Labor Force Women’s Achievement (or women's achievement score 1)

Variable Definition

The variable captures factors related to employment and marriage. This score includes two variables: 1) % of women in the labor force, 2) % women 15-17 married among the female 15-17 population. For the construction of the score, we reverse coded the marriage indicator so higher score values signify higher achievements. A higher value indicates higher achievement among women. The variable uses census measures: The labor force participation rate among the female population 15 years or above and the proportion of females aged 15-17 who were married among the total female population ages 15 to 17 (reverse coded). Women's achievement scores were derived from a principle components analysis.