1. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004

3. Median Earnings and Tax Payments by Level of Education, 2003 Source: Internal Revenue Service. (2003). Statistics of Income, 2000-2002. Online.; McIntyre, R., et al. (2003). Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems of All Fifty States. 2 nd Edition.; U.S. Census Bureau, PINC 03. (2004). Current Population Survey.

4. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004 Expected Lifetime Earnings Relative to High School Graduates, by Education Level Source: Day, G.C. and Newburger, E.C. (2002). The Big Payoff: Educational Attainment and Synthetic Estimates of Work-Life Earnings. P23-210. Current Population Reports. Census Bureau.

5. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004 Estimated Cumulative Earnings Net of College Costs Source: The College Board. (2003). Trends in College Pricing, 2003.; U.S. Census Bureau, PINC-03 & PINC-04. (2004). Current Population Survey.

6. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004 Median Earnings by Race/Ethnicity and Education Level, 2003: Ages 25–34 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, PINC-04. (2004). Current Population Survey, March Supplement.

7. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004 Earnings by Gender and Education Level, 2003: 25th Percentile, Median, and 75th Percentile Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2004). Annual Social and Economic Supplement, Current Population Reports. PINC- 03.

8. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004 Median Earnings of Males and Females Ages 25–34 by Education Level, 1971–2002 (Constant 2002 Dollars) Source: National Center for Education Statistics. (2004). The Condition of Education. (NCES 2004-077). U.S. Department of Education.

9. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004 Unemployment Rates by Race/Ethnicity and Education Level, 2003 Source: Monthly Labor Review. (2004). “A Visual Essay: Blacks Asians, and Hispanics in the Civilian Labor Force.” Monthly Labor Review, 127:6.

10. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004 Poverty Rates by Household Type and Education Level, 2001 Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2001). Current Population Survey, Annual Demographic Survey. P-60.

11. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004 Reporting Excellent or Very Good Health, by Income and Education Level, 2001 Source: National Center for Education Statistics. (2004). The Condition of Education. U.S. Department of Education.

12. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004 Reporting Excellent or Very Good Health, by Age and Education Level, 2001 Source: National Center for Education Statistics. (2004). The Condition of Education. U.S. Department of Education.

13. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004 Smoking by Education Level, 1940–2000 Source: de Walque, D. (2003) How Do Education and Information Affect Health Decisions? The Cases of HIV/AIDS and Smoking. Chicago: PhD Dissertation, University of Chicago.

14. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004 Incarceration Rates by Education Level, 1997 Source: Harlow, C.W. (2003). Education and Correctional Populations. Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice. NCJ195670.

15. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004 Preschool Children’s Cognitive Skill Levels by Mother’s Education Level, 1999 Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2002). Statistical Abstract of the United States.

16. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004 Children’s Family Activities by Mother’s Education Level, 1999 Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2002). Statistical Abstract of the United States.; National Center for Education Statistics. (2002). America’s Kindergartners. Statistical Analysis Report. NCES 2000-070. U.S. Department of Education.

17. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004 Kindergartners’ Learning Attitudes by Mother’s Education Level, 1999 National Center for Education Statistics. (2002). America’s Kindergartners. Statistical Analysis Report. NCES 2000- 070. U.S. Department of Education.

18. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004 Volunteer Activity by Education Level, 2003: Percent Who Volunteer and Median Hours Per Year Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2003). Volunteering in the United States, 2003. USDL03-888. U.S. Department of Labor.

19. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004 Reported Voting Rates by Age and Education Level, 2000 Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2002). Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2000.

20. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004 Reported Voting Rates Over Time by Education Level, 1968–2000 U.S. Census Bureau. (2002). Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2000.

21. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004 Blood Donation by Education Level, 1994: Percentage Who Donate Regularly Source: DBD Worldwide. (2000). DBD Lifestyle Survey. Chicago. Available at www.bowlingalone.com.

22. Trends in Higher Education Series 2004 Annual Savings on Social Programs from Increased Education: Savings for 30-Year-Old Men and Women Relative to High School Dropouts, 2003 Dollars Source: Vernez, G., R.A. Krop and C.P. Rydell. (1999). Closing the Education Gap. Santa Monica: Rand Corporation.