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Table A38. Mean hourly wages among employed U.S. adults ages 16-65, by sex, literacy and numeracy proficiency level, and educational attainment: 2012/2014
| Proficiency level and educational attainment | All adults | Males | Females | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | $22.62 | $24.45 | $20.75 | |||
| Literacy proficiency level | ||||||
| Level 1 or below | 17.41 | 18.33 | 16.15 | |||
| Level 2 | 18.39 | 19.37 | 17.41 | |||
| Level 3 | 23.91 | 26.24 | 21.78 | |||
| Level 4-5 | 32.57 | 35.80 | 28.82 | |||
| Numeracy proficiency level | ||||||
| Level 1 or below | 16.69 | 17.33 | 16.15 | |||
| Level 2 | 19.38 | 20.03 | 18.81 | |||
| Level 3 | 25.76 | 27.21 | 24.21 | |||
| Level 4-5 | 34.56 | 36.60 | 30.36 | |||
| Educational attainment | ||||||
| Less than high school | 16.08 | 14.66 | 18.20 | ! | ||
| High school, no postsecondary degree | 17.73 | 19.50 | 15.75 | |||
| Postsecondary degree | 29.71 | 33.73 | 26.24 |
| ! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error represents more than 30 percent of the estimate. | ||||||
| NOTE: Both literacy and numeracy score boundaries are: Level 1 or below=0-225; Level 2=226-275; Level 3=276-325; Level 4=326-375; Level 5=376-500. Literacy and numeracy proficiency scores cannot be compared directly because each domain has a distinct framework, construct, set of items, and scale. Wages are hourly earnings, including bonuses. Estimates based on U.S. combined data from 2012 and 2014. | ||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), U.S. PIAAC 2012/2014. |
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