ERIC ED435238: Salary-Trend Study of Faculty in Home Economics, General for the Years 1995-96 and 1998-99.

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Howe, Richard D.
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Salary-Trend Study of Faculty in Home Economics, General for
TITLE
the Years 1995-96 and 1998-99.
Appalachian State Univ., Boone, NC.; College and Univ.
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Personnel Association, Washington, DC.
1999-00-00
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*College Faculty; Comparative Analysis; Higher Education;
DESCRIPTORS
*Home Economics; *Home Economics Education; Intellectual
Disciplines; *Private Colleges; Promotion (Occupational);
*Public Colleges; Statistical Data; *Teacher Salaries; Trend
Analysis
*Classification of Instructional Programs
IDENTIFIERS
ABSTRACT
This study examined salary data for 2,181 college faculty in
the field of general home economics for both public and private institutions
for the years 1995-1996 and 1998-1999. The study reflects data obtained from
the 279 public and 386 private institutions that participated in both study
years. The study found that the average faculty salary in home economics for
public institutions was 11.0 percent lower than the average salary for
faculty in all major fields in 1995-1996 and 8.3 percent lower than the
average salary for faculty in all major fields in 1998-1999. It was also
found that the average faculty salary for private institutions was 25.8
percent lower than the average salary for faculty in all major fields in
1995-1996 and 22.0 percent lower than the average salary for faculty in all
major fields in 1998-1999. For the study period, home economics faculty in
public and private institutions both received average annual salary increases
of 2.0 percent above the cost of living (as reflected by the Consumer Price
Index). Three appendixes provide a list of disciplines and participating
institutions.
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ECONOMICS, GENERAL
SALARY-TREND STUDY OF FACULTY IN HOME
FOR THE YEARS
1995-96 AND 1998-99
Foreword
by
Richard D. Howe
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
Association (CUPA) in Washington,
Since 1982-83 the College and University Personnel
in Boone, NC, have conducted annual na-
DC, in cooperation with Appalachian State University
each year through 1998-99. Two separate sur-
tional faculty salary surveys by discipline and rank
for
for public senior colleges and universities and the other
veys are conducted each year, one
private senior colleges and universities.
collected and tabulated for full-
Salary data from the 1995-96 and 1998-99 surveys were
disciplines/major fields chosen from among those
time teaching faculty in 53 selected academic
1990.
defined by A Classification of Instructional Programs.
of the overall aver-
Each of the 53 academic disciplines/major fields presents a summary
year" of 1995-96 to
academic discipline/major field from the "baseline
age salary increase in that
public and private participating institutions.
and including the "trend year" of 1998-99 for both
CUPA's public survey of 1995-96, 279 also
Of the 329 public institutions which participated in
279 institutions were used in both the
participated in the 1998-99 survey. Data from those same
institutions which participated in CUPA's
baseline year and the trend year studies. Of the 530
the 1998-99 survey. Data from those same
private survey of 1995-96, 386 also participated in
and the trend year.
386 institutions were used in both the baseline year
Economics, General for both public
In addition to listing the average salaries in Home
"new assistant professor," and listing the
and private participating institutions by rank, including
factor, comparisons are made between
faculty mix percentage (FAC MIX PCT) and the salary
for each of the two study years (1995-96 and
the two public surveys and the two private surveys
of changes in cost-of-living.
1998-99) and with the CPI (Consumer Price index)
fields surveyed, including Home
The list of all 53 selected academic disciplines/major
lists of all participating senior colleges
Economics, General, is found in appendix A, and the
and C (private) of this article.
and universities are found in appendixes B (public)
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SALARY-TREND STUDY OF FACULTY IN
HOME ECONOMICS, GENERAL
FOR THE YEARS
1995-96 AND 1998-99
by
Richard D. Howe
Since 1982-83 the College and University Personnel Association (CUPA) in Washington,
D.C., in cooperation with Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, has conducted
two annual national faculty salary studies by discipline and rank through 1998-99: one for public
senior colleges and universities, and the other for private senior colleges and universities.
Salary data for each study were collected and tabulated for full-time teaching faculty in 53
selected academic disciplines/major fields chosen from among those defined by A Classification
of Instructional Programs *(CIP), 1990, including Home Economics, General. The CIP defines the
discipline/major field of Home Economics, General as,
A summary of groups of instructional programs that describe the
relationship of the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual
environments to the development of individuals, homes and families,
and the effects of these factors on society and the workplace.*
[*A Classification a Instructional Programs (Washington, D.C.:
National Center for Education Statistics, [1990]. P. 103
19.0000).]
