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

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Table S20-1. Standard errors for the median annual earnings of full-time, full-year wage and salary workers ages 25–34, by educational attainment, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1980–2006

[In constant 2006 dollars]

Educational attainment, sex, and race/ethnicity	1980	1985	1990	1995	2000	2005	2006

Total	$210	$240	$250	$180	$120	$320	$140
Educational attainment
Less than high school	630	940	510	410	360	290	270
High school diploma or equivalent	380	280	320	260	210	330	400
Some college	400	430	470	570	430	200	210
Associate’s degree	†	†	†	540	310	760	840
Bachelor’s degree or higher	520	510	520	740	270	640	240
Bachelor’s degree	†	†	†	330	640	220	770
Master’s degree or higher	†	†	†	960	770	390	470

Sex and educational attainment
Male	330	270	250	360	470	180	190
Less than high school	1,130	790	750	910	360	700	660
High school diploma or equivalent	380	440	340	520	520	240	200
Some college	620	740	500	470	710	350	370
Associate’s degree	†	†	†	880	880	1,220	1,270
Bachelor’s degree or higher	570	740	500	760	520	650	290
Bachelor’s degree	†	†	†	610	870	430	650
Master’s degree or higher	†	†	†	1,880	2,110	2,050	1,730
Female	190	250	290	240	200	150	160
Less than high school	850	820	890	810	660	720	650
High school diploma or equivalent	270	410	300	390	310	400	420
Some college	340	430	460	380	440	680	570
Associate’s degree	540	430	480	1,180	470	490	430
Bachelor’s degree or higher	540	430	480	560	300	250	220
Bachelor’s degree	†	†	†	800	340	660	270
Master’s degree or higher	220	220	330	1,260	1,000	890	1,150

Race/ethnicity and sex
White	$220	$220	$330	$210	$270	$150	$280
Male	350	490	270	390	200	510	190
Female	210	280	300	420	370	190	520
Black	460	510	730	470	330	580	410
Male	980	670	1,070	880	790	810	330
Female	590	820	830	780	680	730	570
Hispanic	1,310	720	800	520	410	490	750
Male	1,690	1,660	1,000	680	580	830	720
Female	1,280	1,140	1,020	1,260	760	570	490
Asian	†	†	1,530	1,210	580	640	1,120
Male	†	†	2,010	2,140	3,520	3,200	790
Female	†	†	1,880	2,000	1,310	1,880	1,170
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
Male	†	†	†	†	†	2,080	2,980
Female	†	†	†	†	†	1,710	2,170
Other	1,600	1,440	†	†	†	†	†
Male	2,310	2,230	†	†	†	†	†
Female	2,070	1,710	†	†	†	†	†

† 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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