USCensus Data Reveals Pay Differences Some Surprises

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The article presents information on the findings of a recently released U.S. Census Bureau data. The data shows differences in pay according to education level and ethnicity. Some of the data follows expected patterns, for example, four-year college graduates earn almost double the pay of workers with just high school diplomas. According to the Census Bureau, African-American and Asian women outearned their Caucasian colleagues in 2003, the year the earnings data was collected. Caucasian women with bachelor's degrees brought home an average of almost $37,800, African-American women with a comparable education were paid $41,000 and Asian women made almost $43,700. Hispanic women earned $37,600.

The article presents information on the findings of a recently released U.S. Census Bureau data. The data shows differences in pay according to education level and ethnicity. Some of the data follows expected patterns, for example, four-year college graduates earn almost double the pay of workers with just high school diplomas. According to the Census Bureau, African-American and Asian women outearned their Caucasian colleagues in 2003, the year the earnings data was collected. Caucasian women with bachelor's degrees brought home an average of almost $37,800, African-American women with a comparable education were paid $41,000 and Asian women made almost $43,700. Hispanic women earned $37,600.