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EDUCATION
Education is the social institution responsible for the transmission of knowledge to its mem- bers. This includes academic knowledge, vocational skills, and a society’s beliefs, norms, and values.
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District of Columbia
Median Household Income by State (3-year average 1996–1998)
$50,000 or More $45,000 to $49,999 $40,000 to $44,999 $35,000 to $39,999 $30,000 to $34,999 Less than $30,000
How Educated Are Young Workers?
Percentage of 25 to 29-year-olds with college degrees
Education Spending
Median Household Income by State (3-year average 1996–1998)
1977
1981
1985
1989
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1997
White women White men
Black women Black men
Hispanic women Hispanic men
Source: 2000 United States Population Data Sheet. Washington DC: Population Reference Bureau, 2000.
Source: 2000 United States Population Data Sheet. Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau, 2000.
Percentage of Postsecondary Graduates by Sex, 1960 to 2000
70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%
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Source: Digest of Educational Statistics. Washington DC: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics, 2001. Http://www.nces.ed.gov.
School Expenditures, 1996
District of Columbia
Public School Expenditures Per Pupil
More than $8,000 $7,000–$7,999 $6,000–$6,999 $5,000–$5,999 $4,000–$4,999 Less than $4,000
34.2%
65.8% 61.5% 59.2%
38.5%
40.8%
56.0%
44.0%
51.1%
48.9%
50.7%
49.3%
53.4%
46.6%
55.1%
44.9%
55.8%
44.2%
Men Women
1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000
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