Table S-17-1. 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

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Table S-17-1. 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, 1980–2007

[In constant 2007 dollars]
Educational attainment, sex, and race/ethnicity	1980	1985	1990	1995	2000	2005	2007
Total	$200	$300	$300	$200	$100	$300	$100
Less than high school	600	1,000	500	400	400	300	400
High school diploma or equivalent	400	300	300	300	200	300	400
Some college	400	400	500	600	400	200	700
Associate’s degree	†	†	†	600	300	800	400
Bachelor’s degree or higher	500	500	500	800	300	700	500
Bachelor’s degree	†	†	†	300	700	200	400
Master’s degree or higher	†	†	†	1,000	800	400	600

Sex and educational attainment
Male	300	300	300	400	500	200	300
Less than high school	1,200	800	800	900	400	700	400
High school diploma or equivalent	400	500	300	500	500	200	200
Some college	600	800	500	500	700	400	400
Associate’s degree	†	†	†	900	900	1,300	400
Bachelor’s degree or higher	600	800	500	800	500	700	300
Bachelor’s degree	†	†	†	600	900	400	300
Master’s degree or higher	†	†	†	1,900	2,200	2,100	1,400
Female	200	300	300	200	200	200	400
Less than high school	900	800	900	800	700	700	1,000
High school diploma or equivalent	300	400	300	400	300	400	400
Some college	400	400	500	400	500	700	400
Associate’s degree	†	†	†	1,200	500	500	300
Bachelor’s degree or higher	600	400	500	600	300	300	700
Bachelor’s degree	†	†	†	800	400	700	200
Master’s degree or higher	†	†	†	1,300	1,000	900	500

Race/ethnicity and educational attainment
White	200	200	300	200	300	200	200
Less than high school	1,100	800	600	1,100	500	800	700
High school diploma or equivalent	400	400	300	300	400	200	200
Some college	500	400	700	600	500	300	400
Associate’s degree	†	†	†	700	400	500	600
Bachelor’s degree or higher	600	400	400	800	300	500	800
Bachelor’s degree	†	†	†	400	500	300	300
Master’s degree or higher	†	†	†	900	900	500	600
Black	500	500	800	500	300	600	300
Less than high school	1,400	1,300	1,100	1,500	1,200	1,000	1,400
High school diploma or equivalent	700	700	500	800	400	800	400
Some college	1,300	900	1,000	1,200	600	1,300	500
Associate’s degree	†	†	†	1,200	800	1,100	900
Bachelor’s degree or higher	1,500	1,200	900	1,300	1,500	1,300	600
Bachelor’s degree	†	†	†	1,200	1,800	900	1,000
Master’s degree or higher	†	†	†	1,700	2,900	2,500	2,100
Hispanic	1,300	700	800	500	400	500	500
Less than high school	2,600	2,100	2,100	900	800	400	400
High school diploma or equivalent	1,400	1,000	1,100	1,100	1,000	700	300
Some college	2,700	2,700	1,300	1,200	1,000	800	500
Associate’s degree	†	†	†	1,900	1,000	1,700	800
Bachelor’s degree or higher	3,700	3,000	2,200	1,600	2,100	1,000	1,700
Bachelor’s degree	†	†	†	1800	1900	900	1000
Master’s degree or higher	†	†	†	†	†	3500	3100
Asian	†	†	1,600	1,200	600	700	1,200
Less than high school	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
High school diploma or equivalent	†	†	2,200	2,000	1,500	1,400	2,000
Some college	†	†	1,800	2,400	2,600	1,400	1,500
Associate’s degree	†	†	‡	1,700	2,300	4,500	2,200
Bachelor’s degree or higher	†	†	2,300	1,900	900	700	2,400
Bachelor’s degree	†	†	‡	900	1,900	2,100	1,500
Master’s degree or higher	†	†	‡	4,900	2,600	4,000	1,800
Pacific Islander	†	†	†	†	†	†	$3,100
American Indian/Alaska Native	†	†	4,100	2,600	1,400	1,100	900
More than one race	†	†	†	†	†	1,600	2,300
† Not applicable.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March and Annual Social and Economic Supplement, selected years, 1981–2008.

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