TABLE 4B.  MONTHLY INCOME, EARNINGS, AND MONTHS WORKED BY ASSOCIATE DEGREE FIELD, 1996



Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Internet Release Date:  April 10, 2001



All people age 18 and over, highest degree=associate

Income, earnings in dollars; Months worked of last four months.



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|Field                         |Number of |          | Earnings | Earnings |  Months  |

|                              |  people  |  Income  |   (FT)   |  (All)   |  worked  |

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

|TOTAL                         |    11,758|    $2,216|    $2,841|    $2,497|       3.2|

|Agriculture                   |       172|    $2,085|    $2,647|    $2,445|       3.4|

|Business, office              |     2,760|    $2,123|    $2,726|    $2,439|       3.2|

|Communications                |       128|    $2,310|    $2,732|    $2,552|       3.1|

|Computer                      |       621|    $2,368|    $2,996|    $2,675|       3.4|

|Education                     |       422|    $1,580|    $2,495|    $1,767|       2.9|

|Engineering, drafting         |       624|    $2,795|    $3,208|    $2,945|       3.4|

|Health sciences               |     1,785|    $2,224|    $2,772|    $2,582|       3.2|

|Liberal arts                  |     1,020|    $2,086|    $2,642|    $2,306|       2.9|

|Natural science               |       246|    $2,157|    $2,966|    $2,332|       3.2|

|Police and protective         |       280|    $2,490|    $2,891|    $2,582|       3.4|

|Social science                |       203|    $1,610|    $2,274|    $1,985|       3.0|

|Visual arts                   |       142|    $1,303|    $2,167|    $1,734|       2.7|

|Other vocational              |     1,407|    $2,498|    $3,197|    $2,817|       3.3|

|Other                         |     1,947|    $2,214|    $2,804|    $2,390|       3.3|

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(FT) refers to full-time workers, (All) refers to all with earnings.

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