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| **Title:**                | Economic Outcomes of High School Completers and Noncompleters 8 Years Later                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| **Description:**          | This Issue Brief uses data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) to compare the economic outcomes of high school completers at three different points in time with the outcomes of individuals who did not complete high school. Differences by sex and the type of credential earned are also examined. The findings suggest that individuals who completed high school within 6 years generally had more favorable economic outcomes than their counterparts who completed high school later or not at all. However, differences in economic outcomes were most prominent between males and females even after controlling for the timing and type of high school credential earned. |
| **Online Availability:**  | - Download, view and print the report as a pdf file.      (227KB)
- Download, view and print the standard errors as a pdf file.      (89KB)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Cover Date:**           | October 2006                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **Web Release:**          | October 12, 2006                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **Print Release:**        | Currently only available online, print version forthcoming.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Publication #:**        | NCES 2007019General Ordering Information                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| **Center/Program:**       | NCES                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| **Authors:**              | Gregory Kienzl and Grace Kena, Education Statistics Services Institute                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| **Type of Product:**      | Issue Brief                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Survey/Program Areas:** | National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| **Keywords:**             | Dropout Rates (High School)Educational AttainmentLabor Market Outcomes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| **Questions:**            | For questions about the content of this **Issue Brief**, please contact the Webmaster.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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