Sentences with phrase «cent of the time compared»

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Comparing full - time, year - round workers, women earn 77 cents for every dollar men earn, said Dana Britton, director of the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers University in Newark, N.J..

According to a press release by the American Association of University Women (AAUW), new U.S. Census Bureau data revealed that women working full time on average «still make 80 cents compared to every dollar men make.»

But shipments of Windows Phone devices grew 78 per cent to 8.7 million in the April - to - June period, compared with the same time a year ago.

Parents hoping to teach their children the power of compound interest on their savings today will have a harder time than parents in the 1970s and 1980s, when interest paid on savings accounts soared above 10 per cent compared with rates today, when even the highest - paying savings accounts sit in the low single digits.

During that time period, box office revenue per patron increased to $ 10.54 compared with $ 10.23, though attendance during the quarter slipped 2.1 per cent to 17.6 million people compared with 17.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Just five per cent of companies that have won a Best Managed award have gone out of business, compared to an estimated 72 per cent of average Canadian firms in a comparable period of time.

Despite a one - time, $ 425 - million charge tied to tax reform in the U.S., BMO reported $ 973 million in net income for the quarter ended Jan. 31 of this year, with revenue growth of about 5 per cent compared with the year before.

-- The top quintile (top 20 per cent) saw their family income grow by 27 per cent during that time (average after - tax, after - transfer family income of $ 135,500), compared to 14 per cent for the second - highest quintile (after - tax family income of $ 73,500), nine per cent for the second - lowest quintile ($ 32,700) and 16 per cent for the bottom one - fifth of income earners (after - tax income of $ 14,600)

Meanwhile, the credit line carries an interest rate of 9.5 per cent on outstanding balances, compared with 10 per cent currently, dropping to 9 per cent over time.

At the time of the plebiscite, the federal and provincial government had pledged to cover 48 per cent of the capital costs for the entire 10 - year - vision, compared to 68 per cent today.

Marriage Foundation research has found that 75 per cent of mothers who marry before having children stay with their husband by the time the child is fifteen, compared to 44 per cent of those who marry after giving birth, and 31 per cent of those who never marry.

At the same time, a major new study by Daniel Yankelovich shows that only 28 per cent of American college youth consider religion important, compared with 38 per cent in 1969; and that among working youth, the number considering religion an important value dropped from 64 to 42 per cent.

They had a recidivism rate of only 13.6 per cent, compared to 25 per cent for those who served their full time.

Melbourne - based Farm Pride Foods, which is one of Australia's biggest egg processors, has had to cancel orders, with its sales plunging between 8 and 9 per cent compared with the same time last year.

Three years ago, when the public perception was of a normal «kinda» guy who took his children to school and made it home for bath - time, 36 per cent of women backed the Tories, compared to 31 per cent for Labour.

Thus, 49 per cent of Green supporters reject the view that «it is difficult to understand what happens in government and politics» compared to 35 per cent of Ukip supporters, while 35 per cent of Greens disagree that «politics takes too much time and effort» compared to 17 per cent of Ukip sympathisers.

Just 27 per cent of those questioned in the YouGov poll for the Sunday Times said they thought the chancellor was capable of replacing Tony Blair at No 10, compared to 57 per cent who said he was not.

Voters also felt Gordon Brown best understands the problems faced by ordinary people during the difficult economic times, with 27 per cent of votes compared to 18 per cent for David Cameron.

For the first time, more English people than Scots back Alex Salmond's move to break up Britain — 25 per cent compared with 23 per cent — and while support for the policy has been declining over the years north of the Border, the opposite is true in England.»

Non-autistic children spent 60 per cent of their time searching the target - rich half, compared with 45 per cent for those with autism.

They must instead be reduced by 3 to 6 per cent a year if we are to have any chance of avoiding that the planet heats up more than two degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial times, by the year 2100.

Although the risk of life - threatening complications from knee replacement surgery is very small, people who undergo total knee replacement are four times more likely to die in the first month after surgery compared to those who have partial knee replacement, and 15 per cent more likely to die in the first eight years.

Men are 4.4 times more likely to die at the age of 44 in the most deprived 10 per cent of neighbourhoods, when compared to the 10 per cent of least deprived neighbourhoods.

During an average follow - up time of more than seven years, lithium treatment was associated with the lowest risk of rehospitalisation in mental or physical disease, with a risk reduction of about 30 per cent compared with no treatment at all.

