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Educational and Labor Market Performance of GED Recipients - February 1998

Appendix B: Table B-6 (continued)

Table B-6.-Labor market outcomes for GED recipients, high school graduates, and dropouts: Simple and controlled comparisons (continued)
  Difference (Percent)*
 Dropout
 GED
 Diploma
  
Outcome/Author Measure Male/
Female		 Age or
year		 Dropout
vs. GED		 HSG
vs. GED		 Mean or
Coeff		 Mean or
Coeff		 Mean or
Coeff		 Exclusions/
Controls		 Table or
page
Time Worked
Simple Comparisons
Cameron and Heckman (1993) annual hours M 25 0.5 9.6 1,747 1,738 1,906 table 5
Cameron and Heckman (1993) annual hours M 28 6.8 21.2 1,836 1,720 2,084 table 5
Alsalam et. al (1993) weeks worked M 25-33 in 1990 5.1 17.9 41 39 46 Excl: Diploma or GED
age 20 or after and those with
2 or more years of college.		 table 34-1
Alsalam et. al (1993) weeks worked M 25-33 in 1990 13.9 33.3 41 36 48 Excl: Diploma or GED
before age 20 those with
2 or more years of college.		 table 34-1
Smith et. al. (1995) weeks worked M 16-64 -1.0 2.1 48 48 49 Diploma graduates exclude those with any college. table 31-4
Reder (1994) weeks worked M 16-64 -20.9 2.3 34 43 44 Excl: Any college  
Maloney (1993) annual hours F 23-31 in 1988 -31.0 39.2 613 888 1,237    
Cameron (1994) weeks worked F 25 -37.5 21.4 18 29 35 Excl: Any college table 7,
panel B
Alsalam et. al (1993) weeks worked M 25-33 in 1990 -23.3 -3.3 23 30 29 Excl: Diploma or GED
age 20 or after and those
with 2 or more years of college.		 table 34-1
Alsalam et. al (1993) weeks worked M 25-33 in 1990 -34.3 5.7 23 35 37 Excl: Diploma or GED
before age 20 and those
with 2 or more years of college.		 table 34-1
Smith et. al (1995) weeks worked F 16-64 -3.2 1.7 46 47 48 Diploma graduates exclude
those with any college.		 table 31-4
Reder (1994) weeks worked F 16-64 6.9 37.9 31 29 40 Excl: Any college  
Cameron (1992) hrs. per week F 25 -1.1 1.3 37.5 37.9 38.4   table 6A
Cameron (1992) hrs. per week F 28 -5.8 -4.3 37.2 39.5 37.8   table 6B
Cameron (1992) hrs. per week F 30 -2.6 -2.3 37.4 38.4 37.5    
Controlled Comparisons
Cameron and Heckman (1993) annual hours (log) M 25 -4.0 ns 10.7 *** cc 0.041 0.143 Controls: Race/ethnicity,
work experience, job tenure,
unemployment rate,
postsecondary education		 table 9
Cameron and Heckman (1993) annual hours (log) M 28 5.4 ns 15.4 *** cc -0.053 0.090    
Cameron and Heckman (1993) annual hours (log) M 25 6.0 ns 19.6 *** cc -0.058 0.121 Controls: AFQT table 10
Cameron and Heckman (1993) annual hours (log) M 28 16.2* 27.1*** cc -0.150 0.090    
Reder (1994) weeks worked M 16-64 -8.6 ns 20.0*       Ftn. 1  
Cameron (1994) annual hours (log) F 25 -6.7 ns 20.3 *** cc -0.069 0.254 Controls: Kids in household,
toddler present, baby present,
2 years of college interacted
with GED and diploma, college
graduate, spouse present,
spouse, income, local
unemployment rate, age effects.		 table 11
Cameron (1994) annual hours (log) F 28 -13.5 ns 18.4*** cc 0.145 0.314    
Cameron (1994) annual hours (log) F 25 -1.9 ns 19.0*** cc 0.019 0.193 Controls: AFQT table 12
Cameron (1994) annual hours (log) F 28 -10.1 ns 19.1*** cc 0.107 0.282    
Cameron (1994) annual hours (log) F 30 -2.1 ns 22.8** cc 0.021 0.226    
Maloney (1993) annual hours F 1988 -13.8** 13.0*** cc 0.149 0.271 Controls: Race/ethnicity, urbanicity,
region, health, local unemployment
rate, work experience, job tenure,
ASVAB, age, age squared, residence
with parents, marital status, number
and age of children household nonlabor
nontransfer income, spouse's earn		 table 5
Maloney (1993) annual hours F 1988 -1.6 ns 5.9*** cc 0.016 0.073   table 6
Cao et. al (1993) annual hours F 22-29 -2.4 ns 2.5 ns -79.1 -39.8 cc Ftn. 8 table 4A
Cao et. al (1993) annual hours F 22-29 -1.6 ns 1.7 ns -53.8 -27.6 cc Ftn. 8 + yrs. schooling table 4B
Cao et. al (1993) annual hours F 22-29 0.3 ns 2.4 ns -33.6 -38.1 cc Ftn. 8 + AFQT table 4C
Reder (1994) weeks worked F 16-64 -21.5*** 38.5***       Ftn. 1  
Cameron (1992) hrs. per week (log) F 25 -6.7 20.3 cc 0.069 0.254 Ftn. 6 table 12
Cameron (1992) hrs. per week (log) F 28 -13.5 18.4 cc 0.145 0.314 Ftn. 6 table 12
Cameron (1992) hrs. per week (log) F 30 -3.5 23.5 cc 0.036 0.247 Ftn. 6 table 12
Reder (1994) weeks worked Ad 16-64 ns sig       Ftn. 1  

 

Table B-6.-Labor market outcomes for GED recipients, high school graduates, and dropouts: Simple and controlled comparisons (continued)
  Difference (Percent)*
 Dropout
 GED
 Diploma
  
Outcome/Author Measure Male/
Female		 Age or
year		 Dropout
vs. GED		 HSG
vs. GED		 Mean or
Coeff		 Mean or
Coeff		 Mean or
Coeff		 Exclusions/
Controls		 Table or
page
Work Experience
Simple Comparisons
Cameron and Heckman (1993) Total (weeks) M 25 15.1 21.4 243 211 256   table 5
Cameron and Heckman (1993) Total (weeks) M 28 21.5 24.2 355 293 363   table 5
Cameron (1994) Total (weeks) F 25 -38.4 27.5 130 212 270   table 7
Cameron (1994) Total (weeks) F 25 -38.6 24.0 130 212 263 Excl: >12 yrs. ed. table 7B
Cameron (1993) Total (weeks) F 28 -37.5 34.5 170 273 367 table 6B
Cameron (1993) Total (weeks) F 28 -37.5 34.5 170 273 367   table 6B
Cameron (1993) Total (weeks) F 28 -37.0 27.3 170 271 344 Excl: > 12 yrs. ed. table 6B
Maloney (1993) Total (years) F 1,988 -30.6 33.3 2.5 3.6 4.8   table 1

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