| |
Italy (1991–2011)
|
Denmark (1990–2010)
|
USA (1990–2010)
|
|---|
|
Total
|
Low
|
Med
|
High
|
Total
|
Low
|
Med
|
High
|
Total
|
Low
|
Med
|
High
|
|---|
|
Men
|
|
1990/91
|
45.5
|
44.7
|
49.1
|
51.4
|
43.4
|
42.2
|
43.5
|
46.3
|
44.2
|
41.7
|
43.7
|
47.1
|
|
2010/11
|
50.6
|
48.3
|
56.1
|
56.3
|
47.6
|
44.6
|
47.8
|
50.8
|
48.0
|
43.2
|
47.2
|
52.6
|
|
Difference
|
+5.1
|
+3.6
|
+7.0
|
+4.9
|
+4.2
|
+2.4
|
+4.3
|
+4.5
|
+3.8
|
+1.5
|
+3.5
|
+5.5
|
|
Women
|
|
1990/91
|
51.5
|
51.2
|
56.1
|
55.4
|
48.6
|
47.9
|
47.7
|
51.6
|
50.3
|
49.5
|
49.8
|
51.5
|
|
2010/11
|
55.1
|
53.8
|
60.4
|
60.5
|
51.5
|
49.1
|
52.8
|
54.4
|
52.2
|
48.8
|
51.9
|
55.3
|
|
Difference
|
+3.6
|
+2.6
|
+4.3
|
+5.1
|
+2.9
|
+1.2
|
+5.1
|
+2.8
|
+1.9
|
− 0.7
|
+2.1
|
+3.8
|
|
Both sexes
|
|
1990/91
|
48.6
|
48.1
|
52.3
|
52.6
|
46.0
|
45.2
|
45.3
|
48.7
|
47.4
|
45.5
|
47.0
|
49.0
|
|
2010/11
|
53.0
|
51.2
|
58.1
|
57.9
|
49.6
|
47.0
|
49.7
|
52.8
|
50.2
|
45.8
|
49.7
|
53.8
|
|
Difference
|
+4.4
|
+3.1
|
+5.8
|
+5.3
|
+3.6
|
+1.8
|
+4.4
|
+4.1
|
+2.8
|
+0.3
|
+2.7
|
+4.8
|
- Source: authors’ own calculations; the data sources for the three populations can be found in the “Data” section
- Note: Decimals may be adjusted to make differences fit to results of decomposition in Table 3
