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Census reports
racial and gender
income divisions
BYGENARO C. ARMAS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Black and
Asian women with bachelor’s de
grees earn slightly more than similar
ly educated white women, and white
men with four-year degrees make
more than anyone else, according to
Census Bureau data released today.
A white woman with a bachelor’s
degree typically earned nearly
$37,800 in 2003, compared with
nearly $43,700 for a college-educated
Asian woman and $41,100 for a col
lege-educated black woman. Hispan
ic women took home slightly less at
$37,600 a year.
The bureau did not say why the
differences exist. Economists and so
ciologists suggest one possible factor:
the tendency of minority women, es
pecially blacks, to more often hold
more than one job or work more than
40 hours a week.
Because study in the area is limit
ed, it is hard to pinpoint specific rea
sons, said Barbara Gault, research
r
director at the Institute for Women’s
Policy Research.
“It could be the fields that educat
ed black women are choosing,” she
said. “It also could be related to the
important role that black women
play in the total family income in
African-American families.”
Notions that black women are
struggling financially as much as oth
er groups should not be dismissed,
Gault added.
For instance, nearly 39 percent of
families headed by a single black
woman were in poverty, compared
with 21 percent of comparable white
women, according to census esti
mates released last year.
A white male with a college diplo
ma earns far more than any similarly
educated man or woman — in excess
of $66,000 a year, according to the
Census Bureau. Among men with
bachelor’s degrees, Asians earned
more than $52,000 a year, Hispanics
earned $49,000 and blacks earned
more than $45,000.
College educated workers earn more
Figures from a 2004 Census Bureau survey reinforce the value
of a college education, showing workers with a bachelor’s degree
earn more than those with only a high school diploma.
High school graduate fjggj Bachelor’s degree
Average annual earnings for workers ages 18 and older
Educational attainment of Americans ages 25 and older
BY GENDER
90 percent
MEN WOMEN
BY RACE/ETHNICITY
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau NOTE: Hispanic can be of any race
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