This article summarizes the overall average salary increases in the discipline/major field of
Home Economics, General for both public and private institutions from the "baseline year" of 1995-
96 to and including the "trend year" of 1998-99. Of the 329 institutions which participated in
CUPA's PUBLIC study of 1995-96, 279 also participated in 1998-99. Data from those same 279
institutions were used in both the baseline year and the trend year. Of the 530 institutions which
participated in CUPA's PRIVATE study of 1995-96, 386 also participated in 1998-99. Data from
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those same 386 institutions were used in both the baseline year and the trend year.
This article lists the average salaries for the discipline/major field of Home Economics,
General for both public and private participating institutions by rank, including NEW AS ST PROF
(new assistant professor), the FAC MIX PCT (faculty mix percentage), and the SALARY FACTOR.
Comparisons are also made using the CPI's (Consumer Price Index) changes in cost-of-living
between the two studies for each of the two study years (1995-96 and 1998-99).
The CPI uses a base period of 1982-84 and measures/tabulates prices of food, clothing,
shelter and fuels, transportation, medical care, entertainment and other goods and services people
buy for day-to-day living. When examining trends in faculty salary, it is important to consider any
changes in the purchasing power of salaries due to inflation. Comparing changes in the faculty
salaries with the CPI gives one a more precise view of what "real" salary increases are, that is,
buying power.
The salary is based on a nine- or 10-month academic year salary of full-time faculty, and
does not include any faculty teaching less than 51 percent. Salary for summer academic work, fringe
benefits, and perquisites are also not included in the salary data. The average salary is based on the
study information with the assumption that all employees are full-time. The average salary displayed
is an average of all faculty salaries reported for a given rank and discipline.
"NUM" refers to the number of faculty members whose salaries were included to compute
the average salary.
"N /IN" refers to the number of institutions that reported salary data for a given academic rank
and discipline/major field.
The FAC MIX PCT represents the percentage of faculty in a given discipline/majorfield who
hold a given academic rank. For example, a FAC MIX PCT factor of 33.2 for associate professors
faculty in
of Home Economics, General in the 1995-96 public study means that 33.2 percent of the
that discipline/major field held the rank of associate professor.
the
The SALARY FACTOR for a given rank in a given discipline/major field represents
four studies:
ratio of the average salary to the total average salary of all institutions in each of the
example, a
PUBLIC 1995-96, PUBLIC 1998-99, PRIVATE 1995-96 and PRIVATE 1998-99. For
of Home
SALARY FACTOR of 0.96 for associate professors in the discipline/major field
four percent
Economics, General in the 1995-96 public study means that their average salary is
study.
higher than the average salary for all associate professors in all institutions in that
first time in
NEW ASST PROF refers to the grouping of assistant professors hired for the
included in the
the fall of the study year (1995-96 or 1998-99). All information for this group was
ASST PROF group for reporting purposes.
each
ALL MAJOR FIELDS refers to the entire data base for all 53 disciplines/majorfields in
field of Home
of the four studies. Among other things, it is used to compare the discipline/major
Economics, General with the entire data base for each study.
based
The reader will find the size of the sample on which each percentage or dollar value is
the effect of extreme
to be of particular importance. The smaller the number in the group, the greater
should also be noted that any large disparity
scores on a descriptive statistic such as the average. It
will
in the sample sizes between the "baseline year" of 1995-96 and the "trend year" of 1998-99
simple
lessen the reliability and validity of any conclusions that one might make based on a
comparison of averages.
