Does Money Matter

Abstract

This study describes earnings patterns among state public health agency employees and examines correlates thereof.

Leadership Disparities in State Governmental Public Health Workforce: Examining the Influence of Gender

“… 14 This gap reflects a larger societal issue where women continue to be underrepresented in leadership roles and earn less on the dollar than men. 15 , 16 A study even found that agencies with primarily female-dominated occupations such as health tend to pay lower wages than agencies with primarily male-dominated positions. 19 Although gender wage gaps are narrowing, it remains surprising that pay disparities continue to exist in female-dominated fields.…”

“…That study also stated that the wage gap widened substantially for women in leadership positions. 16 While that study provided insight into the existence of a gender gap in pay, it does not provide any additional insight into salary inequities among employees in leadership positions. Many factors contribute to the gender wage gap and promotion, such as education, experience, occupation, and family responsibilities, 17 – 21 but key human resources strategies and policies can be implemented to recruit, retain, and promote talented women.…”

The Money Buffer Effect in China: A Higher Income Cannot Make You Much Happier but Might Allow You to Worry Less

“…For example, some people frequently spend money on material items rather than on experiences or spend money on themselves instead of buying for others. Spending on big-ticket or luxury items does not produce long-term happiness; instead, spending on small items brings pleasure (Aaker et al, 2011 ). Therefore, there are many rich people who are not happy.…”

Making a Living in Governmental Public Health: Variation in Earnings by Employee Characteristics and Work Setting

“…Data from both frames were employed in this analysis. To characterize differences in earnings across groups, we constructed an annualized earning estimate in line with previous work 32. This involved ascertaining whether a respondent earned on the basis of hourly wages or a salary and then converting full-time hourly wage earners to annualized salaries (estimating 2000 h/y for full-time staff).…”

“…Previous research has examined governmental public health salaries in various segments of the public health system: epidemiologists,30 laboratory workers,31 or employees in state health agencies (SHAs) 32. This article examines factors related to the salaries of governmental public health employees, across the entire spectrum of public health disciplines, and in different settings, including SHAs, small- to moderate-sized LHDs, and LHDs that are members of the Big City Health Coalition (BCHC).…”