Education Pays 2010: List of Figures and Tables

Education, Earnings, and Tax Payments    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.1	Median Earnings and Tax Payments by Education Level, 2008	View Chart	Download Excel

Lifetime Earnings    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.2	Lifetime Earnings by Education Level	View Chart	Download Excel

Earnings Premium Relative to Price of Education    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.3	Cumulative Earnings by Education Level	View Chart	Download Excel

Earnings by Education Level, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.4	Median Earnings by Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Education Level, 2008	View Chart	Download Excel

Earnings by Education Level and Gender    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.5	Median, 25th Percentile, and 75th Percentile Earnings by Gender and Education Level, 2008	View Chart	Download Excel

Earnings over Time by Education Level and Gender    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.6	Median Earnings by Gender and Education Level, 1971–2008	View Chart	Download Excel

Labor Market Outcomes    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.7a	College-to-High School Weekly Wage Premium, 1963–2008	View Chart	Download Excel
Figure 1.7b	Median Hourly Wage Gain per Year of Schooling	View Chart	Download Excel

Employment    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.8a	Employment Relative to First Quarter of 2007, by Education Level	View Chart	Download Excel
Figure 1.8b	Labor Force Participation Rates by Gender and Education Level, First Quarter 2010	View Chart	Download Excel

Job Satisfaction    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.9a	Job Satisfaction by Education Level, 2008	View Chart	Download Excel
Figure 1.9b	Importance of Feeling Work Is Important and Gives a Sense of Accomplishment, by Education Level, 2006	View Chart	Download Excel

Unemployment Part 1    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.10a	Unemployment Rates by Education Level, 1992–2009	View Chart	Download Excel

Unemployment Part 2    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.10b	Unemployment Rates by Education Level and Race/Ethnicity, 2009	View Chart	Download Excel

Social Support Programs    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.11	Reductions in Public Expenditures Associated with Increases in Educational Attainment	View Chart	Download Excel

Pension Plans    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.12a	Pension Plan Coverage by Education Level, 2008	View Chart	Download Excel
Figure 1.12b	Participation Rates in Pension Plans by Education Level, 2008	View Chart	Download Excel

Health Insurance    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.13	Health Insurance Coverage by Education Level, 1979–2008	View Chart	Download Excel

Public Assistance Programs    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.15	Public Assistance Program Participation Rates, by Education Level, 2008	View Chart	Download Excel

Poverty    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.14	Poverty Rates by Household Type and Education Level, 2008	View Chart	Download Excel

Smoking    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.16a	Smoking Rates by Education Level, 1940–2008	View Chart	Download Excel
Figure 1.16b	Smoking Histories by Education Level, 2008	View Chart	Download Excel

Exercise    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.17	Exercise Rates by Age and Education Level, 2008	View Chart	Download Excel

Obesity    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.18a	Adult Obesity Rates by Age and Education Level, 2008	View Chart	Download Excel
Figure 1.18b	Childhood Obesity Rates by Age and Highest Education Level in the Household, 2008	View Chart	Download Excel

Low Birth Weight and Breast-Feeding    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.19a	Low-Birth-Weight Rates by Race/Ethnicity and Mother's Education Level, 2006	View Chart	Download Excel
Figure 1.19b	Breast-Feeding Rates by Duration and Education Level	View Chart	Download Excel

Parents and Children    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.20a	School Readiness of Preschool Children, by Parents' Education Level, 2007	View Chart	Download Excel
Figure 1.20b	Parental Involvement in Activities with Their Children, by Parents' Education Level, 2007	View Chart	Download Excel

Volunteerism    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.21	Volunteering Rates by Education Level, 2009	View Chart	Download Excel

Voting    Download Indicator

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Figure 1.22	Voting Rates by Age and Education Level, 2008	View Chart	Download Excel

College Enrollment by Income    Download Indicator

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Figure 2.1	Enrollment Rates by Family Income, 1984–2008	View Chart	Download Excel

College Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity    Download Indicator

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Figure 2.2a	Immediate Enrollment Rates by Race/Ethnicity, 1975–2008	View Chart	Download Excel
Figure 2.2b	Enrollment Rates of 18- to 24-Year-Olds by Race/Ethnicity, 1975–2008	View Chart	Download Excel

College Enrollment by Gender and Age    Download Indicator

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Figure 2.3a	Enrollment Rates by Gender, 1970–2008	View Chart	Download Excel
Figure 2.3b	Enrollment Rates of 18- to 34-Year-Olds by Age, 1970–2008	View Chart	Download Excel

Stratification Within Higher Education    Download Indicator

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Figure 2.4a	Postsecondary Sector by Family Income, 2007–08	View Chart	Download Excel
Figure 2.4b	Family Income by Postsecondary Sector, 2007–08	View Chart	Download Excel

College Completion    Download Indicator

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Figure 2.5a	Completion Rates by Family Income and Parental Education Level	View Chart	Download Excel

College Completion: Undermatching    Download Indicator

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Figure 2.5b	College Matching Patterns by Socioeconomic Factors	View Chart	Download Excel

College Completion Rates by Sector    Download Indicator

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Figure 2.6a	Completion Rates by Sector	View Chart	Download Excel
Figure 2.6b	Completion Rates by Sector and Race/Ethnicity	View Chart	Download Excel

Educational Attainment over Time    Download Indicator

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Figure 2.7	Educational Attainment over Time, 1940–2009	View Chart	Download Excel

Educational Attainment by Race/Ethnicity and Gender    Download Indicator

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Figure 2.8	Educational Attainment by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, 1973–2009	View Chart	Download Excel

Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) Students by Gender and Race/Ethnicity    Download Indicator

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Figure 2.9a	Students in STEM Fields by Gender and Race/Ethnicity	View Chart	Download Excel

Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) Students by Citizenship, Parent Education, and Dependency    Download Indicator

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Figure 2.9b	Students in STEM Fields by Citizenship Status, Parents' Education Level, and Dependency Status	View Chart	Download Excel

College Enrollment Rates by State    Download Indicator

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Figure 2.10	Enrollment Rates by State, 2005-06	View Chart	Download Excel

International Comparisons    Download Indicator

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Figure 2.11	International Attainment Rates by Age, 2007	View Chart	Download Excel