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NEW ASST
ASST
ASSOC
ALL RANKS
INSTRUCTOR
PROF
PROF
PROF
PROF
N/IN
SALARY NUM
SALARY NUM N/IN
SALARY NUM N/1N
SALARY NUM N/IN
SALARY NUM N /IN
SALARY NUM N/IN
DISCIPLINE: HOME ECONOMICS, GENERAL
MAJOR FIELD: Home Economics, General
PUBLIC. 1995-96:
AVERAGE
89
1005
43765
53
28827
115
32
52
36079
338
84
37182
79
334
45631
65
218
SALARY:
58991
FAC MIX
100.0%
11.4%
5.2%
33.6%
33.2%
21.7%
PCT:
SALARY
0.90
0.99
0.98
0.95
0.96
0.97
FACTOR:
ALL MAJOR FIELDS
AVERAGE
279
90660
48543
4205 272
5946
251
29192
36754
25458 279
39120
279
27143
47365
279
32113
60591
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
6.6%
4.6%
28.1%
29.9%
35.4%
PCT:
DISCIPLINE: HOME ECONOMICS, GENERAL
MAJOR FIELD: Home Economics, General
PUBLIC. 1998-99:
AVERAGE
86
947
49299
32960
41
88
29
50
38380
74
40345
321
77
299
50667
68
239
65630
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
9.3%
5.3%
33.9%
31.6%
25.2%
PCT:
SALARY
0.92
1.02
0.94
0.95
0.97
0.97
FACTOR:
ALL MAJOR FIELDS
AVERAGE
279
89174
53370
239
4386 260
6254
32241
24888 279
40911
42557
279
26937
52140
279
31095
67342
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
7.0%
4.9%
27.9%
30.2%
34.9%
PCT:
DISCIPLINE: HOME ECONOMICS, GENERAL
MAJOR FIELD: Home Economics, General
PRIVATE. 1995-96:
AVERAGE
36
123
38373
27500
8
13
6
34029
6
26
43
35345
26
47
40141
47794
14
20
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
10.6%
4.9%
35.0%
38.2%
16.3%
PCT:
SALARY
0.80
0.89
0.95
0.93
0.87
0.77
FACTOR:
ALL MAJOR FIELDS
AVERAGE
386
43114
48264
292
30749
1983
350
13141 386
2041
35928
38154
385
13559
46184
382
61833
14431
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
4.6%
4.7%
30.5%
31.4%
33.5%
PCT:
DISCIPLINE: HOME ECONOMICS, GENERAL
MAJOR FIELD: Home Economics, General
PRIVATE. 1998-99:
AVERAGE
30
44428
106
32475
9
7
39840
5
23
5
39
40032
45043
19
41
59357
SALARY:
17
13
FAC MIX
100.0%
8.5%
4.7%
36.8%
38.7%
16.0%
PCT:
SALARY
0.82
0.94
1.00
0.95
0.88
0.84
FACTOR:
ALL MAJOR FIELDS
AVERAGE
386
44803
54316
294
34625
1974
339
2178
13139 386
39867
41924
386
51127
14285
383
15405
70365
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
4.4%
4.9%
29.3%
31.9%
34.4%
PCT:
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RESULTS OF THE TWO PUBLIC STUDIES: 1995-96 AND 1998-99
In the PUBLIC 1995-96 study in the above table, the discipline/major field of Home
Economics, General was reported in 89 of the 279 public institutions. The average salary of the
1,005 faculty was $43,765. This average salary was approximately 11.0 percent lower than the
average salary of $48,543 for all 90,660 faculty in ALL MAJOR FIELDS in the same 1995-96
public study.
For the PUBLIC 1998-99 salary study in the above table, Home Economics, General was
reported in 86 of the same 279 public institutions. The average salary of the 947 faculty was
$49,299. This average salary was approximately 8.3 percent lower than the average salary of $53,370
for all 89,174 faculty in ALL MAJOR FIELDS in the 1998-99 public study.
The three-year increase in average salaries for all faculty in the discipline/major field of
Home Economics, General in the public institutions studied was 12.6 percent ($49,299 minus
$43,765 equals $5,534). The CPI of increase cost-of-livingbetween October 1995 and October 1998
was 6.7 percent. In comparison, with the CPI, there was a relative increase in Home Economics,
General average faculty salaries over the three-year period by 5.9 percent or an average of 2.0
percent each year above the cost-of-living.
The increase in average salaries for all faculty in ALL MAJOR FIELDS over three years in
the public institutions studied was 9.9 percent ($53,370 minus $48,543 equals $4,827). In
comparison to the discipline/majorfield of Home Economics, General (12.6%), the faculty in ALL
MAJOR FIELDS received a relative increase in their salaries of 2.7 percent more than the faculty
in the discipline/major field of Home Economics, General.
In the 1995-96 study the faculty mix percentage in Home Economics, General is lower at the
professor rank than at the assistant professor rank: 21.7 percent vs. 33.6 percent; in the 1998-99
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study it is 25.2 percent vs. 33.9 percent. The differences in faculty mix percentage at the ranks of
professor and assistant professors in ALL MAJOR FIELDS for both public studies are 35.4 percent
(1998-99).
vs. 28.1 percent (1995-96) and 34.9 percent vs. 27.9 percent
Finally, the hiring rate of new assistant professors in Home Economics, General in the public
studies was higher than the hiring rate of ALL MAJOR FIELDS in 1995-96, 5.2 percent (52/1,005)
1998-99, 5.3 percent (50/947) vs. 4.9 percent
vs 4.6 percent (4205/90,660) and higher in
(4,386/89,174).
