Summary of Per Capita Earnings Profiles for Taiwan, 1977-2003

Summary of per capita earnings profiles for Taiwan, 1977-2003

Note: All calculations based on the unweighted per capita earnings age profile by single years of age with 85+ used as the upper age group.

a) Substantial decrease for youth

b) Bimodal shape in 1978 and 1983 disappeared since 1998

c) Earnings rises at older ages and decline among middle-aged adults

a)Except for 1979, 1989 (trough) and 1982 (peak), looks flat until mid 1990s.

b)Tend to rise since mid 1990s.

a) Lines are stacked. Tend to decrease for age 15-19 since 1979.

a)Lines are stacked.

b)There is a hip in 1982. The share of 65-74 slightly decreased since 1994, while the share of 75+ increased.

Age Distribution of Per Capita Earnings, Taiwan, 1977-2003.
1977 / 1978 / 1979 / 1980 / 1981 / 1982 / 1983 / 1984 / 1985 / 1986 / 1987 / 1988 / 1989 / 1990
Mean age / 44.1 / 43.9 / 43.4 / 43.7 / 43.9 / 44.4 / 43.7 / 43.6 / 43.9 / 43.7 / 43.6 / 43.9 / 43.3 / 43.8
Percent 15-19 / 0.021 / 0.021 / 0.025 / 0.023 / 0.022 / 0.020 / 0.021 / 0.019 / 0.017 / 0.018 / 0.017 / 0.017 / 0.016 / 0.016
Percent 20-24 / 0.054 / 0.057 / 0.062 / 0.060 / 0.060 / 0.058 / 0.060 / 0.060 / 0.058 / 0.060 / 0.062 / 0.060 / 0.064 / 0.062
Percent 65-74 / 0.057 / 0.058 / 0.056 / 0.058 / 0.062 / 0.065 / 0.059 / 0.059 / 0.063 / 0.062 / 0.061 / 0.066 / 0.063 / 0.065
Percent 75+ / 0.010 / 0.007 / 0.007 / 0.011 / 0.009 / 0.023 / 0.009 / 0.012 / 0.011 / 0.012 / 0.012 / 0.015 / 0.010 / 0.019
1990 / 1991 / 1992 / 1993 / 1994 / 1995 / 1996 / 1997 / 1998 / 1999 / 2000 / 2001 / 2002 / 2003
Mean age / 43.8 / 43.9 / 43.7 / 43.8 / 43.9 / 43.7 / 43.9 / 43.9 / 43.9 / 44.1 / 44.1 / 44.2 / 44.6 / 44.7
Percent 15-19 / 0.016 / 0.014 / 0.013 / 0.013 / 0.012 / 0.012 / 0.011 / 0.010 / 0.009 / 0.008 / 0.008 / 0.006 / 0.006 / 0.006
Percent 20-24 / 0.062 / 0.060 / 0.059 / 0.059 / 0.057 / 0.059 / 0.057 / 0.056 / 0.055 / 0.053 / 0.052 / 0.046 / 0.045 / 0.042
Percent 65-74 / 0.065 / 0.066 / 0.058 / 0.060 / 0.060 / 0.057 / 0.057 / 0.056 / 0.050 / 0.050 / 0.049 / 0.046 / 0.044 / 0.046
Percent 75+ / 0.019 / 0.018 / 0.020 / 0.018 / 0.018 / 0.020 / 0.025 / 0.026 / 0.026 / 0.030 / 0.033 / 0.031 / 0.040 / 0.038