Standard errors for the median annual earnings of full-time, full-year wage and salary workers ages 25–34, by race/ethnicity and educational attainment: Selected years, 1980

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Table S20-2. Standard errors for the median annual earnings of full-time, full-year wage and salary workers ages 25–34, by race/ethnicity and educational attainment: Selected years, 1980–2006

[In constant 2006 dollars]

Race/ethnicity and educational attainment	1980	1985	1990	1995	2000	2005	2006

White	$220	$220	$330	$210	$270	$150	$280
Less than high school	1,090	810	600	1,090	440	830	850
High school diploma or equivalent	420	430	300	330	390	230	210
Some college	440	410	660	600	490	260	740
Associate’s degree	†	†	†	670	360	530	580
Bachelor’s degree or higher	550	410	440	790	290	490	260
Bachelor’s degree	†	†	†	410	460	260	510
Master’s degree or higher	†	†	†	920	850	460	560

Black	460	510	730	470	330	580	410
Less than high school	1,370	1,270	1,050	1,430	1,200	960	1,150
High school diploma or equivalent	680	700	490	760	380	790	570
Some college	1,270	880	950	1,120	610	1,250	950
Associate’s degree	†	†	†	1,200	790	1,070	1,510
Bachelor’s degree or higher	1,420	1,210	890	1,240	1,440	1,280	830
Bachelor’s degree	†	†	†	1,130	1,750	890	1,190
Master’s degree or higher	†	†	†	1,650	2,780	2,440	3,100

Hispanic	1,310	720	800	520	410	490	750
Less than high school	2,550	2,020	2,000	920	740	440	380
High school diploma or equivalent	1,330	1,010	1,080	1,030	980	720	360
Some college	2,600	2,630	1,250	1,180	990	790	610
Associate’s degree	†	†	†	1,890	990	1,610	1,290
Bachelor’s degree or higher	3,580	2,880	2,160	1,530	2,050	950	1,080
Bachelor’s degree	†	†	†	1,770	1,880	920	800
Master’s degree or higher	†	†	†	†	†	3,440	2,100

Asian	†	†	1,530	1,210	580	640	1,120
Less than high school	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
High school diploma or equivalent	†	†	2,160	1,920	1,420	1,350	1,460
Some college	†	†	1,770	2,300	2,520	1,350	2,300
Associate’s degree	†	†	†	1,620	2,210	4,370	2,630
Bachelor’s degree or higher	†	†	2,260	1,870	860	680	2,510
Bachelor’s degree	†	†	†	840	1,800	2,090	790
Master’s degree or higher	†	†	†	4,810	2,560	3,880	850
Pacific Islander	†	†	†	†	†	†	2,400
American Indian/Alaska Native	†	†	4,030	2,510	1,340	1,090	2,320
More than one race	†	†	†	†	†	1,570	1,550

Other	$1,600	$1,440	†	†	†	†	†
Less than high school	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
High school diploma or equivalent	2,270	3,230	†	†	†	†	†
Some college	2,110	1,810	†	†	†	†	†
Associate’s degree	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Bachelor’s degree or higher	2,750	2,090	†	†	†	†	†
Bachelor’s degree	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Master’s degree or higher	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

† Not applicable.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March and Annual Social and Economic Supplement, selected years, 1981–2007.

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