RESULTS OF THE TWO PRIVATE STUDIES: 1995-96 AND 1998-99
The PRIVATE 1995-96 salary study in the above table indicates that the discipline/major
field of Home Economics, General was reported in 36 of the 386 private institutions. The average
salary
salary of the 123 faculty was $38,373, an average salary 25.8 percent lower than the average
of $48,264 for all 43,114 faculty in ALL MAJOR FIELDS in the 1995-96 private study.
In the PRIVATE 1998-99 salary study in the above table, 30 of the same 386 private
institutions reported Home Economics, General. The average salary of the 106 faculty was $44,428,
of $54,316 for all 44,803 faculty in ALL
an average salary 22.0 percent lower than the average salary
MAJOR FIELDS in the 1998-99 private study.
The three-year increase in average salaries for all faculty in Home Economics, General in the
private institutions studied was 15.0 percent ($44,428 minus $38,373 equals $6,055). The CPI
increased cost-of-livingbetween October 1995 and October 1998 was 6.7 percent. A more realistic
increase, therefore, in the average faculty salaries of Home Economics, General over the three-year
time period, is 8.3 percent or 2.0 percent each year above the cost-of-living.
The three-year increase in average salaries for all faculty in ALL MAJOR FIELDS in the
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private institutions studied was 12.5 percent ($54,316 minus $48,264 equals $6,052). In comparison
to Home Economics, General (15.0%), the faculty in ALL MAJOR FIELDS increased their salaries
2.5 percent less than faculty in Home Economics, General.
For both studies in the discipline/majorfield of Home Economics, General, the faculty mix
percentage is lower at the professor rank in comparison to the assistant professor rank: 16.3 percent
vs. 35.0 percent (1995-96); and 16.0 percent vs 36.8 percent, (1998-99). The differences in the ranks
of professor and assistant professor in ALL MAJOR FIELDS for both private studies are 33.5
percent vs. 30.5 percent (1995-96) and 34.4 percent vs. 29.3 percent (1998-99).
Finally, the hiring rate for new assistant professors in Home Economics, General was lower
than the hiring rate in ALL MAJOR FIELDS in the 1995-96 private study: 4.9 percent (6/123) vs.
4.7 percent (2,041/43,114) and lower in the 1998-99 private study: 4.7 percent (5/106) vs. 4.9
percent (2,178/44,803).
CONCLUSION
This article presents salary-trend information on the academic discipline/majorfield of Home
Economics, General and compares that information with both ALL MAJOR FIELDS and the CPI
over a period of three years, from the "baseline year" of 1995-96 through the "trend year" of 1998-
99. Two studies--one for public institutions, and the other for private institutions--were conducted
for the baseline year and for the trend year--a total of four studies. A total of 2,181 (0.8%) faculty
in the discipline/majorfield of Home Economics, General participated and were included in the 53
disciplines/major fields in each of the four studies and in the overall total of 267,751 participating
faculty. The same 279 public institutions and the same 386 private institutions in the United
States participated in the baseline year and in the trend year.
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variety of ways, several
Although the public and private studies data may be interpreted in a
factors in the discipline/majorfield
significant points are as follows. First, the average faculty salary
10.0 percent lower than that of all
of Home Economics, General for the 1995-96 public study was
study it was 20.0 percent lower
ranks in ALL MAJOR FIELDS (1.00); and for the 1995-96 private
MAJOR FIELDS (1.00). In both the
than the average faculty salary factors for all ranks in ALL
for all ranks in Home Economics,
public and private studies the average faculty salary factors
than the average salary factors for
General in 1998-99 were 8.0 percent lower and 8.0 percent lower
all ranks in ALL MAJOR FIELDS (1.00), respectively.
the October 1995 CPI and
Second, the October 1998 CPI reflects an 6.7 percent increase over
institutions received an average
indicates that the faculty in Home Economics, General in the public
the private institutions the annual
annual salary increase of 2.0 percent above the cost-of-living. In
above the cost-of-living.
average salary increase was 2.0 percent
the 1995-96 and 1998-99
Third, in both the 1995-96 and 1998-99 public studies and in
MIX PCTs are lower than
private studies in Home Economics, General, the professor rank FAC
those for the assistant professor rank.
General in the 1995-
Finally, the hiring rate of new assistant professors in Home Economics,
higher than the hiring rate of
96 and 1998-99 public studies and in the 1995-96 private study were
professors in the 1998-99 private
ALL MAJOR FIELDS. However, the hiring rate for new assistant
FIELDS.
study was exactly the same as the hiring rate for ALL MAJOR
academic discipline/major
Because a significant data base of average faculty salaries in the
anticipated that this information
field of Home Economics, General has now been developed, it is
administrators and professors.
will serve as a valuable reference and evaluation tool for interested
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