List of Tables by Chapter
Chapter 5. Outcomes of Education
Educational Characteristics of the Workforce
| Table 381. | Labor force participation rates and employment to population ratios of persons 16 to 64 years old, by highest level of education, age, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2008 |
| Table 382. | Unemployment rate of persons 16 years old and over, by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment: 2006, 2007, and 2008 |
| Table 383. | Occupation of employed persons 25 years old and over, by educational attainment and sex: 2008 |
| Table 384. | Median annual earnings of year-round, full-time workers 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 1990 through 2008 |
| Table 385. | Distribution of earnings and median earnings of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2008 |
| Table 386. | Literacy skills of adults, by type of literacy, proficiency levels, and selected characteristics: 1992 and 2003 |
| Table 387. | Percentage of 12th-graders working different numbers of hours per week, by selected student characteristics and school locale type: 1992 and 2004 |
Recent High School and College Graduates
| Table 388. | College enrollment and labor force status of 2006, 2007, and 2008 high school completers, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2006, 2007, and 2008 |
| Table 389. | Labor force status of high school dropouts, by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1980 through 2008 |
| Table 390. | Among special education students out of high school up to 6 years, percentage attending and completing postsecondary education, living independently, and working competitively, and mean competitive wage earned, by type of disability: 2007 |
| Table 391. | Percentage distribution of 1999-2000 bachelor's degree recipients 1 year after graduation, by field of study, time to completion, enrollment status, employment status, occupational area, job characteristics, and annual salaries: 2001 |
| Table 392. | Enrollment in postbaccalaureate certificate or advanced degree programs and highest degree attained by 1992-93 bachelor's degree recipients, by education characteristics: 2003 |
| Table 393. | Percentage of bachelor's degree recipients employed full time 1 year after graduation and average annual salary by field of study: Selected years, 1976 through 2001 |
| Table 394. | Percentage of 18- to 25-year-olds reporting use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes during the past 30 days and the past year, by substance used: Selected years, 1982 through 2007 |
| Table 395. | Percentage of 18- to 25-year-olds reporting use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes during the past 30 days and the past year, by substance used and selected characteristics: 2002 and 2007 |
| Table 396. | Percentage of 1972 high school seniors, 1992 high school seniors, and 2004 high school seniors who felt that certain life values were "very important," by sex: Selected years, 1972 through 2004 |