TABLE 2I.  MONTHS WORKED BY GED RECIPIENCY, EDUCATION, SEX, RACE AND ETHNICITY, AND AGE, 1996 



Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Internet Release Date:  April 10, 2001



All people age 15 and over

Average months worked of last four months.



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|Characteristic         |   Education level and GED category    |

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

|                       |                   |  Some college or  |

|                       |    High school    |       more        |

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

|                       |         | Regular |         | Regular |

|                       |   GED   | diploma |   GED   | diploma |

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

|TOTAL                  |      2.5|      2.6|      2.9|      3.1|

|Education              |         |         |         |         |

|  High school only     |      2.5|      2.6|        X|        X|

|  Some postsecondary   |        X|        X|      2.8|      3.0|

|  Bachelor's or higher |        X|        X|      3.0|      3.2|

|Sex                    |         |         |         |         |

|  Men                  |      2.8|      3.1|      3.0|      3.3|

|  Women                |      2.2|      2.2|      2.7|      2.9|

|Race and ethnicity     |         |         |         |         |

|  White                |      2.6|      2.6|      2.8|      3.1|

|   Non-Hispanic        |      2.6|      2.6|      2.8|      3.1|

|  Black                |      2.3|      2.5|      3.0|      3.1|

|  Hispanic*            |      2.8|      2.8|      3.1|      3.2|

|Age                    |         |         |         |         |

|  18 to 29 years old   |      2.7|      3.0|      3.0|      3.3|

|  30 to 49 years old   |      3.1|      3.3|      3.3|      3.5|

|  50 years old & over  |      1.7|      1.6|      2.1|      2.2|

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X Does not apply

* Hispanics may be of any race

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