women are still earing less than men on average, according to a survey which shows total personal income in Bermuda was $3.5 billion.The Department of Statistics today released its second 2010 Census analytical brief, titled ‘Personal and Household Income’ which examines in detail the different sources of income as reported by respondents to the 2010 Census of Population.It also provides an analysis of income from main job and educational attainment; cumulative personal income; median personal income; median household income; and, income received from financial assistance.The report says: “Bermuda’s total personal income received from all sources by the population 16 years and older reached $3.5 billion. This total was 66 percent higher than the $2.1 billion reported during the 2000 Census. The percentage change in total personal income outstripped the rate of inflation which was measured at roughly 36 percent during the intercensal period.“Eighty percent of total personal income for persons 16 years and older was sourced from main job earnings, while rental income was a distant second source of income representing nine percent of personal income. The analysis in the census brief spans selected demographic characteristics such as age, sex, race, and Bermudian status.”Highlights of the 2010 income analysis include:* Median income for men stood at $60,963* Median income for women was nine percent lower than males at $56,134* Total median household income reached $103,657* Median income for two-parent households was the highest at $170,127* Single-parent households received a median income level of $84,555The median annual income measured for persons receiving financial assistance was $11,611. Income from financial assistance was highest for the age group 35 to 44 years, at $16,296.* Copies of the census analytical brief are available on the Department of Statistics website at www.statistics.gov.bm Additionally, copies can be obtained from its office at the Cedar Park Centre, 3rd Floor, 48 Cedar Avenue, Hamilton.