For example, records of electrical activity in the brain showed that, on average, they experienced deep, non-rapid eye movement sleep for 30 per cent less time compared with participants who slept during a new moon.

Survival was as low as 40 per cent for salmon that left the lake in small numbers compared to times of peak migration where survival rates increased to more than 90 per cent.

Nearly 30 per cent of all female, full - time faculty members work in non-tenure-track posts, compared with 14 per cent of all male full - timers, according to the Education Department statistics.

That compares with about 15 per cent of women whose mothers were aged 20 to 24 at the time of their birth.

Of the older pupils retaking exams, fewer than a third achieved a C or above, compared to 70 per cent of 16 year - olds taking the exams for the first timOf the older pupils retaking exams, fewer than a third achieved a C or above, compared to 70 per cent of 16 year - olds taking the exams for the first timof 16 year - olds taking the exams for the first time.

Recent Upturn By the time 2012 arrived, BESA's quarterly survey of the school's digital content industry in association with the Education Publishers Council (EPC) showed a return of market confidence as procurement across UK primary and secondary schools increased by 8.6 per cent in quarter one, compared to the same quarter in 2011.

Again, this has been linked to higher student achievement with the Trust reporting that «students who write outside school daily are five times more likely to have levels of writing above those expected for their age, compared with those who never write outside the classroom (30.9 per cent versus 5.8 per cent)».

Half of respondents said time management was one of their most treasured takeaways from their experience compared to 29 per cent whose most valuable skills were the ones bespoke to their chosen career.

More pupils appear to be taking their maths GCSEs at a time that is right for them as early entries in maths reduced by 64.6 per cent, but the number of entries gaining a grade 9 is at 13.3 per cent, compared to 3.5 per cent overall

When asked to consider the issue of «insufficient time for teachers to prepare for lessons», the figure was 67 per cent for Australia, compared to the ICILS average of 63 per cent.

The funding was announced after the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015 report found that 28 per cent of pupils in England hope to be working in a science - related career by the time they are 30 - a significant increase compared to 16 per cent in 2006.

The EPI's analysis used data from from inspections that took place from 2005/06 to 2014/15 and found that secondary schools with up to five per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) are over three times as likely to be rated «outstanding» as schools with at least 23 per cent FSM (48 per cent compared with 14 per cent).

67 per cent of secondary schools are currently academies, compared to 21 per cent of primary schools, so growth in the primary phase would likely have to remain above that of the secondary phase for quite some time if this gap is to close.

But today's figures show that the number of School Direct places filled has only risen by 13 per cent compared with this time last year.

About 25 per cent of teachers in the primary sector work part - time compared to about 17 per cent of secondary teachers.

The government pointed to PISA data that showed more than a quarter of pupils (28 per cent) in England hope to be working in a science - related career by the time they are 30, a «significant increase» compared to 16 % in 2006.

At the same time, the proportion of re-marks that were successful fell, from 9.8 per cent of applications being successful last year compared to 8.5 per cent this year.

Sales of the Holden Barina have dropped almost 30 per cent in the first 10 months of 2016 compared to the same time last year.

After three years of ownership the Hyundai will be worth 60.7 per cent of its new price come trade - in time, compared to just 54.0 per cent for the Volkswagen, RedBook says.

Renault Australia has had impressive sales success with its commercial vehicle range in recent times, its portfolio of four vehicles recording a 23 per cent rise in 2016 compared to the year prior.

At the same time, the torsional rigidity of the body has increased by up to 30 per cent compared to the 350Z, notably at the front where a bracing bar has been mounted on top of the suspension turrets.

According to the New York Times, Barnes & Noble now hold a respectable 27 per cent of the ebook market, compared to at least 60 percent for Amazon.

«Gift cards are a popular item to re-sell this time of year, with those listings jumping by 50 per cent in December and January compared to the rest of the year,» said Kent Sikstrom of Kijiji Canada.

Economist Michael Wolfson showed that those in the top 0.01 per cent of income earners are more than 10 times as likely to hold shares in a small business corporation compared to median - earning Canadians.

That's an increase of 6.3 per cent compared to the same time period over previous years, one that came at the expense of traffic during other meal times, especially dinner.

Since 2005, women's incomes have grown more than five times faster than their male counterparts — 11.6 per cent compared to 2.2 per cent — likely because of more higher - paying union work for women, while men lose manufacturing jobs, said Doug Norris, chief demographer at Environics Analytics.