From: Is it worth it? Postsecondary education and labor market outcomes for the disadvantaged
A. All students and workers | Â | Â | Â | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterly earnings | $5,227.36 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | (4572.22) |  |  |  |  |  |
 N | 3,975,013 |  |  |  |  |  |
Educational attainment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 HS | 0.693 |  |  |  |  |  |
 Voc/Cert | 0.044 |  |  |  |  |  |
 AA | 0.159 |  |  |  |  |  |
 BA or above | 0.193 |  |  |  |  |  |
 N | 393,213 |  |  |  |  |  |
Enrollment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Voc/Cert | 0.106 |  |  |  |  |  |
 AA | 0.529 |  |  |  |  |  |
 BA | 0.283 |  |  |  |  |  |
Completion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Voc/Cert | 0.419 |  |  |  |  |  |
 AA | 0.300 |  |  |  |  |  |
 BA | 0.592 |  |  |  |  |  |
B. By race/gender | ||||||
 | White | Black | Hispanic | |||
 | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female |
Quarterly earnings | $5,746.43 | 5,245.16 | 4,237.60 | 4,140.88 | 5,654.21 | 5,473.62 |
 | (4967.67) | (4575.25) | (3779.69) | (3625.38) | (4638.84) | (4332.01) |
 N | 1,243,071 | 906,996 | 528,548 | 463,994 | 415,221 | 320,809 |
Educational attainment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 HS | 0.716 | 0.774 | 0.531 | 0.664 | 0.619 | 0.700 |
 Voc/Cert | 0.063 | 0.037 | 0.034 | 0.040 | 0.048 | 0.025 |
 AA | 0.137 | 0.209 | 0.066 | 0.132 | 0.135 | 0.206 |
 BA or above | 0.168 | 0.266 | 0.075 | 0.170 | 0.125 | 0.217 |
Enrollment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Voc/Cert | 0.113 | 0.082 | 0.121 | 0.147 | 0.116 | 0.085 |
 AA | 0.459 | 0.561 | 0.433 | 0.594 | 0.556 | 0.640 |
 BA | 0.255 | 0.347 | 0.157 | 0.265 | 0.224 | 0.322 |
Completion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Voc/Cert | 0.555 | 0.445 | 0.281 | 0.274 | 0.414 | 0.289 |
 AA | 0.299 | 0.373 | 0.153 | 0.222 | 0.243 | 0.322 |
 BA | 0.580 | 0.658 | 0.422 | 0.549 | 0.494 | 0.573 |
C. By FRL/gender | ||||||
 | Non-FRL | FRL |  |  | ||
 | Male | Female | Male | Female |  |  |
Quarterly earnings | $5,943.05 | 5,610.97 | 4,740.15 | 4,236.17 | Â | Â |
 | (5138.77) | (4755.39) | (3965.59) | (3555.97) |  |  |
 N | 1,241,573 | 968,371 | 865,102 | 698,666 |  |  |
Educational attainment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 HS | 0.744 | 0.812 | 0.589 | 0.671 |  |  |
 Voc/Cert | 0.059 | 0.035 | 0.044 | 0.037 |  |  |
 AA | 0.145 | 0.217 | 0.087 | 0.147 |  |  |
 BA or above | 0.187 | 0.295 | 0.065 | 0.126 |  |  |
Enrollment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Voc/Cert | 0.113 | 0.085 | 0.118 | 0.120 |  |  |
 AA | 0.501 | 0.590 | 0.448 | 0.588 |  |  |
 BA | 0.288 | 0.389 | 0.139 | 0.211 |  |  |
Completion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Voc/Cert | 0.521 | 0.408 | 0.377 | 0.310 |  |  |
 AA | 0.290 | 0.368 | 0.194 | 0.249 |  |  |
 BA | 0.572 | 0.648 | 0.421 | 0.519 |  |  |