TABLE 2G.  MONTHLY EARNINGS OF FULL-TIME WORKERS BY GED RECIPIENCY, EDUCATION, SEX, RACE 

           AND ETHNICITY, AND AGE, 1996



Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Internet Release Date:  April 10, 2001



Full-time workers age 15 and over

Earnings in dollars.



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|Characteristic         |   Education level and GED category    |

|                       |---------------------------------------|

|                       |                   |  Some college or  |

|                       |    High school    |       more        |

|                       |-------------------+-------------------|

|                       |         | Regular |         | Regular |

|                       |   GED   | diploma |   GED   | diploma |

|-----------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|

|TOTAL                  |   $2,096|   $2,309|   $2,957|   $3,432|

|Education              |         |         |         |         |

|  High school only     |   $2,096|   $2,309|        X|        X|

|  Some postsecondary   |        X|        X|   $2,366|   $2,679|

|  Bachelor's or higher |        X|        X|   $4,877|   $4,251|

|Sex                    |         |         |         |         |

|  Men                  |   $2,354|   $2,544|   $3,382|   $3,946|

|  Women                |   $1,598|   $1,951|   $2,306|   $2,691|

|Race and ethnicity     |         |         |         |         |

|  White                |   $2,168|   $2,368|   $2,997|   $3,539|

|   Non-Hispanic        |   $2,213|   $2,423|   $3,110|   $3,595|

|  Black                |   $1,680|   $1,942|   $2,460|   $2,623|

|  Hispanic*            |   $1,814|   $1,871|   $2,044|   $2,685|

|Age                    |         |         |         |         |

|  18 to 29 years old   |   $1,688|   $1,778|   $1,870|   $2,218|

|  30 to 49 years old   |   $2,108|   $2,398|   $3,273|   $3,652|

|  50 years old & over  |   $2,438|   $2,651|   $2,977|   $3,991|

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X Does not apply

* Hispanics may be of any race

Data Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation, 1996 Panel