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Section 15.3.3

15.3.3 - Education and Income in 2000

Income and Education Status. Education status is also highly correlated with income (Table 15.3.3).

Table 15.3.3
EDUCATION AND INCOME IN 2000
Highest Education Level Achieved
Income in 2000 as Percentage of Federal Poverty Level All Clients Less than High School Completed High School Completed Noncollege/ Business/ Technical School Some College/ Two-Year Degree Completed College
0% (no income) 5.1% 5.2% 5.6% 3.1% 4.3% 4.0%
1-50% 24.9% 28.6% 24.2% 16.6% 24.1% 12.8%
51-75% 21.1% 24.6% 19.5% 15.0% 20.5% 14.9%
76-100% 19.4% 20.3% 19.4% 16.0% 16.5% 24.7%
101-130% 13.1% 12.2% 12.8% 27.5% 13.4% 11.3%
SUBTOTAL 83.6% 90.9% 81.4% 78.2% 78.8% 67.7%
131-150% 4.8% 3.1% 5.5% 6.5% 4.8% 11.1%
151-185% 5.1% 3.1% 6.5% 5.6% 5.5% 7.5%
186% or higher 6.4% 2.9% 6.7% 9.7% 10.9% 13.6%
SUBTOTAL 16.4% 9.1% 18.6% 21.8% 21.2% 32.3%
TOTAL 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
SAMPLE SIZE (N) 28,392 11,066 10,575 1,084 4,261 1,386