Table 5 Living wages and aggregation errors, boston CMSA and MSAs/PMSAs, years surrounding enactment of Boston living wage
From: The effects of living wage laws on low-wage workers and low-income families: What do we know now?
Year | MSA name | CMSA living wage | MSA/PMSA living wage | % obs. incorrect | Avg. magnitude of difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Boston, MA-NH PMSA (New Hampshire portion not identified) | 5.25 | 5.25 | 0% | 0% |
1997 | Lowell, MA-NH PMSA (New Hampshire portion not identified) | 5.25 | 5.25 | 0% | 0% |
1997 | Manchester, NH PMSA | 4.89 | 4.89 | 0% | 0% |
1997 | Nashua, NH PMSA | 4.88 | 4.88 | 0% | 0% |
1997 | Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME PMSA (Maine portion not identified) | 4.89 | 4.89 | 0% | 0% |
1997 | Worcester, MA-CT PMSA (Connecticut portion suppressed) | 5.25 | 5.25 | 0% | 0% |
1998 | Boston, MA-NH PMSA (New Hampshire portion not identified) | 6.74 | 6.74 | 0% | 0% |
1998 | Lowell, MA-NH PMSA (New Hampshire portion not identified) | 6.62 | 5.25 | 46% | 26% |
1998 | Manchester, NH PMSA | 6.63 | 5.15 | 48% | 29% |
1998 | Nashua, NH PMSA | 6.69 | 5.15 | 50% | 30% |
1998 | Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME PMSA (Maine portion not identified) | 6.84 | 5.15 | 55% | 33% |
1998 | Worcester, MA-CT PMSA (Connecticut portion suppressed) | 6.68 | 5.25 | 48% | 27% |
1999 | Boston, MA-NH PMSA (New Hampshire portion not identified) | 8.32 | 8.32 | 0% | 0% |
1999 | Lowell, MA-NH PMSA (New Hampshire portion not identified) | 8.32 | 5.25 | 100% | 58% |
1999 | Manchester, NH PMSA | 8.32 | 5.15 | 100% | 61% |
1999 | Nashua, NH PMSA | 8.32 | 5.15 | 100% | 62% |
1999 | Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME PMSA (Maine portion not identified) | 8.32 | 5.15 | 100% | 62% |
1999 | Worcester, MA-CT PMSA (Connecticut portion suppressed) | 8.31 | 5.25 | 100% | 58% |