TABLE 2F.  MONTHLY INCOME 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
Income 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                  |   $1,364|   $1,517|   $2,108|   $2,529|
|Education              |         |         |         |         |
|  High school only     |   $1,364|   $1,517|        X|        X|
|  Some postsecondary   |        X|        X|   $1,751|   $1,873|
|  Bachelor's or higher |        X|        X|   $3,412|   $3,388|
|Sex                    |         |         |         |         |
|  Men                  |   $1,770|   $1,988|   $2,706|   $3,270|
|  Women                |     $904|   $1,115|   $1,469|   $1,838|
|Race and ethnicity     |         |         |         |         |
|  White                |   $1,428|   $1,572|   $2,167|   $2,611|
|   Non-Hispanic        |   $1,451|   $1,602|   $2,226|   $2,651|
|  Black                |   $1,038|   $1,223|   $1,630|   $1,936|
|  Hispanic*            |   $1,198|   $1,215|   $1,609|   $1,943|
|Age                    |         |         |         |         |
|  18 to 29 years old   |     $922|   $1,097|   $1,142|   $1,413|
|  30 to 49 years old   |   $1,463|   $1,767|   $2,334|   $2,974|
|  50 years old & over  |   $1,541|   $1,510|   $2,363|   $2,684|
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X Does not apply
* Hispanics may be of any race
Data Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation, 1996 Panel