TABLE 2H.  MONTHLY EARNINGS OF ALL WITH EARNINGS BY GED RECIPIENCY, EDUCATION, SEX, RACE 

           AND ETHNICITY, AND AGE, 1996



Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Internet Release Date:  April 10, 2001



People age 15 and over with earnings

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                  |   $1,660|   $1,908|   $2,482|   $2,895|

|Education              |         |         |         |         |

|  High school only     |   $1,660|   $1,908|        X|        X|

|  Some postsecondary   |        X|        X|   $2,049|   $2,166|

|  Bachelor's or higher |        X|        X|   $4,021|   $3,787|

|Sex                    |         |         |         |         |

|  Men                  |   $1,981|   $2,261|   $3,110|   $3,550|

|  Women                |   $1,213|   $1,500|   $1,777|   $2,196|

|Race and ethnicity     |         |         |         |         |

|  White                |   $1,704|   $1,949|   $2,549|   $2,972|

|   Non-Hispanic        |   $1,725|   $1,987|   $2,631|   $3,012|

|  Black                |   $1,406|   $1,639|   $1,985|   $2,263|

|  Hispanic*            |   $1,534|   $1,571|   $1,804|   $2,306|

|Age                    |         |         |         |         |

|  18 to 29 years old   |   $1,253|   $1,386|   $1,390|   $1,681|

|  30 to 49 years old   |   $1,744|   $2,118|   $2,726|   $3,299|

|  50 years old & over  |   $1,949|   $2,108|   $2,936|   $3,377|

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X Does not apply

* Hispanics may be of any race

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